Recycled water, salt-tolerant grass a water-saving pair
Washington DC (SPX) Jun 28, 2015 -
Plants need water. People need water. Unfortunately, there's only so much clean water to go around - and so the effort begins to find a solution. Luckily for people, some plants are able to make do without perfectly clean water, leaving more good water for drinking. One strategy is to use treated wastewater, containing salt leftover from the cleaning process, to water large areas of turf grass. ...
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Californians struggle for 'normal life,' without water
Los Angeles (AFP) June 30, 2015 -
A washing machine stands in the middle of Maria Jimenez's California yard, like a redundant relic of modern life. Nearby are several rented mobile toilets, no longer in use.
For four months, she and her family have had no running water.
"We are trying to live a normal life," the 52-year-old told AFP in the town of Monson, 200 miles north of Los Angeles.
Hers is one of a growing numbe ...
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Tennis players and pilgrims swelter as heatwave hits Europe
Paris (AFP) June 30, 2015 -
Tennis players at Wimbledon, fasting Muslims and ailing religious pilgrims in Lourdes were among those at risk from the blast of a major heatwave spreading up through Europe on Tuesday.
With temperatures hitting 35 degrees Celsius (95 degrees Fahrenheit) in London, tennis players and fans were set for a very sticky Wimbledon tournament, which got underway Monday and is set to be the hottest ...
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New study re-writes the rules of carbon analysis
Canberra, Australia (SPX) Jul 01, 2015 -
A new study published in Nature Climate Change has found analyses of carbon emissions may be misleading as they failed to include the impacts of policies such as trading schemes, emission caps or quotas.
"The inclusion of policy mechanisms can radically alter the outcomes from life-cycle analyses and result in counter-intuitive outcomes," said Associate Professor Andrew Macintosh from The ...
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Ocean algae will cope well in varying climates
Edinburgh, UK (SPX) Jul 01, 2015 -
Tiny marine algae that play a critical role in supporting life on Earth may be better equipped to deal with future climate change than previously expected, research shows.
Scientists investigated the likely future impact of changing environmental conditions on ocean phytoplankton, a microscopic plant that forms the basis of all the oceans' food chains. Phytoplankton is important for absorb ...
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Russia Puts Military Satellite Into Orbit
Moscow (Sputnik) Jun 25, 2015 -
A Russian military satellite has reached its designated orbit and established stable contact with ground control services, a spokesman for Russia's Aerospace Defense Forces told RIA Novosti on Tuesday.
The satellite was launched earlier on Tuesday on board a Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket from the Plesetsk space center in northern Russia.
"The telemetry link with the satellite has been es ...
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Is the Universe Ringing Like a Crystal Glass
Hattiesburg MS (SPX) Jul 01, 2015 -
Many know the phrase "the big bang theory." There's even a top television comedy series with that as its title. According to scientists, the universe began with the "big bang" and expanded to the size it is today. Yet, the gravity of all of this matter, stars, gas, galaxies, and mysterious dark matter, tries to pull the universe back together, slowing down the expansion.
Now, two physicist ...
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