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The Superhighways And Hotspots Of The Shark World
Boston MA (SPX) Feb 18, 2008The world's sharks are disappearing. These fearsome yet charismatic fish continue to fall victim to overfishing and many are now at risk of extinction as a result. New research shows that open-ocean sharks are particularly threatened from overfishing, and other work shows that the deeper sharks live, the longer it takes for their populations to recover. Yet researchers are just now learning ... more Antarctic Life Hung By A Thread During Ice Ages 
Washington DC (SPX) Feb 18, 2008Frozen in time... frozen in place... frozen solid... All of these phrases have been used to describe Antarctica, and yet they all belie the truth about this southerly point on the globe. Although the area is covered in ice and bears witness to some of the most extreme cold on the planet, this ecosystem is dynamic, not static, and change here has always been dramatic and intense. A report ... more The Key To Quieter Atlantic Hurricane Seasons May Be Blowing In The Wind 
Madison WI (SPX) Feb 18, 2008Every year, storms over West Africa disturb millions of tons of dust and strong winds carry those particles into the skies over the Atlantic. According to a recent study led by University of Wisconsin-Madison atmospheric scientists, this dust from Africa directly affects ocean temperature, a key ingredient in Atlantic hurricane development. "At least one third of the recent increase in ... more Scientist Postulates 4 Aspects Of Humaniqueness Differentiating Human And Animal Cognition 
Boston MA (SPX) Feb 18, 2008Shedding new light on the great cognitive rift between humans and animals, a Harvard University scientist has synthesized four key differences in human and animal cognition into a hypothesis on what exactly differentiates human and animal thought. In new work presented for the first time at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Marc Hauser, professor ... more Small Sea Creatures May Be The Canaries In The Coal Mine Of Climate Change 
Boston MA (SPX) Feb 18, 2008As oceans warm and become more acidic, ocean creatures are undergoing severe stress and entire food webs are at risk, according to scientists at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Boston. Gretchen Hofmann, associate professor of biology at the University of California, Santa Barbara, has just returned from a research mission to Antarctica where ... more |
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Hong Kong (UPI) Feb 15, 2008China has exported more advanced weapon systems to Sudan. TV video footage of a military parade during the 52nd anniversary of Sudanese independence last year shows that the country already had new-generation Chinese T96 and upgraded T59D main battle tanks and T92 wheeled infantry fighting vehicles fitted with Russian 2A72 30-mm cannon guns. China acquired the technology from ... more Rapid sinking of Mississippi Delta only skin deep: study 
Paris (AFP) Feb 17, 2008The Mississippi Delta is sinking fast, posing a challenge for the rebuilding of coastal Louisiana after the devastation wrought in 2005 by Hurricane Katrina, a study released Sunday confirmed. Across large swathes of southern Louisiana, average annual subsidence of five-to-10 millimetres (0.2 to 0.4 inches) have contributed to sea-level rise, shoreline erosion and wetland loss, they said. ... more China struggles to avoid past mistakes in controlling food prices 
Hong Kong (AFP) Feb 17, 2008Rocketing food prices in China have sown deep concern among the communist leadership, ever wary of social unrest, as it fumbles to control inflation without repeating past mistakes, analysts say. Overall inflation in China is running at a 10-year high -- around 6.9 percent in November year-on-year, official statistics show. Inflation is now being driven almost exclusively by increases in ... more Flooded Australian city warned of crocodiles: report 
Sydney (AFP) Feb 15, 2008Residents of a flooded city in Australia have been warned to beware of crocodiles after the reptiles were sighted in the area, a report said Friday. People in Mackay on the northeast coast should not wade through the murky floodwaters and those using boats should not dangle legs or arms into the water, an official told the national AAP news agency. "If they become close to a crocodile ... more Global warming could invite sharks to Antarctica: biologists 
Boston, Massachusetts (AFP) Feb 15, 2008Global warming could bring ferocious sharks to Antarctic waters, threatening a unique marine life shielded from predators by frigid conditions for millions of years, biologists warn. Biologists gathered here for the annual conference of the American Association for the Advancement of Science warned that the return of predators to Antarctica could prove devastating to its underwater ecosystem ... more |
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Ankara (AFP) Feb 17, 2008A cold snap and heavy snow falls over the past few days have killed two people and led to widespread disruption in Turkey, local media reported on Sunday. In Turkey, two men, aged 73 and 37, died from hypothermia in the northeastern city of Giresun and the northwestern city of Bursa, Turkish news agency Anatolia reported. Traffic in the country's biggest cities, the capital Ankara and ... more Analysis: Does storing oil raise prices? 
Washington DC (UPI) Feb 18, 2008As oil prices skyrocket, some policymakers want to halt efforts to increase the nation's emergency oil reserve, but the administration says energy security depends on the stockpile's size. The Department of Energy pulls approximately 70,000 barrels of oil off the market every day for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, the world's largest oil stash, stored in massive underground salt caverns ... more Thailand worries over food shortages amid palm oil debate 
Bangkok (AFP) Feb 15, 2008Thailand has started requiring that all its diesel fuel include a component made from palm oil, a move that could reduce costly energy imports but is driving up prices for the commodity, experts say. From February 1, the kingdom began requiring that diesel vehicles run on a blend that includes two percent biodiesel, and is considering raising that to five percent within five years. ... more Russia to double Bushehr personnel: official 
Moscow (AFP) Feb 15, 2008Russia's nuclear constructor Atomstroiexport will nearly double its staff on the construction site of the Bushehr nuclear station Russia is building for Iran, the company's president said late Thursday. "Earlier all our problems stemmed from irregular equipment supplies, now this is no big problem. But the problem of the lack of personnel remains, the deficit of workers is quite significant ... more Outside View: Russian nuke plant for India 
Moscow (UPI) Feb 15, 2008Russia and India have upgraded their unique cooperation in building civilian nuclear facilities by initializing an intergovernmental agreement on the construction of four additional energy units at the Kudankulam nuclear power station in Tamil Nadu and on joint work at other sites. Deputy Director of the Federal Atomic Energy Agency Nikolai Spassky and head of the Indian Nuclear Power ... more
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