#Emirati ‘Hope’ probe heads for Mars

“#Emirati ‘Hope’ probe heads for Mars” The unmanned probe named Al-Amal—Arabic for Hope—is to take off from a Japanese space centre, marking the next step in the United Arab Emirates’ ambitious space programme The first Arab space mission to Mars is scheduled to blast off from Japan Friday on a mission to unravel from above…

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#Large Lot Program shows the power of private land stewardship in addressing urban vacancy

“#Large Lot Program shows the power of private land stewardship in addressing urban vacancy” Scientists with the USDA Forest Service and the University of Illinois followed Chicago’s Large Lots program over 5 years to examine the visual and social effects of resident-driven urban greening efforts in high-vacancy areas of the city’s south and west sides….

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#Study finds that special filters in glasses can help the color blind see colors better

“#Study finds that special filters in glasses can help the color blind see colors better” Credit: CC0 Public Domain A new UC Davis Eye Center study, conducted in collaboration with France’s INSERM Stem Cell and Brain Research Institute, found that special patented glasses engineered with technically advanced spectral notch filters enhance color vision for those…

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#Space to grow, or grow in space—how vertical farms could be ready to take-off

“#Space to grow, or grow in space—how vertical farms could be ready to take-off” Vertical Farming — economic and environmental benefits. Credit: LettUs Grow Vertical farms with their soil-free, computer-controlled environments may sound like sci-fi. But there is a growing environmental and economic case for them, according to new research laying out radical ways of…

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