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Earth's Moving Crust May Occasionally Stop
Wood Holes MA (SPX) Jan 10, 2008The motion, formation, and recycling of Earth's crust-commonly known as plate tectonics-have long been thought to be continuous processes. But new research by geophysicists suggests that plate tectonic motions have occasionally stopped in Earth's geologic history, and may do so again. The findings could reshape our understanding of the history and evolution of the Earth's crust and continents. ... more World moving towards 'vibrant sustainable economy' 
Washington (AFP) Jan 9, 2008The world has woken up to the environmental challenges facing it and is moving towards a "vibrant sustainable economy," the Worldwatch research group said Wednesday in its "State of the World" report. "There are signs that a vibrant sustainable economy is being created, the product of an extraordinary amd unprecedented wave of innovation that is emerging in sectors like NGOs, consumer groups ... more 480-Million-Year-Old Fossil Sheds Light On 150-Year-Old Paleontological Mystery 
New Haven CT (SPX) Jan 10, 2008Discovery of an exceptional fossil specimen in southeastern Morocco that preserves evidence of the animal's soft tissues has solved a paleontological puzzle about the origins of an extinct group of bizarre slug-like animals with rows of mineralized armor plates on their backs, according to a paper in Nature. While evolution has produced great diversity in the body designs of animals, over ... more At least 34 killed in Afghan snowfalls 
Herat, Afghanistan (AFP) Jan 9, 2008Authorities said Wednesday that at least 34 people had been killed in days of heavy snowfall across trouble-torn Afghanistan. Hundreds of isolated communities were cut off after days of constant snowfall and rain blocking their roads to the major cities, authorities said. Afghan health officials meanwhile have called on tens of thousands of health workers to stay on a state of alert. ... more Quakes Under Pacific Floor Reveal Unexpected Circulatory System 
New York NY (SPX) Jan 10, 2008Zigzagging some 60,000 kilometers across ocean floors, earth's system of mid-ocean ridges plays a pivotal role in many workings of the planet, from its plate-tectonic movements to heat flow from the interior, and the chemistry of rock, water and air. It was not until the late 1970s that scientists discovered the existence of vast plumbing systems under the ridges, which pull in cold water, super ... more |
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Naples, Italy (AFP) Jan 9, 2008Many Naples residents sum up the region's recurring waste disposal nightmare in one word -- the mafia -- but organised crime is only part of the conundrum. "The Camorra (mafia) ... are active at every link in the chain, from collecting rubbish to storing it and treating it," says Massimiliano Marotta, a litigation lawyer who specialises in the issue. The companies that manage rubbish col ... more New Book Reveals An Evolutionary Journey Of The Human Body 
Chicago IL (SPX) Jan 10, 2008Paleontologist Neil Shubin unites the discoveries of fossils and the sciences of paleontology and genetics with his experience of teaching human anatomy into a written voyage of evolution, titled Your Inner Fish: A Journey Through the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human Body. "The best road maps to human bodies lie in the bodies of other animals," Shubin writes in his new book, which wil ... more Dartmouth Researchers Alarmed By Levels Of Mercury And Arsenic In Chinese Freshwater Ecosystem 
Hanover NH (SPX) Jan 10, 2008A team of researchers, led by biologists at Dartmouth, has found potentially dangerous levels of mercury and arsenic in Lake Baiyangdian, the largest lake in the North China Plain and a source of both food and drinking water for the people who live around it. The researchers studied three separate locations in Lake Baiyangdian, all at varying distances from major sources of pollution, such ... more Sustainable Fuel For Road, Rail, Air And Sea Transport 
Canberra, Australia (SPX) Jan 10, 2008CSIRO's newly formed Future Fuels Forum (FFF) is bringing together community, industry and government to plan for the future of transport fuels in Australia. Emissions trading, future fuels and international oil supply are just some of the factors that will be considered as the Forum articulates the main challenges for our nation in arriving at a secure and sustainable transport fuel mix for roa ... more Groups lobby for restrictions on US-India nuclear deal 
Washington (AFP) Jan 9, 2008Some 130 nuclear experts and non-governmental groups have sent letters to governments to a bid to lobby for curbs on a controversial US nuclear deal with India, officials said Wednesday. The letter was addressed to about 50 governments ahead of meetings to scrutinize the deal by global atomic regulatory groups, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG). ... more |
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Washington (AFP) Jan 9, 2008China is poised to become a global leader in renewable energy in the next few years, the head of environmental research group Worldwatch said Wednesday. "I think China will be number one in less than three years in every renewable energy market in the world," Worldwatch president Chris Flavin told reporters at the launch of the annual "State of the World" report. In its 25th "State of t ... more Helicopter silencers used to turn all surfaces stereo 
Las Vegas, Nevada (AFP) Jan 9, 2008A failed effort to soften the noise from British military helicopters led to a breakthrough enabling surfaces from mobile telephone screens to car roof liners to be turned into stereo speakers. The technology was sold to Cambridge-based NXT, which christened it "SurfaceSound" and arranged for it to be crafted into Toyota cars, Gateway computers, Hallmark greeting cards and more. "The UK ... more EU commissioner to propose partnership with China over Africa 
Brussels (AFP) Jan 9, 2008The European Commission will unveil plans in the coming months for a partnership between the European Union and China over Africa, EU Development Commissioner Louis Michel said Wednesday. Michel said he would present the partnership plans after his first official visit to China in March amid mounting concern in Europe about the Asian giant's growing influence in the resource-rich continent. ... more Atomic chief fears for security of Pakistan's nuclear arsenal 
Beirut (AFP) Jan 8, 2008The head of the UN atomic watchdog Mohamed ElBaradei has voiced concern over the possibility that Pakistan's nuclear arsenal could fall into extremist hands, in statements published on Tuesday. "I fear that chaos... or an extremist regime could take root in that country which has 30 to 40 warheads," ElBaradei told the pan-Arab daily Al-Hayat in an interview. He stressed that he was "worr ... more Building boom drives rapid AIDS spread in Indonesia: ADB 
Manila (AFP) Jan 8, 2008Indonesia's construction boom is driving an "exponential" rise in HIV-AIDS infections as migrant workers are more likely to engage in high-risk sex, the Asian Development Bank warned Tuesday. The Manila-based ADB said the spread of HIV-AIDS could kill up to 100,000 Indonesians within two years. "As in other parts of the world, the three Ms -- men, mobility and money -- are key ingredient ... more
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