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Cosmopolitan Microbes -- Hitchhikers On Darwin's Dust
Oldenburg, Germany (SPX) Dec 05, 2007Scientists have analysed aerial dust samples collected by Charles Darwin and confirmed that microbes can travel across continents without the need for planes or trains - rather bacteria and fungi hitch-hike by attaching to dust particles. In a paper published in Environmental Microbiology, Dr. Anna Gorbushina (Carl-von-Ossietzky University, Oldenburg, Germany), Professor William Broughton ... more Storms and floods pound North America 
Montreal (AFP) Dec 3, 2007Major storms pounded North America's Atlantic and Pacific coasts Monday, grounding flights, forcing schools to close and creating dangerous road conditions that have left at least 10 people dead. Snow forced severe flight delays at major airports in Ottawa, Toronto and Montreal, while children stayed home as hundreds of schools closed in eastern Canada. Nearly all flights were cancelled ... more Neanderthal Bearing Teeth 
Leipzig, Germany (SPX) Dec 05, 2007An international European research collaboration led by scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology reports evidence for a rapid developmental pattern in a 100,000 year old Belgian Neanderthal (Homo neanderthalensis). The report, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA (online edition early December), details how the team used growth lines both i ... more Chinese archaeologists dig up 4,000-year-old city 
Beijing (AFP) Dec 4, 2007Chinese archaeologists have dug up what is believed to be a 4,300-year-old city that could be the capital of China's oldest dynasty, state press said Tuesday. The ancient city is believed to be part of the Liangzhu culture dated back to neolithic times between 4,000 and 5,300 years ago, the China Daily said. The ruins are located in eastern China's Zhejiang province, with archaeologists ... more Climate change: Asia's mega-deltas in frontline from flood risk 
Paris (AFP) Dec 4, 2007Asia's massive delta cities have most to fear from catastrophic storm floods driven by climate change, according to an OECD report published here on Tuesday. Of 136 port cities assessed around the world for their exposure to once-in-a-century coastal flooding, 38 percent are in Asia and 27 percent are located in deltas, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) said. ... more |
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Beijing (AFP) Dec 4, 2007China's desert area is shrinking as a result of years of forest restoration efforts, but it still accounts for more than a quarter of the country's territory, the government said Tuesday. Desertified area decreases by 1,283 square kilometres (510 square miles) a year now, compared with an annual expansion of 3,436 square kilometres in the late 1990s, said Zhu Lieke, vice minister of the Stat ... more Bali climate meet must show results: Pacific islands 
Beppu, Japan (AFP) Dec 4, 2007Leaders of small Pacific island states threatened by rising sea levels on Tuesday called for action rather than empty rhetoric at a key climate change conference underway in Bali. Young Vivian, prime minister of the tiny Pacific state of Niue, said he feared the high-profile meeting in Bali would be "talk, talk, talk and meeting, meeting and meeting." "I don't know, maybe next year there ... more Research Forecasts Increased Chances For Stormy Weather 
West Lafayette IN (SPX) Dec 05, 2007Researchers who study severe weather and climate change joined forces to study the effects of global warming on the number of severe storms in the future and discovered a dramatic increase in potential storm conditions for some parts of the United States. The Purdue University-led team used climate models to examine future weather conditions favorable to formation of severe thunderstorms - thos ... more World farm output to drop due to global warming: experts 
Beijing (AFP) Dec 4, 2007Global warming is likely to cause a significant decline in world agricultural output, with poor countries in Africa set to be hurt the most, a group of farm experts said Tuesday. As a result, policymakers must take into account food issues when dealing with climate change, a report by the International Food Policy Research Institute said. "World agricultural output is projected to decrea ... more U.S. energy chief: Energy bill concerns 
Washington (UPI) Dec 4, 2007 Congress is poised to pass an energy bill largely backed by environmental groups, but the U.S. energy secretary warns of going too far. "Congress has the opportunity right now to pass meaningful legislation," said Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman at a news conference hosted by the global energy firm Platts. He specifically touted the Bush administration's plan to reduce gasoline co ... more |
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Beijing (AFP) Dec 4, 2007From a spartan office in a humble brick building on a university campus, law professor Wang Canfa has gained fame for the legal battles he was waged for thousands of pollution victims across China. "I feel I have the legal knowledge and should provide help for the underprivileged as best I can," said the diminutive academic at the China University of Political Science and Law in Beijing. ... more Europe urges steeper greenhouse gas cuts 
Nusa Dua, Indonesia (AFP) Dec 4, 2007The EU again dangled the prospect of even steeper cuts in greenhouse gas emissions on Tuesday, as nations held nitty-gritty talks to cope with the looming threat of global warming. The proposal came as nearly 190 nations began hammering out the preliminary details in a long process to agree to a successor to the Kyoto Protocol, the main international accord on climate change, before its expi ... more New Form Of Compound Stimulates Research On Hydrogen Storage 
Grenoble, France (SPX) Dec 05, 2007Research on hydrogen-fueled cars may be one step closer to application thanks to a new form of hydride discovered by scientists at the ESRF. The material, lithium borohydride, is a promising energy storage system: it contains 18 weight percents of hydrogen, which makes it attractive for use in hydrogen-fueled cars. Its drawback is that it only releases hydrogen at quite high temperatures (above ... more Behind the Kitty Hawk spat 
Hong Kong (UPI) Dec 3, 2007 Ever since former Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui put forward his two-state theory in 1996 -- implying that Taiwan and China were separate states -- the U.S. aircraft carrier battle group has quickly made an appearance in Hong Kong whenever tensions arose in the Taiwan Strait. The appearance of the USS Kitty Hawk has marked particularly significant occasions, compared with visits by other ... more Young Chimps Top Adult Humans In Numerical Memory 
Kyoto, Japan (SPX) Dec 04, 2007Young chimpanzees have an "extraordinary" ability to remember numerals that is superior to that of human adults, researchers report in the December 4th issue of Current Biology, a publication of Cell Press. "There are still many people, including many biologists, who believe that humans are superior to chimpanzees in all cognitive functions," said Tetsuro Matsuzawa of Kyoto University. "No ... more
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