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Yes You Can Rescue A Rainforest
Ithaca NY (SPX) Mar 28, 2008Half a century after most of Costa Rica's rainforests were cut down, researchers from the Boyce Thompson Institute took on a project that many thought was impossible - restoring a tropical rainforest ecosystem. When the researchers planted worn-out cattle fields in Costa Rica with a sampling of local trees, native species began to move in and flourish, raising the hope that destroyed rainforests ... more Russia calls for sturgeon fishing ban in Caspian 
Moscow (AFP) March 27, 2008Russia on Thursday proposed that Caspian Sea states impose a five-year ban on fishing for sturgeon, prized for its caviar eggs, to save stocks from collapse, a spokesman for the fisheries agency said. "We are ready to announce a moratorium," said spokesman Alexander Savelyev, adding that Russia would formally propose the ban to the other four Caspian Sea states of Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan ... more Researchers Urge Ethics Guidelines For Human-Genome Research 
Edmonton, Canada (SPX) Mar 28, 2008A global team of legal, scientific and ethics experts have put forward eight key recommendations to establish much needed guidelines for conducting human-genome sequencing research. Timothy Caulfield, professor and research director of the Health Law Institute at the University of Alberta in Canada, led a consensus workshop to develop rigorous guideline recommendations for research ethics board ... more Dramatic Developments At Kilauea Volcano 
Honolulu HI (SPX) Mar 28, 2008Explosive eruptions and noxious gas emissions at Kilauea Volcano in Hawaii this week have prompted scientists to work around the clock to understand what will happen next and how to keep the public out of harm's way. Scientists are monitoring gas emissions and seismic activity at Kilauea, which on March 19 experienced its first explosive eruption since 1924. The volcano is also emitting sulfur ... more Small Desert Beetle Found To Engineer Ecosystems 
London, UK (SPX) Mar 28, 2008The catastrophic action a tiny beetle is wreaking on the deteriorating Chihuahuan desert will be revealed in the April edition of the Royal Entomological Society's Ecological Entomology journal. The mesquite girdler Oncideres rhodosticta may only be 13mm long, but it has a big role in shaping the landscape. Research carried out by Benjamin Duval and Walter Whitford at New Mexico State ... more |
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Tokyo (AFP) March 27, 2008Tuna eating and catching nations agreed Thursday to review rules to fight chronic overfishing, paving the way for stricter catch quotas later this year, Japanese officials said. Officials, scientists and fisheries industry people from 13 nations held two days of talks in Tokyo amid concern that the growing popularity for Japanese food around the world is endangering tuna populations. ... more Brazil battles deadly dengue epidemic in Rio 
Rio De Janeiro (AFP) March 27, 2008Brazilian authorities are taking emergency measures in Rio de Janeiro to fight a dengue fever outbreak that has killed 54 people and infected more than 43,000 across the state. Health officials said the city of Rio -- the country's prime tourist destination -- was the worst hit, and children made up more than half the fatalities. Another 60 deaths were being investigated to see whether ... more Atlantic's Molten Layers Mapped 
Cambridge, UK (SPX) Mar 28, 2008For the first time scientists have mapped the layers of once molten rock that lie beneath the edges of the Atlantic Ocean and measure over eight miles thick in some locations. The research, reported in this week's edition of Nature, gives us a better understanding of what may have happened during the break up of continents to form new mid-ocean ridges. The same volcanic activity in the ... more Monks defy China crackdown to protest in Lhasa 
Beijing (AFP) March 27, 2008Monks from one of Tibetan Buddhism's most sacred temples defied China's crackdown to protest in front of visiting foreign reporters in Lhasa on Thursday, voicing their support for the Dalai Lama. The embarrassing protest came as China again refused to hold talks with the exiled spiritual leader, after US President George W. Bush added his voice to calls for dialogue in an effort to solve the ... more China to clamp down on map websites: report 
Shanghai (AFP) March 27, 2008The Chinese government will clamp down on mapping websites and other online geographical information it fears could undermine national security, state media reported Thursday. Eight government agencies have said they will tighten supervision of geographical information available online, the official China Daily reported. Authorities will close down most of the nearly 10,000 online website ... more |
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Princeton NJ (SPX) Mar 28, 2008NRG Energy through its wholly owned subsidiary, Padoma Wind Power, has begun construction on the Elbow Creek Wind Project, a 122 megawatt wind farm in Howard County near Big Spring, Texas. "Adding Elbow Creek to NRG's generation fleet increases our portfolio fuel diversity in Texas," said Jan Paulin, Senior Vice President, NRG and President and CEO, Padoma Wind Power. "Through these ... more Egypt consolidates lead in Arab nuclear power race 
Cairo (AFP) March 27, 2008By signing a deal this week with Russia, Egypt is pushing forward with its desire to stay at the head of a nuclear family Arab nations are creating to counterbalance Iran and Israel. A handshake between Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and Russia's President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday sealed the nuclear cooperation deal that looks set to cause some concern in the West. "Western countries ... more CrIS Atmospheric Sounder Completes Vibration Testing 
Redondo Beach CA (SPX) Mar 27, 2008An advanced atmospheric sounding instrument being built for the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System and the NPOESS Preparatory Project has successfully completed vibration testing. Northrop Grumman is the prime contractor for NPOESS; ITT is the subcontractor responsible for building the sensor. The Sensor Level Vibration testing, which simulate ... more ON-PIN Joins Forces With GPS Industries 
Vancouver, Canada (SPX) Mar 27, 2008GPS Industries has finalized an agreement with On-Pin GPS Golf Systems (ON-PIN) to distribute and service the company's complete range of GPS products in territories that include Australia and New Zealand. The product range includes Inforemer, the most advanced solution of its kind, providing an enriched playing experience for golfers, and a comprehensive suite of management tools for course ... more Garmin GPSMAP 495: A Feature Rich, Great Value GPS For Pilots 
Olathe KS (SPX) Mar 27, 2008Garmin International has announced the GPSMAP 495, a portable aviation device designed for pilots who want many of the same features as the popular GPSMAP 496 at a fraction of the cost. The GPSMAP 495 includes Garmin's SafeTaxi airport diagrams, Garmin's Smart Airspace, AOPA's Airport Directory data, enhanced high-resolution terrain database, aviation database with private airports and heliports ... more
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