Originally Published by The Guardian – Global warming poses a real threat to cities but planners in the Danish capital are taking visionary steps to ensure its resilience – and success – as far ahead as 2100
Typhoon Fitow lashes eastern China – video
Originally Published by The Guardian – The powerful winds of Typhoon Fitow hit the south-east coast of China on Monday reaching speeds of 94mph, with state-run media reporting that at least two people have been killed. Water levels are expected to rise by as much as 90cm in coastal areas and economic damage is already an estimated 2bn yuan.
Top five physics discoveries chosen
Originally Published by BBC News- Quantum computers and science that could enable mobile phone shoe chargers are among the top physics spin-offs chosen by a leading magazine.
New theory to explain seeds of life in asteroids
Originally Published by Science Daily – A new look at the early solar system introduces an alternative to a long-taught, but largely discredited, theory that seeks to explain how biomolecules were once able to form inside of asteroids.
China offers solar power tax rebates
Originally Published by BBC News – China has offered tax rebates to manufacturers of solar power products in an attempt to prop up the struggling sector and also cut pollution levels.
Novel technology to produce gasoline by a metabolically-engineered microorganism
Originally Published by ScienceDaily -Scientists have reported, for the first time, the development of a novel strategy for microbial gasoline production through metabolic engineering of E. coli.
Get ready! Comet ISON to sweep closely past Mars on October 1
Originally Published by EarthSky -On Tuesday (October 1, 2013), this year’s most anticipated comet – Comet ISON – will sweep closely past the Red Planet Mars. It’ll be on its way to a Thanksgiving Day (November 28) encounter with the sun, and hopefully to a good showing in Earth’s night sky.
Hundreds dead in Pakistan earthquake
Originally Published by The BBC- At least 250 people are killed as a 7.7-magnitude earthquake strikes south-western Pakistan, causing a new island to emerge.
Map traces UK's elemental signature
Originally Published by The BBC- The British Geological Survey celebrates a 40-year quest to map the chemical composition of the UK land surface.
Arctic on course for ice-free summer 'within decades', scientists say
Originally Published The Guardian- National Snow and Ice Data Center says expanse of ice in Arctic on 13 September was sixth-lowest of all time