Dam Construction To Reduce Greenhouse Gases Causes Ecosystem Disruption
Researchers conclude in a new report that a global push for small hydropower projects, supported by various nations and also the Kyoto Protocol to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, may cause unanticipated and potentially significant losses of habitat and biodiversity. An underlying assumption that small hydropower systems pose fewer…
Acer Planning To Enter Wearable Technology Sector
Acer has confirmed that it is experimenting with wearable technology, Digital Spy said. The hardware maker’s head of smartphones ST Liew told Pocket-lint that it is likely to enter the sector at some point next year. “We are looking at wearable, I think every consumer company should be…
Warm Ocean, Not Icebergs, Causing Most Of Antarctic Ice Shelves’ Mass Loss
Ocean waters melting the undersides of Antarctic ice shelves are responsible for most of the continent’s ice shelf mass loss, a new study by NASA and university researchers has found. Scientists have studied the rates of basal melt, or the melting of the ice shelves from underneath, of…
Hubble Uncovers Evidence Of Farthest Planet Forming From Its Star
Astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have found compelling evidence of a planet forming 7.5 billion miles away…
Facebook Launches Hashtags For Real-Time Conversations
Facebook said Wednesday that starting today, hashtags will be clickable on Facebook, and will be similar to those…
Samsung Rolls Out Galaxy S4 Zoom, First Smartphone To Offer 10x Optical Zoom
Samsung is rolling out a new smartphone. The company announced Wednesday the launch of the Samsung Galaxy S4…
Samsung Rolls Out “World’s Lightest And Thinnest” Fisheye Lens
Samsung has unveiled what it claims is the “lightest and thinnest” fisheye lens on the market, Digital Spy…
Dry Ice May Glide Down Martian Sand Dunes Like Miniature Hovercraft
NASA research indicates hunks of frozen carbon dioxide — dry ice — may glide down some Martian sand…
Apple Unveils New Streaming Music Service
Apple unveiled its much-anticipated new iTunes Radio service on Monday, an Internet music feature that allows users to…
Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom Photos Leaked Online?
Photos of the rumoured Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom have leaked online, Digital Spy said. The as-yet unconfirmed device…
Central Europe Underwater
By Ata Taha Kuveloğlu Historic, deadly floods have inundated Germany, Austria, and the Czech Republic, with water levels…