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NASA And USGS Produce Most Detailed Satellite Views of Antarctica
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Mar 08, 2007Researchers from NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Golden, Colo., have woven together more than a thousand images from the Landsat 7 satellite to create the most detailed, high-resolution map ever produced of Antarctica. The Landsat Image Mosaic of Antarctica (LIMA) offers views of the coldest continent on Earth in 10 times greater detail than previously possible. Sediment Wedge Key To Glacial Environmental Stability 
University Park PA (SPX) Mar 08, 2007A wedge of sediment, pushed up by glacial movement, may be a buffer against moderate sea level rise, pointing to ocean temperature rise as the key factor in glacial retreat, according to two papers published this month in Science Express. Miniature Lab Ice Spikes May Hold Clues To Warming Impacts On Glaciers 
Boulder CO (SPX) Mar 08, 2007Tiny lab versions of 12-foot tall snow spikes that form naturally on some high mountain glaciers may someday help scientists mitigate the effects of global warming in the Andes, according to a University of Colorado at Boulder professor. |
Thousands Flee Indonesia Landslide Fearing New Calamity
Kupang (AFP) Indonesia, March 6, 2007Thousands of people have fled areas near deadly landslides in Indonesia fearing heavy rain could trigger a new disaster, as the rescue operation intensified on Tuesday, officials said. Some 2,500 anxious villagers on Flores island, where landslides and flash floods on Saturday killed at least 36 people, had sought safe shelter away from their homes, relief worker Johny Erasmus told AFP by telephone. Death And Destruction After Powerful Indonesia Quake 
Jakarta (AFP) March 06, 2007Panic-stricken people on Indonesia's Sumatra island ran from homes, hospitals and schools as a strong earthquake struck Tuesday, killing at least 82 and destroying buildings, trapping many under rubble. Television images showed collapsed homes and offices, with others still standing but scarred by giant cracks and listing precipitously. Ring Of Fire Strikes Again In Indonesia 
Hong Kong (AFP) March 6, 2007A powerful earthquake Tuesday that rocked Indonesia's island of Sumatra again showed the ferocity of the "Ring of Fire", a massive zone of instability that encircles the Pacific. |
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Research Leads To Advanced Water Filters For Safe Drinking Water In India
Auburn, AL (SPX) Mar 08, 2007An Auburn University chemistry professor's research is leading to safer drinking water in India through advanced, longer-lasting water filters. Professor Dave Worley's N-halamine technology is the basis for the in-home filters that HaloSource Inc. introduced March 1 in Bombay, India. The company, established in 1998 on the potential of Worley's discoveries, pays royalties to the university through a technology transfer agreement. Russia Joins The Battle Over GM Products 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Mar 05, 2007On July 1, the city of Moscow will introduce a voluntary system of food labels indicating that a product does not contain genetically modified (GM) ingredients. Europe has recently been engaged in a battle with the World Trade Organization (WTO), which, taking its cue from the United States, Canada and Argentina, considers the European Union's moratorium on GM products illegal. A Year Of Added Life More Valuable For The Young 
Ann Arbor MI (SPX) Mar 08, 2007Many important health policy issues, such as the allocation of avian flu vaccine in a pandemic or mandatory HPV vaccinations for young women, require policy makers to decide healthcare priorities for different age groups. |
Despite Their Heft Many Dinosaurs Had Surprisingly Tiny Genomes
Cambridge, MA (SPX) Mar 08, 2007They might be giants, but many dinosaurs apparently had genomes no larger than that of a modern hummingbird. So say scientists who've linked bone cell and genome size among living species and then used that new understanding to gauge the genome sizes of 31 species of extinct dinosaurs and birds, whose bone cells can be measured from the fossil record. EU Summit Seeks Unity On Tackling Global Warming 
Brussels (AFP) March 7, 2007EU leaders begin a key summit on Thursday, seeking to make "the most ambitious commitment ever to tackle climate change" which they hope will inspire the rest of the world community to do the same. Could Baby Boomers Be Approaching Retirement In Worse Shape Than Their Predecessors 
Washington DC (SPX) Mar 08, 2007Americans in their early to mid-50s today report poorer health, more pain and more trouble doing everyday physical tasks than their older peers reported at the same age in years past, a recent analysis has shown. The research, published in print and online this week by the nonprofit National Bureau of Economic Research, was supported by the National Institute on Aging, a component of the National Institutes of Health. |
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