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China wins right to explore Afghan copper mine: ministry
Kabul (AFP) Nov 21, 2007Afghanistan has chosen a Chinese bidder to lease a copper mine which is possibly the world's largest, in a contract that is set to bring in hundreds of millions of dollars, the mines ministry said Tuesday. The 30-year lease has been offered to China Metallurgical Group Corporation (MCC) to develop the Aynak mine 30 kilometres (20 miles) east of Kabul, a Afghan mines ministry spokesman said. ... more Dalai Lama bemoans deforestation of Tibet 
Tokyo (AFP) Nov 21, 2007The Dalai Lama called Wednesday for special care to preserve Tibet's ecosystem, saying that corruption among Chinese bureaucrats was worsening deforestation. Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, who is on a visit to Japan, said that as the Tibetan plateau was high in altitude and dry, "once you damage the environment, it will take a long period to recover." "Therefore, we need special care," ... more New Hampshire moves up US presidential primary vote 
Washington (AFP) Nov 21, 2007The state of New Hampshire will hold its primary vote on January 8 for the 2008 US presidential race, officials said on Wednesday, seeking to ensure the state retains its early and influential position in the electoral calendar. New Hampshire Secretary of State Bill Gardner and other officials made the announcement at a press conference after months of uncertainty about the timing of contes ... more Study Sheds New Light On Early Formation Of Earth And Mars 
Houston TX (SPX) Nov 22, 2007A team of scientists from NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC) and the Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI), both in Houston, and the University of California, Davis (UCD) has found that terrestrial planets such as the Earth and Mars may have remained molten in their early histories for tens of millions of years. The findings indicate that the two planets cooled slower than scientists thought and a ... more Scientists to discuss ways to 'climate-proof' crops 
Hyderabad, India (AFP) Nov 21, 2007Scientists will discuss ways to protect crops from climate change and boost farm produce when they gather in this Indian city this week, organisers of the meet said Wednesday. Experts from 15 international agricultural research centres will discuss how to "climate-proof" crops, at the three-day meet starting Thursday, said Gopikrishna Warrier, spokesman for the International Crops Research I ... more |
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Atlanta GA (SPX) Nov 22, 2007Climate change may be one of the most significant threats facing humankind. A new study shows that long-term climate change may ultimately lead to wars and population decline. The study, published November 19 in the early edition of the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), revealed that as temperatures decreased centuries ago during a period called the Little Ice Age, ... more Mapping The Selective Brain 
Washington DC (SPX) Nov 22, 2007Researchers have added a new piece to the puzzle of how the brain selectively amplifies those distinctions that matter most from the continuous cascade of sights, sounds, and other sensory input. Whether recognizing a glowering face among smiling ones or the unmistakable sound of a spouse calling one's name, such "categorical perception" is central to sensory function. Specifically, Rajeev ... more Are Current Projections Of Climate Change-Impacts On Biodiversity Misleading 
Madrid, Spain (SPX) Nov 22, 2007This is the urgent question arising from the study "Quaternary climate changes explain diversity among reptiles and amphibians", published in the journal Ecography. Why is life on Earth not evenly distributed? Geographic patterns of species diversity and their underlying processes have intrigued scientists for centuries, and continue to spur scientific debate. Studies carried out over the ... more Don't Judge A Brook By Its Color -- Brown Waters Are More Natural 
London, UK (SPX) Nov 22, 2007Over the last 20 years lakes and streams in remote parts of the UK, southern Scandinavia and eastern North America have been increasingly stained brown by dissolved organic matter. In this week's Nature journal (22 November) an international team, led by researchers from UCL (University College London) and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), demonstrates that the colour change is indic ... more DOE JGI Plumbs Termite Guts To Yield Novel Enzymes For Better Biofuel Production 
Walnut Creek CA (SPX) Nov 22, 2007Termites -- notorious for their voracious appetite for wood, rendering houses to dust and causing billions of dollars in damage per year -- may provide the biochemical means to a greener biofuel future. The bellies of these tiny beasts actually harbor a gold mine of microbes that have now been tapped as a rich source of enzymes for improving the conversion of wood or waste biomass to valuable bi ... more |
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Vienna (AFP) Nov 21, 2007India and the UN nuclear watchdog formally launched consultations Wednesday that are needed to secure a landmark nuclear deal between New Delhi and Washington. International Atomic Energy Agency chief Mohamed ElBaradei and the head of India's atomic energy commission, Anil Kakodkar, met at the IAEA headquarters in Vienna, the agency said in a statement. "Dr ElBaradei and Dr Kakodkar agr ... more The Power Of Multiples: Connecting Wind Farms Can Make A More Reliable - And Cheaper - Power Source 
Washington DC (SPX) Nov 22, 2007Wind power, long considered to be as fickle as wind itself, can be groomed to become a steady, dependable source of electricity and delivered at a lower cost than at present, according to scientists at Stanford University. The key is connecting wind farms throughout a given geographic area with transmission lines, thus combining the electric outputs of the farms into one powerful energy source. ... more Britain to build world's biggest biomass plant 
London (AFP) Nov 21, 2007Britain is to build the biggest biomass plant in the world, Business Secretary John Hutton said after giving the green light to the renewable energy project. The 350-megawatt wood chip-fuelled electricity generating plant will be sited in the industrial town of Port Talbot on the south Wales coast. It will cost 400 million pounds (830 million dollars, 560 million euros) to construct. "Th ... more Analysis: Billions pumped into Niger Delta 
Port Harcourt, Nigeria (UPI) Nov 21, 2007 Nigeria will invest $75 billion over the next five years to improve the oil and gas sectors with the help of foreign investors, the country's Ministry of Petroleum announced. Odein Ajumogobia, Nigeria's petroleum minister, said the $15 billion annual investment would fund exploration both on and offshore the oil-rich Niger Delta and improve current joint projects with foreign oil firms ... more TRMM Turns Ten - Studying Precipitation From Space 
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 21, 2007Earth: water planet. Oceans, rivers, aquifers, rain: these and many other features describe the hydrologic anatomy of Earth's thin, life-supporting layers of upper crust and lower atmosphere. How it works-that is, how water circulates, behaves, and interacts is much harder to determine. That's why there's TRMM, and this year NASA celebrates the tenth anniversary of this one-of-a-kind space ... more
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