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Marine Scientists Warn Human Safety, Prosperity Depend On Better Ocean Observing System
San Diego CA (SPX) Nov 26, 2007Speedy diagnosis of the temper and vital signs of the oceans matters increasingly to the well being of humanity, says a distinguished partnership of international scientists urging support to complete a world marine monitoring system within 10 years. The Partnership for Observation of the Global Oceans (POGO) says warming seas, over-fishing and pollution are among profound concerns that must be ... more Rising Tides Intensify Non-Volcanic Tremor In Earth's Crust 
Tacoma WA (SPX) Nov 26, 2007For more than a decade geoscientists have detected what amount to ultra-slow-motion earthquakes under Western Washington and British Columbia on a regular basis, about every 14 months. Such episodic tremor-and-slip events typically last two to three weeks and can release as much energy as a large earthquake, though they are not felt and cause no damage. Now University of Washington researchers h ... more US marines assist stepped up relief effort in Bangladesh 
Dhaka (AFP) Nov 25, 2007US marines were on the ground in cyclone-hit southern Bangladesh Sunday as the military-led relief operation was stepped up and international aid continued to pour in. More than 3,400 people have been confirmed dead and the government estimates that 360,000 people have been left homeless by cyclone Sidr which smashed into the southern coast on November 15, prompting a massive aid operation. ... more Ban: Science has role in Africa's future 
United Nations, N.Y. (UPI) Nov 21, 2007 Science, technology and human resources are needed to aid Africa's efforts to ease poverty and attain sustainable development, U.N. officials said. "One of the most effective channels for eradicating poverty, creating wealth and enhancing competitiveness is through the acquisition, adaptation and application of relevant technologies," U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said in a message ... more Liquid Crystal Phases Of Tiny DNA Molecules Point Up New Scenario For First Life On Earth 
Boulder CO (SPX) Nov 26, 2007A team led by the University of Colorado at Boulder and the University of Milan has discovered some unexpected forms of liquid crystals of ultrashort DNA molecules immersed in water, providing a new scenario for a key step in the emergence of life on Earth. CU-Boulder physics Professor Noel Clark said the team found that surprisingly short segments of DNA, life's molecular carrier of genet ... more |
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Columbus OH (SPX) Nov 26, 2007For the first time, scientists have directly observed how water lubricates the movements of protein molecules to enable different functions to happen. Scientists are now one step closer to understanding how proteins move when they perform functions essential for supporting life. In a paper published in the online early edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Ohio St ... more Bangladesh cyclone like 'mini-tsunami': UN official 
Geneva (AFP) Nov 23, 2007The impact of cyclone Sidr on Bangladesh can be compared to a "mini-tsunami" and there is a continued urgent need for international aid, the United Nations humanitarian affairs office said Friday. "It's essentially a mini-tsunami," said Elisabeth Byrs, spokeswoman for the UN's Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. "When you see the damage caused on the coast, they are just ... more Scientists warn of agrarian crisis from climate change 
Hyderabad, India (AFP) Nov 22, 2007An agrarian crisis is brewing because of climate change that could jeopardise global food supplies and increase the risk of hunger for a billion poorest of the poor, scientists warned Thursday. South Asia and Africa would be hardest hit by the crisis, which would shift the world's priorities away from boosting food output year after year to bolstering the resilience of crops to cope with war ... more Indonesia's peatlands: a little-known culprit in climate change 
Pangkalan Kerinci, Indonesia (AFP) Nov 23, 2007Viewed from the air, the vast, cool forests of the Kampar peninsula on Indonesia's Sumatra island are a world away from China's belching factories or America's clogged freeways. But appearances can be deceptive. Most of this 400,000-hectare (988,000-acre) peninsula is peatland: dense, swampy forest that, when healthy, efficiently soaks up greenhouse gases from the world's worst polluters ... more Interest in sub-glacial waters global 
College Station, Texas (UPI) Nov 21, 2007 The study of Antarctica's sub-glacial environment will be the next focus for polar research, predicts a Texas A&M professor who led several Antarctica studies. The scientific knowledge learned from the world beneath the ice sheets will change how humans understand the planet, oceanography professor Mahlon Kennicutt II said in a news release. The international scientific community ... more |
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London (UPI) Nov 21, 2007 British scientists said they are in China to study the feasibility of building coal-fired power plants capable of capturing and storing carbon dioxide. The Near Zero Emissions Coal Phase I study in Beijing will implement the concepts of a large-scale carbon capture demonstration project in China agreed upon during the European Union-China summit in September 2005, British Geological Sur ... more Indonesia's forests: a precious resource in climate change fight 
Pangkalan Kerinci, Indonesia (AFP) Nov 23, 2007Indonesia's vast forests have long been seen by governments and businesses alike as a resource to be exploited for massive profit. But as worldwide climate negotiations approach in Bali next month, keeping the nation's forests just as they are could become a new multi-billion-dollar industry. A drive to do just that is called Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD), w ... more Analysis: KazMunayGaz's prosperity rises 
Washington (UPI) Nov 23, 2007 As much of the world faces an economic slowdown because of record-high energy prices, oil exporters are enjoying windfall profits, with Kazakhstan's KazMunayGaz wallowing in record profits. For January-September, KazMunayGaz racked up a $1.72 billion profit on revenue from sale of goods and services totaling $7.69 billion, up 13 percent from the same period in 2006. KazMunayGaz is proj ... more Britain launches its first sugar-fuel plant 
London (AFP) Nov 22, 2007Britain officially launched Thursday its first bioethanol plant, which will produce millions of litres of fuel each year from sugar. The plant, situated next to a British Sugar processing factory in Wissington, eastern England, started producing bioethanol for the domestic transport market in September. "We've got a big potential to save, with these fuels, a lot of damage that is being d ... more Analysis: Delta funding not just for arms 
Port Harcourt, Nigeria (UPI) Nov 21, 2007 The Nigerian government is denying speculation that large sums of the 2008 budget earmarked for security in the Niger Delta will go toward arms for the military in its ongoing battle against militant groups and gangs. "I think it is a little disingenuous to suggest that the huge budget for security in the Niger Delta is some way tied to importation of arms in one form or the other," sa ... more
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