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TPConnects Technologies launches its International Reseller Programme
TPConnects Technologies announced the launch of its International Reseller Programme yesterday, 11th June. This new programme aims to help facilitate the global distribution of TPConnects’ travel solutions. Likewise, it will enable established...

Global tremors in September-October 2023 caused by two mega tsunamis in Greenland that became trapped waves - Oxford study
Global tremors in September-October 2023 caused by two mega tsunamis in Greenland that became trapped waves - Oxford study AKIPRESS.COM - Using a brand-new type of satellite altimetry, a study led by Oxford University has finally confirmed the...

Scientists detect 13 billion-year old signal from ‘Cosmic Dawn’ using Earth-based telescopes
In what can be called a truly unique accomplishment, scientists seem to have detected a 13 billion-year-old signal using Earth-based telescopes. This feat allow them to see how the first stars impacted light emitted from the Big Bang....

Scientists discover why stealthy volcanoes erupt without warning
Volcanoes don’t always play by the rules. Most of the time, scientists can predict an eruption using early signs like ground swelling or a series of small earthquakes. These warnings happen when underground chambers fill with magma and gas,...

National Central University joins UArctic academic network to expand global reach
Giletycz Slawomir Jacek Chang (left), Taiwan Polar Research Center Director Ni Chuen-fa (middle), and Deputy Director Prof. Hwa Chien (right). (Photo: CNA) National Central University’s Taiwan Polar Research Center has successfully joined the...
Global capital flows and the great rotation into emerging markets
A structural reversal in global capital allocation away from US assets now appears to be underway. We expect this to weaken the US dollar and provide significant support to emerging markets, which are increasingly well-positioned to benefit from...

Foreign universities await critical ruling and evaluation
SOCIETY Foreign institutions aim to enroll 6,280 Greek students in 39 schools at the country’s first 12 non-state universities starting in the 2025-2026 academic year. Thirteen European universities – 11 British, one French and one Cypriot – have...

Scientists Warn Coral Restoration Can’t Keep Pace With Global Reef Collapse
By Elizabeth Fitt Coral restoration is vastly outpaced by degradation, while intensifying climate stress, prohibitive costs, poor site selection and lack of coordination make large-scale restoration currently unviable, a new study has found. The...

National Assembly Considers Draft National Socio-Economic Development Plan
KPL During the 9th Ordinary Session of the 9th Legislature of the National Assembly, held on June 11, 2025, under the chairmanship of Mr. Sommat Phonsena, Vice President of the National Assembly, members reviewed and discussed the draft of the...

National Assembly Pushes for Stronger Economic Growth and Social Development
KPL In a significant move to strengthen the Lao economy and improve the well-being of its citizens, the National Assembly of the Lao PDR has presented key recommendations to the government aimed at addressing critical challenges and enhancing the...

Global Philanthropists Launch Polar Donors Roundtable at UNOC3 in Nice
With the world’s eyes on ocean conservation at the United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3) in Nice, an urgent call to action for the polar regions has taken place. On Monday 10th June, the Polar Donors Roundtable (PDR) was officially launched at...

Global CCS investments to reach $80 billion in 5 years; capacity to quadruple by 2030: DNV
New Delhi: Global investment in carbon capture and storage (CCS) is projected to touch $80 billion over the next five years, with capture and storage capacity expected to quadruple by 2030, according to DNV’s new report Energy Transition Outlook:...

Global industry drives 80% of energy demand rise since 2019, efficiency gains stall: IEA
New Delhi: Industrial energy demand has driven 80 per cent of global growth in energy use since 2019, even as efficiency gains have stalled, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). The issue took centre stage at the IEA’s 10th Annual...

Regional hub triples public EV charging network, as electric car uptake climbs
The City of Newcastle announced this week that it is close to completing the tripling of its public electric vehicle (EV) charging network, with 34 new charging ports being added across 11 locations around the city. Backed by a $270,000 grant from...

Scientists warn we might be the last generation to see fireflies: Why are they disappearing?
It may not be too far in the future when we will only be left with Owl City’s serenading song, and no fireflies in real life.At least, that’s what the researchers and scientists are warning about.Raphaël De Cock, a firefly researcher, as reported...

Scientists create first attosecond atomic X-ray laser
BYLINE: Aaron Groff Read this story in the SLAC News Center Newswise — Scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the U.S. Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and others have created the first attosecond atomic...

The U.S. Government Is Starving Its Own Scientists of Knowledge
Imagine trying to solve a complex problem without access to the instruction manual — or worse, being told the manual was too expensive to keep on hand. That’s exactly what the federal government is doing to the scientists who protect our food...

Rewrite Molecular hopscotch boosts light upconversion this news headline for the science magazine post
image: In the journal Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Kobe University photoscientist KOBORI Yasuhiro and his team published that they created a molecule that allows a 20% faster upconversion rate than with previous materials. He explains:...

PCCW Global, Sparkle, Telecom Egypt, ZOI Plan AAE-2 Subsea Cable
A new subsea cable system dubbed AAE-2 is set to boost international connectivity between Asia, Africa, and Europe. The Asia-Africa-Europe-2 project is being developed by a consortium of PCCW Global, Sparkle, Telecom Egypt, and Zain Omantel...

China signs global pact to explore space weather
Chinese scientists, in collaboration with international organizations, have initiated a global program to establish the most complete ground monitoring chain to explore the fundamental physical processes and dynamic mechanisms of space weather....