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NASA Takes Students Around The World In 8 Minutes
Greenbelt MD (SPX) May 18, 2007Students from all over the world will gather to participate in the Odyssey of the Mind's 28th World Finals, a creative problem-solving competition, at the Michigan State University, East Lansing, Mich., May 23 through 26. These students have advanced from competitions held earlier in the year at the local, regional, state or country levels and will now compete for the Odyssey's top awards. ... more US Trying To Weaken G8 Climate Change Communique 
London (AFP) May 17, 2007The United States is attempting to weaken parts of a proposed G8 communique on the threat posed by climate change, the Financial Times reported on Thursday. It said that the United States objected to all references to a scientific prediction that "beyond a temperature increase of 2 degrees Celsius, risks from climate change will be largely unmanageable." The United States was also opposed ... more Indonesia's Crackdown On Illegal Logging Under Fire 
Jakarta (AFP) May 17, 2007Environmentalists condemned Thursday Indonesia's crackdown on illegal logging in the wake of revelations many suspects in timber-rich Papua province were escaping punishment. Police complained this week that courts had thrown out almost half of the cases of illegal logging that they had investigated in Papua. "The problem not only lies with the justice system, but the whole chain of forest ... more China As Asian Beacon For Africa 
Tokyo (UPI) May 17, 2007Asia may be a role model for many African nations, but it is China that they most aspire to these days, more than any other country in the region. At its annual meeting being held this week in the bustling Chinese metropolis of Shanghai, the African Development Bank is more upbeat about the continent's growth prospects, perhaps more than ever before, thanks in large part to a surge in commodity ... more Journal Details How Global Warming Will Affect The World's Fisheries 
Tempe AZ (SPX) May 18, 2007Watching the ebb and flow of populations of fisheries around the world can provide some insight into understanding the effects of global warming on our planet, according to a group of researchers writing in the summer 2007 issue of Natural Resource Modeling. The fact that fisheries are closely tied to human health and species health across the globe adds to their significance. "Fisheries a ... more |
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Sydney (AFP) May 17, 2007New technology harnessing wave energy could be the "holy grail" for providing electricity and drinking water to Australia's major cities, Industry Minister Ian MacFarlane said Thursday. The technology, developed with the help of more than 770 million dollars (636 million US) in seed funding from the government, works through fields of submerged buoys tethered to seabed pumps. The buoys mov ... more From Ink To Optics, Study Of Particle Mixtures Yields Fundamental Insights 
Princeton NJ (SPX) May 18, 2007Since the invention of ink over 3,000 years ago, people have exploited the unique properties of colloids, in which particles of one substance are suspended in another. Now, Princeton University chemical engineers have answered a fundamental question about these mixtures in work that may have wide-ranging practical applications, including the manufacturing of medicines and optical fibers. R ... more New York Times To Defend Indonesian Mining Lawsuit 
Jakarta (AFP) May 17, 2007The New York Times said Thursday it would "vigorously" defend legal action against the newspaper lodged this week in an Indonesian court by an executive of the US mining giant Newmont. The newspaper defended its reporting on Newmont's mining operations after running a series of stories claiming the company dumped tonnes of toxic waste into an Indonesian bay from its now defunct gold mine. ... more Biorefineries To Transform Traditional Forestry Sector 
Boston MA (SPX) May 18, 2007Biorefineries will change the face of traditional forestry industries, an Australian scientist will tell delegates to a major international biotechnology conference - Bio 2007. Dr Simon Potter, a researcher from Ensis - the forestry research joint venture between Australia's CSIRO and New Zealand's Crown Research Institute, Scion - says forestry industries will be transformed by utilising bioref ... more Energy Efficient Desalination Takes A Step Forward 
Canberra, Australia (SPX) May 18, 2007The delivery of energy efficient desalination received a boost with the establishment of a major new research collaboration between CSIRO and nine of Australia's leading universities. The research aims to dramatically increase efficiency, and reduce the financial and environmental costs of producing desalinated water. The research will help advance water desalination as an alternative water supp ... more |
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Suao (AFP) Taiwan, May 16, 2007Taiwan on Wednesday tested its defences in live-fire drills simulating an invasion by rival China as part of the island's biggest ever wargames, the defence ministry said. The scenario being played out during the manoeuvres -- part of five-day wargames codenamed "Han Kuang 23" -- was that a fleet of Chinese warships were found crossing the middle of the Taiwan Strait approaching northern Taiwan. ... more West Nile Virus Devastates Many US Bird Species 
Paris (AFP) May 16, 2007West Nile virus, unknown in North America a decade ago, is the likely culprit in the dramatic, continent-wide decline of several bird species, according to a study released Wednesday. Crows, blue jays and even that beloved herald of spring, the American robin, have all suffered sharp drops in population that correspond in time and place with human outbreaks of the mosquito-born tropical disease, ... more Sarkozy Cites Human Rights, Global Warming As Priorities 
Paris (AFP) May 16, 2007President Nicolas Sarkozy said Wednesday that defending human rights and action on global warming would be priorities for French diplomacy. Sarkozy also pledged in his inaugural address after taking over from Jacques Chirac as France's 23rd president to support the welfare state in Europe, create a Mediterranean Union and bolster development in Africa. "I will fight for a Europe that prote ... more Treasure Trove Of New Species Deep In Antarctic Ocean 
Paris (AFP) May 16, 2007The lightless depths of the Antarctic's Southern Ocean harbor a unexpectedly diverse "treasure trove" of marine life, including more than 700 previously unknown species, according to a study released Wednesday. A series of expeditions over three years collected samples of fauna living up to six kilometers (four miles) below the surface of the Weddell Sea, a poorly understood region that supplies ... more General Dynamics Awarded Contract For NASA's Landsat Data Continuity Mission Study 
Fairfax VA (SPX) May 17, 2007Fairfax VA (SPX) May 17, 2007 General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics, was awarded a Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) Spacecraft Accommodation study contract by the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. The contract, awarded through the Rapid Spacecraft Development Office (RSDO), is valued at $600,000 with a four-month period of performance. Fo ... more
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