Thursday, October 31st, 2013
Chinese scientists are researching how to forecast the intensity of smog more precisely to issue warnings and help control pollution more effectively. A domestically-designed simulation system could display where pollutants come from. For example, it would show...
Wednesday, December 12th, 2012
North Korea fired a long-range rocket Wednesday morning in its second launch under its new leader, defying warnings from the U.N. and Washington only days before South Korean presidential elections. North Korea declared the launch of a rocket...
Tuesday, October 11th, 2011
As residents across flood-ravaged Southeast Asia look up to the skies and brace for more rain, satellites 35,800km away are looking down on them. Space technology has become a critical tool in protecting people from disasters in...
