U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists and cooperators have developed an interactive atlas of wild plants in Guatemala that are closely related to crop plants. The atlas will make it easier to preserve ...

Biology - Other

Mar 04, 2013 not rated yet 0

Urban agriculture is promoted as a strategy for dealing with food insecurity, stimulating economic development, and combating diet-related health problems in cities. However, up to now, no one has known how much gardening ...

Biology - Other

Jan 03, 2013 not rated yet 0

(Phys.org)—NASA's Short-term Prediction Research and Transition (SPoRT) Center has been applying enhanced, multispectral image analysis techniques to NASA satellite data to support the monitoring of SuperStorm ...

Space & Earth - Earth Sciences

Nov 12, 2012 not rated yet 0

Taiwan said Tuesday it will ask US tech giant Apple to blur satellite images of sensitive military installations which are freely available to iPhone 5 users.

Technology - Internet

Oct 09, 2012 2.4 / 5 (11) 1

(Phys.org)—The Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS) has released a flexible, interactive online mapping platform named "Voyager." Available at http://pacioos.org/voyager, Voyager allows ocean ...

Space & Earth - Earth Sciences

Oct 04, 2012 not rated yet 0

Google on Saturday unveiled a cultural map of Brazil' Surui indigenous people, a digital tool that will help the Amazonian tribe share their vast knowledge of the forest and fight illegal logging.

Technology - Internet

Jun 17, 2012 3 / 5 (1) 0

Google unveiled a revamped maps program Wednesday that allows mobile users to use the service without an Internet connection as the Internet giant geared up for a possible competing service.

Technology - Internet

Jun 06, 2012 5 / 5 (2) 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- For more than a century and a half, scientists and tourists have visited massive animal-shaped mounds, such as Serpent Mound in Ohio, created by the indigenous people of North America. But ...

Other Sciences - Archaeology & Fossils

Mar 29, 2012 5 / 5 (6) 0

Internet surfers will soon be able to go below the surface to immerse themselves in the spectacular coral and marine life of the Great Barrier Reef, under a joint venture between global technology giant Google, ...

Space & Earth - Environment

Feb 24, 2012 4.8 / 5 (8) 0

Thawing permafrost will have far-reaching ramifications for populated areas, infrastructure and ecosystems. A geographer from the University of Zurich reveals where it is important to confront the issue based ...

Space & Earth - Earth Sciences

Feb 21, 2012 4 / 5 (2) 6

The Great Wall of China is not the only thing you can see from space. Fish farming cages are clearly visible through Google Earth's satellite images and University of British Columbia researchers have used them to estimate ...

Biology - Ecology

Feb 08, 2012 4.5 / 5 (2) 0

Internet information giant Google updated ocean data in its Google Earth application this week, reflecting new bathymetry data assembled by Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego, NOAA researchers and many other ...

Space & Earth - Earth Sciences

Feb 02, 2012 4.6 / 5 (5) 0

Most people don't take it literally when they're told to shoot for the moon - but thinking small isn't Naveen Jain's way. The 52-year-old Internet entrepreneur is a co-founder of Moon Express Inc., one of ...

Space & Earth - Space Exploration

Dec 15, 2011 4.4 / 5 (10) 20

Yahoo! is adding a comedy channel to its online line-up, kicking it off with a "CrazyStupidPolitics" show starring Bill Maher live in Silicon Valley in February.

Technology - Internet

Dec 09, 2011 not rated yet 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Last Thursday, November 17, four unmanned Wave Gliders left the coast of San Francisco and began a 300-day journey across the Pacific Ocean. The vehicles, which are self-propelled and remotely ...

Electronics - Robotics

Nov 21, 2011 4.7 / 5 (10) 3 |