'Consequences' for the US if it quits Paris climate deal
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Negotiators agreed to a new international framework on climate change in Paris in December last year The US faces "diplomatic consequences" if a new President decides to pull out of the Paris Climate Agreement.American climate envoy Todd Stern said the reaction would be far greater than when the US left the Kyoto Protocol under President Bush.Many countries are worried that a Republican victory in November's ..>> view original'Consequences' for the US if it quits Paris climate deal
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Negotiators agreed to a new international framework on climate change in Paris in December last year The US faces "diplomatic consequences" if a new President decides to pull out of the Paris Climate Agreement.American climate envoy Todd Stern said the reaction would be far greater than when the US left the Kyoto Protocol under President Bush.Many countries are worried that a Republican victory in November's ..>> view originalHubble telescope spots 'supermassive' black hole
NASA released a high-definition version of one of its most famous photos this week. Here are some of the top photos of the almost 25-year-old telescope. (News, USA TODAY)This image shows the elliptical galaxy NGC 4889 in front of hundreds of background galaxies, and deeply embedded within the Coma galaxy cluster. Well-hidden from human eyes, there is a gigantic supermassive black hole at the centre of the galaxy.(Photo: NASA & ESA)NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope captured a photo of a dist..>> view originalIBM and SoftBank Introduce Japanese Language Watson APIs
TOKYO, Feb. 18, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- IBM (NYSE: IBM) and SoftBank Corp. (hereinafter "SoftBank") today announced the general availability of six cognitive services in the Japanese language that can be used to create IBM Watson-powered apps in the region. This new set of language and speech services in Japanese will enable local partners, entrepreneurs and app developers to apply Watson to their businesses in innovative ways. The Watson Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) now available in ..>> view originalOne-Year Astronaut Scott Kelly Spins Tunes on Third Rock Radio Today
Astronaut Scott Kelly took this image of himself on the ISS on Feb. 11, 2016 and posted on his twitter account. He wrote, “Day 321 of my #YearInSpace, 500 days in space total.†Credit: Scott Kelly (@StationCDRKelly) NASA's one-year astronaut Scott Kelly, apparently not satisfied merely breaking U.S. spaceflight records on the International Space Station, is about to spin records of a different type today ( Feb. 18) when he steps in as a guest host on NASA's Third Rock Radio during a ..>> view originalNeanderthals and modern humans mated 50000 years before we thought, scientists say.
Ever since geneticists sequenced the first Neanderthal genome in 2010, researchers have been reporting just how related humans are to their ancient, extinct cousins. Since then, there's been more research. And more. And more. As it turns out, non-African modern humans have Neanderthals to thank for 1 to 4 percent of their DNA. The two species were thought to have interbred around 50,000 to 60,000 years ago, based on the Neanderthal DNA found in anatomically modern human specimens and people liv..>> view originalWhat Are Gravitational Waves, and Why Should You Care?
The short answer: Gravitational waves are an important prediction of Einstein's general theory of relativity, published a century ago. Because this theory changed the way we understand the nature of space, time, and gravity, it also fundamentally changed our perception of how we fit into the universe, both as a species and as individuals. Last week's announcement of the first direct detection of gravitational waves reaffirms Einstein's incredible achievement, further demonstrating the power tha..>> view originalMicro Air Vehicles Design Based On Bat Flight
First Posted: Feb 18, 2016 12:11 PM EST (Photo : FlickrCommons) Micro Air Vehicles, a type of unmanned UAV that boast incredibly small sizes, are often used for observation of hazardous spaces that are normally inaccessible to ground-oriented vehicles. They can be as small as 6 inches (15 cm), and serve multiple additional purposes.Like Us on Facebook A research project from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council recently led to the development of a new breed of MAVs tha..>> view originalExtreme Eclipse Spotted 10000 Light Years Away
A total eclipse of the Sun lasts about 12 minutes here on Earth, but if you live in the binary star system TYC 2505-672-1, one sun disappears for three-and-a-half years as it is eclipsed by its companion. Writing in the Astronomical Journal, researchers from Vanderbilt and Harvard universities say these long eclipses happen every 69 years in the system that is nearly 10,000 light-years away. They say that sets records for both “longest duration stellar eclipse and the longest period between ec..>> view original
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