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The Copernicus Sentinel-3 mission captured a significant algae bloom around the Falkland Islands in 2023, underscoring the role of ocean currents in supporting marine ecosystems and showcasing the satellites’ vital environmental monitoring functions. Credit: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2023), processed by ESA, CC BY-SA 3.0 IGOIn November 2023, the Copernicus Sentinel-3 mission documented a vast algae bloom around the Falkland Islands, highlighting the interplay between oceanic currents that fuel these…

Tesla has encountered a massive setback in South Korea's electric vehicle market as it managed to sell just one vehicle in January. This marked Tesla's worst month since July 2022, when the company recorded zero sales in the country…

Geely Holding Group subsidiary Geely Auto has announced a vehicle purchase agreement with fellow marque brand ZEEKR to sell its EVs and aftermarket parts in Mexico. With the agreement, Geely hopes to fast-track ZEEKR’s line of advanced new energy vehicles to Mexican consumers hungry for more sustainable alternatives to combustion models as a stepping stone to further expansions South to Latin America. Geely-owned ZEEKR is one of China’s more exciting and fast-moving all-electric brands. In a few…

Credit: Pixabay As temperature records tumble, and the threat of bushfires and dry conditions looms large, an international study by Flinders University and Argentinian researchers renews the urgency of calls to make more concerted efforts to prepare for climate extremes in South Australia. Highs and lows in temperature and rainfall indices over the…

You’re probably excited for DUNE—no, not that one. I’m talking about the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE), a mile below Lead, South Dakota, where three massive caverns have been excavated for the world’s latest search for the enigmatic particles.Alex Winter on Innovative Horror Movies About 100 trillion neutrinos pass through your body every second, according to the IceCube Neutrino Observatory. They are the lightest particles that have mass, and as far as we know are fundamental—they are not made up of any…

Nikki Haley titled her 2022 book after the late British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s assertion that “If you want something said, ask a man. If you want something done, ask a woman.” She’s made a point of projecting that Iron Lady toughness in the 2024 race, from her Reaganesque foreign policy views and 5-inch heels she calls ammunition, to her response when Donald Trump said anyone supporting Haley after New Hampshire would be “permanently barred from the MAGA camp.”“Well in that case…donate here. Let’s Go!” the…

South Carolina held the first official Democratic presidential primary Saturday. But as the polls closed, President Biden was 2,400 miles away, in Los Angeles, stepping off Air Force One.Biden’s victory in the Palmetto State was a foregone conclusion, and his campaign invested significant time there leading up to the primary. So Biden headed west. He and First Lady Jill Biden landed at LAX around 3:30 p.m. on Saturday and were greeted by Sen. Alex Padilla and Rep. Maxine Waters before the president choppered to the…

Samsung and TSMC are expanding their chip production facilities to other countries, like Japan and the USA, but they want to keep the most cutting-edge chip fabrication technologies in their home countries. While Samsung and TSMC plan to make 4nm chips in the US, they are keeping 2nm chip production in South Korea and Taiwan, respectively. Samsung and TSMC are building mega plants to make 2nm chips According to a new joint report from SCMP (South China Morning Post) and The Korea Times, Samsung will start making 2nm…

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) on Tuesday said it has held talks with a South Korean consortium led by Daewoo E & C on the development of gas projects in Nigeria. Olufemi Soneye, the chief corporate communications officer of NNPC Ltd, made this known in a statement on Tuesday. The statement said the discussions held in Seoul, South Korea, on Monday, were aimed at deepening NNPC Ltd’s drive to tap into the nation’s vast gas resources to be a supplier of clean and affordable energy…

It may seem like Sony is ubiquitous, but there are a few regions where it has yet to fully establish or penetrate the gaming market. Africa as a whole has been largely neglected by the company, usually lumping it in with Europe when it comes to matters of release days. That may be about to change soon, thanks to an investment in Cape Town-based publisher Carry1st. The company specializes in facilitating Africans buying games using local infrastructure, but it’s been creeping its way into the development market as well,…