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Analysis: Cold War over North Pole?
Berlin (UPI) Oct 1, 2007 What may turn into a Cold War-like resource conflict started quietly, with a vehicle called "Peace 1" some 2,500 miles below the North Pole. The Mir 1 miniature submarine, manned with three Russian scientists, on Aug. 2 planted a titanium capsule with a Russian flag into the seabed -- a symbol for Russia's controversial claim of the vast resources that are believed to be stored below it. ... more Prehistoric lake is oasis of hope for California conservationists 
Lee Vining, California (AFP) Oct 1, 2007A prehistoric ecological marvel nestling high in the mountains of eastern California, Mono Lake has become an oasis of hope for conservationists battling drought in the state. Home to an unusually diverse ecosystem, which includes nesting grounds for several species of marine birds, the vast 180 square kilometers (69 mile) prehistoric lake had been on course to disappear entirely until the 1 ... more Successful Image Taking By The High Definition Television 
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 02, 2007Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) have successfully taken high definition moving images through the KAGUYA (SELENE) for the first time. The KAGUYA is a lunar explorer launched on September 14 (Japan Standard Time, JST) from the Tanegashima Space Center. The images were taken by the KAGUYA's onboard High Definition Television (HDTV), which was deve ... more Ocean Oxidation Preceded First Great Rise In Atmospheric Oxygen 
College Park MD (SPX) Oct 02, 2007The history of life on Earth is closely linked to the appearance of oxygen in the atmosphere, which scientists think first occurred in significant amounts during a "Great Oxidation Event" some 2.4 billion years ago. However, until now little was known of environmental changes prior to this event. New findings by two teams of scientists - one led by geologists from the University of Maryland and ... more NASA Examines Arctic Sea Ice Changes Leading To Record Low In 2007 
Pasadena CA (JPL) Oct 02, 2007A new NASA-led study found a 23-percent loss in the extent of the Arctic's thick, year-round sea ice cover during the past two winters. This drastic reduction of perennial winter sea ice is the primary cause of this summer's fastest-ever sea ice retreat on record and subsequent smallest-ever extent of total Arctic coverage. A team led by Son Nghiem of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasa ... more |
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Davos, Switzerland (AFP) Oct 1, 2007A booming worldwide tourism industry could prove its own worst enemy by contributing to the global warming that threatens some of the planet's most prized destinations, UN agencies warned Monday. If no measures are taken, tourism's impact on climate change is set to more than double in the next 30 years, according to advance data from a report by the UN tourism, environment and weather agenc ... more Analysis: Yemen, Jordan hope for nuclear 
Washington (UPI) Oct 1, 2007 Deals to build nuclear power plants in Yemen and Jordan have come sooner than many expected, but a lack of funding and internal violence could derail those plans before they ever get off the ground. Many countries in the Middle East are considering nuclear power, hoping to free up petroleum reserves for export, and also to balance Iran's nuclear ambitions. Among others, regional heavywe ... more Paris adopts 'climate plan' to slash emissions 
Paris (AFP) Oct 1, 2007Paris on Monday adopted a plan aimed at slashing the city's greenhouse-gas emissions and energy use, as France gears up for a high-profile conference on the environment. Under the plan adopted by the mayors of Paris's 20 districts, both left- and right-wing, city authorities pledge to cut the emissions and energy consumption of public buildings and services by 30 percent by 2020. The city ho ... more France's EDF aims to build first nuclear plant in US in 2015 
Madrid (AFP) Oct 1, 2007Electricite de France, Europe's biggest power generator, hopes to build its first nuclear plant in the United States in 2015, the chief executive of the French state-owned company said Monday. "We envision the date of 2015," Pierre Gadonneix told AFP on the sidelines of an energy conference in Madrid, adding the firm had already selected three sites in the United States where it plans to bui ... more Engineered Eggshells To Help Make Hydrogen Fuel 
Columbus OH (SPX) Sep 27, 2007Engineers at Ohio State University have found a way to turn discarded chicken eggshells into an alternative energy resource. The patented process uses eggshells to soak up carbon dioxide from a reaction that produces hydrogen fuel. It also includes a unique method for peeling the collagen-containing membrane from the inside of the shells, so that the collagen can be used commercially. L.S. ... more |
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Nashville TN (SPX) Oct 01, 2007In its ability to learn, the cockroach is a moron in the morning and a genius in the evening. Dramatic daily variations in the cockroach's learning ability were discovered by a new study performed by Vanderbilt University biologists and published online this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. "This is the first example of an insect whose ability to learn is controlled b ... more Go East old man: Neanderthals reached China's doorstep 
Paris (AFP) Sept 30, 2007European Neanderthals, modern man's ill-fated cousins who died out mysteriously some 28,000 years ago, migrated much further east than previously thought, according to a study released Sunday. Remains from the slope-browed hominid have previously been found over an area stretching from Spain to Uzbekistan, but the new study extends the eastern boundary of their wanderings another 2,000 kilom ... more Washington Climate Meeting Wraps Up As Bush Goes On Attack 
Boston (AFP) Sep 28, 2007 In the wake of the U.N. climate-change summit earlier this week, a more intimate gathering of the world's greatest emitters convened Thursday for a discussion many have tentatively hailed as a positive move. President Bush announced his plan to host climate-change meetings, including this week's two-day "Major Economies Meeting on Energy Security and Climate Change," in the spring. The ... more Almost 90 dead in fresh India monsoon rains 
Kolkata, India (AFP) Sept 29, 2007At least 88 people have died in rain-related accidents in eastern India since the start of September with tens of thousands stranded in state-run relief camps, officials said. Rain-related accidents in the state of West Bengal have claimed 48 lives there in recent days, a minister told AFP. "The death toll rose to 48 today with 19 more people dying of snake bites, electrocutions and wall ... more GMES Space Program Reaches Important Development Milestone 
Paris, France (ESA) Oct 01, 2007Yesterday ESA's Member States participating in the GMES Program approved the transition to Phase-2 of Segment 1 of the GMES Space Component Program. Oversubscription of the program by the ESA Council at ministerial level in 2005 was confirmed, with oversubscription to phase 2 of 116%, giving a total amount of 500 million euros. This additional contribution to the program will allow ESA to confir ... more
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