Deft diving turtle tactics
How do turtles survive long trips across the ocean? At the Society for Experimental Biology conference on Friday 12 April Ms Corinne Martin (University of Wales Swansea) will present evidence of energy-saving diving patterns adopted by green turtles to survive long ocean trips. The turtles breed at Ascension Island, undertaking long-distance... view more... (2002-04-04)
Carnegie Mellon researchers to curb CO2 emissions
Carnegie Mellon University's Chris T. Hendrickson and H. Scott Matthews along with Alex Carpenter and Heather MacLean of the University of Toronto challenge Canadian officials to take the lead in eliminating dangerous carbon dioxide emissions that fuel global warming. view more (2008-04-03)
New research contributes to defense of Earth's technologies
University of Leicester researchers have taken a step forward in helping to create a defence for earth's technologies -from the constant threat of space weather. view more (2009-06-03)
Drink brewed tea to avoid tooth erosion
Today, the average size soft drink is 20 ounces and contains 17 teaspoons of sugar. More startling is that some citric acids found in fruit drinks are more erosive than hydrochloric or sulfuric acid-which is also known as battery acid. view more (2008-11-26)
EC - ESA Joint Task Force on European Strategy for Space meets for the first time in Brussels
The EC - ESA Joint Task Force, whose purpose is to implement the European Strategy for Space, met for the first time in Brussels today. The main items on the agenda were establishing a work plan for the coming year, analysing the present situation of the Galileo project and discussing the concept of Global Monitoring for Environment and Security... view more... (2001-03-01)
USC study finds that green tea blocks benefits of cancer drug
Contrary to popular assumptions about the health benefits of green tea, researchers at the University of Southern California (USC) have found that the widely used supplement renders a cancer drug used to treat multiple myeloma and mantle cell lymphoma completely ineffective in treating cancer. view more (2009-02-04)
Envisat captures first image of Sargassum from space
Sargassum seaweed, famous in nautical lore for entangling ships in its dense floating vegetation, has been detected from space for the first time thanks to an instrument aboard ESA's environmental satellite, Envisat. view more (2007-06-07)
Satellite images of Asian disaster
A week after the tsunami that hit Asia on 26 December the death toll is still rising. Nearly 140 000 people are confirmed dead, more than 1.8 million people need food aid and an estimated five million are homeless. view more (2005-01-03)
Comic Book Capers Lift Lid On Science
A lifelong comic fanatic has delved into his collection to explore the scientific roots of characters like Superman, Spiderman and the Incredible Hulk. While many scientific discoveries are greeted with widespread acclaim, Kingston University sociology lecturer Dr Simon Locke has found that superheroes can also be used to portray breakthroughs in... view more... (2005-04-25)
Integral ready for launch
ESA's Integral has been given the green light and is all set for launch from Baikonur in Kazakhstan in the early hours of tomorrow morning. More than 34 simulations for a total of 300 hours have been carried out at ESOC, ESA's European Space Operations Centre in Darmstadt, Germany. ESOC is responsible for Integral Mission Control and it is from... view more... (2002-10-16)
Mind the gap: Space scientists uncover causes of gap in Van Allen belts
A team of British and US scientists have discovered that the gap in the Van Allen radiation belts is formed by natural wave turbulence in space, not by lightning. view more (2006-09-27)
Launch of weather satellite CD-ROM
The CD-ROM has been produced on behalf of the Coordination Group for Meteorological Satellites Meteorological Satellites (CGMS). Its production follows nearly 40 years of data from space, helping improve meteorology, monitoring of the climate, the state of the oceans, land surfaces and planetary atmosphere. view more (1999-08-17)
Space technology for McLaren at the British Grand Prix
At the British Grand Prix next weekend, the McLaren team will have a special boost from space technology: their mechanics` suits will feature a cooling system, specially developed from the astronauts` suits by the Technology Transfer Programme of the European Space Agency. The McLaren mechanics` suits are the unique product of a team grouping... view more... (2002-07-05)
Sell-by date "arbitrary" on some food packaging
New research on untreated green olives has found that products with a stated shelf-life of 2-3 years can be 'unacceptable' long before their sell-by date. The study, published in the Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, looked at the growing trend towards using polyethylene pouches which are vacuum-packed, filled with brine or packed in... view more... (2004-04-06)
SARS From Outer Space? (p 1832)
An alternative theory to the origin of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is proposed by scientists in a letter in this week's issue of THE LANCET--that the disease may have originated in outer space. Chandra Wickramasinghe from Cardiff University, UK, and colleagues describe how around a tonne of bacteria is deposited on the earth every... view more... (2003-05-21)
Detector systems science and technology experts meet at University of Leicester
A prestigious international conference at the University of Leicester is set to further enhance the University’s standing as a world-leading centre in space science research. The University is hosting the Sixth International Conference on Position Sensitive Detectors (PSD6) between September 9 and September 13. These conferences were started... view more... (2002-09-04)
The Changing Face of Space Robotics
Dr Eddie Moxey of the University of Surrey recently gave a speech at the IEE seminar on the Changing Face of Robotics. His speech concentrated on the use of robotics in space. view more (2004-11-24)
Citrus juice, vitamin C give staying power to green tea antioxidants
To get more out of your next cup of tea, just add juice. A study found that citrus juices enable more of green tea's unique antioxidants to remain after simulated digestion, making the pairing even healthier than previously thought. view more (2007-11-14)
ESA`s Belgian astronaut returns from Odissea mission
ESA PR 71-20052. ESA astronaut Frank De Winne came back to Earth today (Sunday, 10 November 2002) after a successful Soyuz mission to the International Space Station involving nine days of ground- breaking scientific research and the delivery of a brand new TMA-1 Soyuz spacecraft. Odissea - following the equally successful Marco Polo mission... view more... (2002-11-10)
Research Fortnight 29 May issue: stories on space science, the spending review, Diamond, energy and veterinary research.
UK space science dead in 10 years, group warns The UK's influence in space science will vanish within the next decade if current trends in funding are not reversed, according to a new campaign group. The Space Action Network aims to raise awareness of the problems faced by the space science community and secure more funds for future projects. The... view more... (2002-05-29)
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