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May 4, 2021
Mission IMPOSSIBLE: NASA warns even a nuclear bomb wouldn't stop a giant asteroid heading for Earth after massive six month simulation exercise ends in devastating impact
April 29, 2021
The media are writing: "The climate change has shifted the earth's axis". Is this true? The scientist from St. Petersburg State University gives explanations
Humanity's impacts on our planet's climate are so profound that they have caused shifting of the axis upon which Earth spins around. This statement was made by scientists from the Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research in China. But not everyone agrees with him.
April 28, 2021
The SpaceX CEO once again spoke about his desire to carry people to Mars. However, this time he was not so optimistic in his statements, telling what difficulties the first interplanetary travellers might face. He thinks, this may be the last adventure in their lives for them.
Under such assumed circumstances, the following questions inevitably arise:
- Is there a requirement for a manned expedition to Mars?
April 22, 2022
International Mother Earth Day 2022
International Mother Earth Day provides an opportunity to raise global public awareness of the challenges to the well-being of the planet and all the life it supports. The Day also recognizes a collective responsibility, as called for in the 1992 Rio Declaration, to promote harmony with nature and the Earth, to achieve a just balance among the economic, social and environmental needs of the present and future generations of humanity.
March 18, 2021
How much it would cost to build the first house on the Moon? According to a report by a UK-based price comparison website, it would take £44.52 million—$61.87 million—to purchase the first house on the Moon. It’s a calculation involving building and transportation costs, controversial land licenses and the average property markup, which Money.co.uk reports equates to a monthly “Moon mortgage” repayment of around £234,262—about $325,645—paid over 25 years.
March 14, 2021
International Rivers Day 2021: This year we are celebrating ‘Rights of Rivers. International Day of Action for Rivers is observed every year on March 14. This year, it is the 24th edition of the International Day of Action for Rivers. It is a day dedicated to save, celebrate and make people around us aware about our life-giving source of water. Solidarity is important and people must be committed to river management, across borders, if rivers have to be protected and used for economic purposes.
February 24, 2021
Gennady Matishov, an Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS), research supervisor of the Southern Scientific Centre of the RAS warned the Russian people about the onset of a little ice age instead of the expected global warming. G. Matishov said that four years ago he had visited at the North Pole. "You stand there at the end of August - and what you see around are all ice blocks, snow, polar bears - and think: "It would be good to gather here the supporters of global warming for at least for one day," he recalled.
February 19, 2021
With his decree the President of the RF V. Putin (The Presidential Decree No 76 dated 08.02.2021 “On the measures of implementation of the state scientific-technical policy in the ecological development of the Russian Federation and the climatic changes”) instructed the authorities to develop the Federal scientific-technical policy in the ecological development and climatic changes for 2021-2030.
The Program shall provide for the creation of science-driven technological solutions aimed at:
- ensuring environmental safety, improving the state of the environment;
February 11, 2021
Oil major Royal Dutch Shell on Thursday outlined the details of its near-term and long-term plans to transition to cleaner energy, saying its oil production and total carbon emissions have already peaked.
The announcement comes at a time when the oil and gas industry is under immense pressure to dramatically speed up its plans to pivot away from fossil fuels, amid deep concern about the effects of the climate emergency.
February 2, 2021
This year’s theme for World Wetlands Day ‘Wetlands and Water,’ highlights the importance of wetlands as a source of freshwater and encourages action to restore them and stop their loss. This is especially important as we mark the UN Decades of Ocean Science and Ecosystem Restoration (2021-2030).