ESA's Aeolus mission – profiling winds around the globe with UV laser

ESA's Aeolus mission – profiling winds around the globe with UV laser

ESA's wind mission ADM-Aeolus is going to probe global atmosphere using novel UV laser technique. Undergone rigorous testing, the Aeolus satellite is equipped with innovative instruments to improve weather forecasts and contribute to climate research.

Kepler mission finds 2 most Earth-like planets

Kepler mission finds 2 most Earth-like planets

Continuing its hunt for habitable planets, Kepler mission has discovered 3 new planets in “habitable zones” of their solar system, NASA revealed on Thursday, April 18, 2013. Two of the newly discovered planets are most Earth-like planets found to date. They belong to

Active volcanoes in the world: April 10 – April 16, 2013

Active volcanoes in the world: April 10 – April 16, 2013

This week, 2 volcanoes had new activity, whereas ongoing activity was reported for 16 volcanoes. This report covers active volcanoes in the world recorded from April 10 – April 16, 2013 based on Smithsonian/USGS criteria.New activity/unrest: | Galeras,

Medical application of ‘graphene foam’ in neural stem cell therapy

Medical application of ‘graphene foam’ in neural stem cell therapy

Neural stem cell (NSC) based therapy holds promise for treating numerous neurological disorders. In this treatment, NSCs require scaffolds to provide micro-environments for their growth and differentiation. In 2011, Korean researchers had reported that graphene…

Extremely dangerous earthquake M 7.8 struck Iran-Pakistan border region

Extremely dangerous earthquake M 7.8 struck Iran-Pakistan border region

A very strong earthquake magnitude 7.8 (USGS) struck Iran-Pakistan border region on Tuesday, April 16, 2013 at 10:44 UTC. By latest reports USGS calculated depth at 82 km, their initial report measured 15.2 km which placed it as extremely dangerous earthquake because

Very strong earthquake M 6.6 hit Bougainville region, Papua New Guinea

Very strong earthquake M 6.6 hit Bougainville region, Papua New Guinea

A very strong earthquake magnitude 6.6 hit Bougainville region, Papua New Guinea on Sunday, April 14, 2013 at 01:32 UTC. Epicenter of the earthquake was located 105 km (65 miles) W of Panguna, Papua New Guinea and 113 km (70 miles) WSW of Arawa, Papua New Guinea

Strong earthquake M 6.0 struck Vanuatu

Strong earthquake M 6.0 struck Vanuatu

Strong earthquake M 6.0 struck Vanuatu region on Saturday, April 13, 2013 at 22:49 UTC. Epicenter of the earthquake was 61 km (37 miles) NE of Isangel, Vanuatu and 204 km (126 miles) SE of Port-Vila, Vanuatu at coordinates 19.135°S, 169.637°E. Depth of the

Active volcanoes in the world: April 3 – April 9, 2013

Active volcanoes in the world: April 3 – April 9, 2013

This week, 6 volcanoes had new activity, whereas ongoing activity was reported for 13 volcanoes. This report covers active volcanoes in the world recorded from April 3 – April 9, 2013 based on Smithsonian/USGS criteria.New activity/unrest: | Grozny Group,

California sea lion stranding crisis escalates to ‘epic proportions’

California sea lion stranding crisis escalates to ‘epic proportions’

The mass stranding of sea lions at Californian shores doesn’t seem stopping anytime soon and condition has deteriorated even more. The stranding(s) spiked in January and have intensified in recent weeks, the numbers have already surpassed total number of an average