Fresh water isn’t unlimited. Rainfall isn’t predictable. Just three percent of the world’s water is drinkable, and more than 70 percent of that freshwater is used for agriculture. Unnecessary irrigation wastes huge amounts of water – some crops are watered twice as …Continue reading
Researchers discover molecule that leads to Parkinson’s Disease
Studies conducted on mice and human brains by neurologists at Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) have revealed one of the factors that lead to Parkinson’s Disease (PD), the accumulation of alpha-synuclein proteins in the brain’s motor area. Clusters of these proteins — …Continue reading
Kepler space telescope runs out of juice
NASA’s first planet hunting mission finally drew to a close on October 30, 2018. After spending nine years in deep space circling the Sun in an orbit somewhat wider and slower than the Earth’s and collecting data that indicated the existence of …Continue reading
Google launches an online tool to help reduce carbon emissions
Google has introduced a new feature that helps city planners get access to the carbon footprint of all buildings, cars and subway rides in a city. An online tool, the Environmental Insights Explorer (EIE), has been developed in partnership with an international …Continue reading
Punjab passes its first ever IT policy
In 2000, Pakistan passed its first National IT Policy. Eighteen years later, there have been substantial shifts in the industry. The National IT Policy has been replaced with a Digital Pakistan Policy, enacted in 2017 to incorporate these changes. But the scale …Continue reading
NASA’s 21-year old data reveals new evidence of water plumes on Jupiter’s moon
In the early 1600’s Galileo Galilei made improvements to his telescope which then allowed him to discover four moons orbiting Jupiter. In 1997, a NASA spacecraft named after him was sent to orbit Jupiter and its moons, and get a closer look …Continue reading
Increasing disparity in air quality of high income and low income countries
New data from the World Health Organization (WHO) shows that nine out of 10 people worldwide breathe air containing high levels of pollutants. In a statement issued on Thursday, the WHO has said that the highest ambient air pollution levels have been …Continue reading
Is Pakistan running out of fresh water?
The sight of water flowing from taps may soon be a luxury, with people having to queue up at tankers for just a bucket load of water for their daily needs. Meanwhile, affluent neighbourhoods in gated communities may install desalination plants paid …Continue reading
Nine Pakistani innovators recognized in Forbes 30 Under 30 lists
Eight of the nine Pakistani innovators recognized by Forbes in its 30 under 30 lists for 2018 have made contributions in science and technology. These Pakistanis figure in lists prepared by Forbes in four of 13 categories in which innovators from across …Continue reading
Excessive nutrients in water bodies can offset gains made from reduced fossil fuel emissions
Lake size and the quantity of nutrients in it drive how much greenhouse gases are emitted globally from lakes into the atmosphere, says a paper published this week in the journal Limnology and Oceanography Letters. The paper calls attention to the negative …Continue reading