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Ten Hurricanes Could Form In The Atlantic This Year
Miami (AFP) May 22, 2007As many as 10 hurricanes could form in the Atlantic Ocean this year, including five that could become major hurricanes, US forecasters said on Tuesday. In all, 13 to 17 named storms are expected to form during the six-month Atlantic hurricane season that starts on June 1, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA.) Seven to 10 of the storms could become hurrica ... more AIDS Remains Global Worry 
United Nations (UPI) May 23, 2007The President of the U.N. General Assembly earlier this week opened a mandated review of efforts to stem the AIDS epidemic with some pretty sobering statistics and some advice on what to do about the continuing emergency yet voiced optimism the battle could be won. Sheikha Haya al-Khalifa of Bahrain, president of the 192-member assembly, said Monday since HIV/AIDS had been first discovered in 19 ... more Exercise Reverses Aging In Human Skeletal Muscle 
Ontario, Canada (SPX) May 23, 2007Buck Institute faculty leads study showing 'genetic fingerprint' becoming younger in healthy seniors who did resistance training Not only does exercise make most people feel better and perform physical tasks better, it now appears that exercise - specifically, resistance training -- actually rejuvenates muscle tissue in healthy senior citizens. A recent study, co-led by Buck Institute fac ... more Scientists Concerned About Effects Of Global Warming On Infectious Diseases 
Toronto. Canada (SPX) May 23, 2007As the Earth's temperatures continue to rise, we can expect a signficant change in infectious disease patterns around the globe. Just exactly what those changes will be remains unclear, but scientists agree they will not be for the good. "Environmental changes have always been associated with the appearance of new diseases or the arrival of old diseases in new places. With more changes, we ... more New Wrinkle In Evolution With Man-Made Proteins 
Tempe AZ (SPX) May 23, 2007Nature, through the trial and error of evolution, has discovered a vast diversity of life from what can only presumed to have been a primordial pool of building blocks. Inspired by this success, a new Biodesign Institute research team, led by John Chaput, is now trying to mimic the process of Darwinian evolution in the laboratory by evolving new proteins from scratch. Using new tricks of molecul ... more |
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Tucson AZ (SPX) May 23, 2007Eco-friendly lighting company EcoLEDs.com has launched the brightest LED light bulb ever made available to consumers in the United States. Using just 10 watts and a single LED component made in the USA, the LED light uses just 1/10th the electricity of an incandescent light bulb and reduces CO2 emissions by 9,070 pounds over its life. ... more CO2 Emissions Increasing Faster Than Expected 
Canberra, Australia (SPX) May 23, 2007Carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels - the principal driver of climate change - have accelerated globally at a far greater rate than expected over recent years, according to a paper published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The paper explains that the average growth rate of carbon dioxide emissions increased from 1.1 per cent a year in the 1990s to a ... more Revamped, Renewed, Restarted: High Flux Isotope Reactor Back On Line 
Oak Ridge, TN (SPX) May 23, 2007The research reactor at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory is back in action and better than ever. After $70 million in renovations and more than a year of meticulous system checks, ORNL's High Flux Isotope Reactor was restarted this week, taken to 10 percent power, and reached its peak power of 85 megawatts Wednesday. "The restart has gone well," said Kelly Beierschm ... more Blair Argues For Nuclear Power As Government Publishes Proposals 
London (AFP) May 23, 2007Departing Prime Minister Tony Blair put forth the case for a new generation of nuclear power stations in Britain as his government was set to publish Wednesday proposals to secure the country's energy supplies. The proposals come after the government suffered a political blow in February when the British High Court ruled that a decision last year to approve plans for new nuclear power plants was ... more Novel Sugar-To-Hydrogen Technology Promises Transportation Fuel Independence 
Blacksburg VA (SPX) May 23, 2007The hydrogen economy is not a futuristic concept. The U.S. Department of Energy's 2006 Advance Energy Initiative calls for competitive ethanol from plant sources by 2012 and a good selection of hydrogen-powered fuel cell vehicles by 2020. Researchers at Virginia Tech, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), and the University of Georgia propose using polysaccharides, or sugary carbohydrates, from ... more |
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Moffett Field CA (SPX) May 22, 2007Dr. Cassie Conley is NASA's acting Planetary Protection Officer, responsible for ensuring that NASA missions to other worlds do not contaminate those worlds with terrestrial microbes. Astrobiology Magazine's field research editor Henry Bortman spoke recently with Conley. In this, the first of a three-part interview, she explains what her job entails and describes the hoops that NASA jumps through ... more New Technique Provides 3-D View Of Approaching Hurricanes 
Boulder CO (SPX) May 22, 2007Forecasters will test a new technique this summer that provides a detailed 3-D view of an approaching hurricane every six minutes and allows them to determine whether the storm is gathering strength as it nears land. The technique, developed by researchers at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) and the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), relies on the existing network of Doppler rad ... more Study Warns Deep-Sea Mining May Pose Serious Threat To Fragile Marine Ecosystems 
Toronto, Canada (SPX) May 22, 2007Undersea habitats supporting rare and potentially valuable organisms are at risk from seafloor mining scheduled to begin within this decade, says a new study led by a University of Toronto Mississauga geologist. Mining of massive sulphide deposits near "black smokers"-undersea hydrothermal vent systems that spew 350-degree Celsius water into the frigid deep-sea environment, and support sulphur-l ... more Computer Model Maps Efficient Inoculation Of Hospital Staff In Pandemic Outbreak 
New York (SPX) May 22, 2007Community preparedness for a bioterrorism attack or influenza outbreak has been the focus of much interest and effort in recent years. Now, public health experts at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center have developed a strategy for how hospitals can most efficiently inoculate their own staff with minimal disruption to patient care. The study by the Division of Outcome ... more Unique Partnership To Examine India Ocean Waters Off Australia 
Fremantle WA (SPX) May 22, 2007A new $A21 million, five-year research collaboration was announced today in Western Australia that will increase understanding and improve management of the oceans to Australia's west. The WA Premier, the Hon Alan Carpenter, launched the Western Australian Marine Science Institution (WAMSI) today at the State's Maritime Museum, in Fremantle. In a unique collaborative venture, WAMSI brings ... more
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