| June 27, 2008 |  |
TerraDaily Advertising Kit |
| Previous Issues | Jun 26 | Jun 25 | Jun 24 | Jun 23 | Jun 20 |
Catalogue of marine life reaches 122,500
Washington (AFP) June 26, 2008Scientists have identified some 122,500 species of marine life in the oceans and have managed to clear up some 56,000 cases of double-identity as part of a global research project. "Convincing warnings about declining fish and other marine species must rest on a valid census," said Mark Costello of the University of Auckland in a statement Wednesday. "This project will improve ... more British climate envoy grim on G8 prospects 
Tokyo (AFP) June 26, 2008Britain's negotiator on climate change warned Thursday that the upcoming summit of the Group of Eight rich nations was unlikely to reach a consensus on how to tackle global warming. "We should be careful not to expect too much of the conversations next week," John Ashton told reporters in Tokyo ahead of the July 7-9 summit in the northern resort of Toyako. "We are not going to have a ... more New NASA Website Focuses On Global Climate Change 
Pasadena CA (SPX) Jun 27, 2008A new website from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., is devoted to educating the public about Earth's changing climate. The Global Climate Change website provides easy-to-understand information about the causes and effects of climate change and how NASA studies it. Highlights of the new website include a continuously updated snapshot of our planet's health ... more Japan defends 'scientific' whale hunting at IWC 
Santiago (AFP) June 25, 2008Japan defended its practice of 'scientific' whale hunting at the annual International Whaling Commission meeting here on Wednesday, insisting it had yielded important scientific results. Officials from Japan, which is pressing for the ban on commercial whaling to be lifted, said during the third day of the meeting in Santiago that their research has shown that whales are healthy and abundant ... more US helicopters lift aid to typhoon-ravaged Philippines 
Iloilo, Philippines (AFP) June 26, 2008Six US Navy Seahawk helicopters delivered aid to typhoon-ravaged communities in the central Philippines on Thursday as part of a pledge by US President George W. Bush. The helicopters from the USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier arrived in Iloilo City on the central island of Panay which bore the brunt of Typhoon Fengshen when it slammed into the Philippines on Saturday. "We will use our ... more |
life:
 whales:  human:  |
United Nations (AFP) June 26, 2008UN chief Ban Ki-moon said Thursday he would press Group of Eight (G8) leaders at their summit in Japan next month to tackle the world food crisis, climate change and the flagging fight against global poverty. On the eve of his departure on a two-week, three-nation Asian tour, the secretary general said the July 7-9 summit in the northern Japanese resort town of Toyako must face the three ... more Men Share Creative Work Online More Than Women 
Evanston IL (SPX) Jun 27, 2008Northwestern University study finds that men are more likely to share their creative work online than women despite the fact that women and men engage in creative activities at essentially equal rates. "Because sharing information on the Internet today is a form of participating in public culture and contributing to public discourse, that tells us men's voices are being disproportionately ... more Global warming causing plant migration in Europe: study 
Washington (AFP) June 26, 2008Global warming has caused numerous European plant species to migrate to higher elevations over the decades, according to new research published Thursday. The research appears in the June 27 edition of the journal Science, and has potentially "important ecological and evolutionary consequences," the study's authors wrote. A team of international scientists working in mountainous regions ... more Analysis: Revolt in India rebel group ULFA 
New Delhi (UPI) Jun 25, 2008 Indian security forces said a major revolt that came into the open in United Liberation Front of Assam would help wipe out the banned insurgent group, one of the most dreaded in the militancy-hit Assam state. Two of three armed units of ULFA on Tuesday announced a unilateral cease-fire, marking a major revolt in the group. The two units comprising the dreaded 28th Battalion are the most ... more Aid urgently needed to avert serious famine in Ethiopia: Unicef 
Geneva (AFP) June 26, 2008Humanitarian aid is urgently needed in Ethiopia, where drought and soaring food prices have led to a crisis that could match a severe famine that hit five years ago, a Unicef official said Thursday. "At the moment it's not 2003 all over again. At the moment it is very, very serious, but we need to prevent it from escalating into a situation which will be much worse and getting closer to the ... more |
interndaily:
 interndaily:  water-earth:  coalmine:  |
Stanford CA (SPX) Jun 27, 2008Biofuels can be a sustainable part of the world's energy future, especially if bioenergy agriculture is developed on currently abandoned or degraded agricultural lands, report scientists from the Carnegie Institution and Stanford University. Using these lands for energy crops, instead of converting existing croplands or clearing new land, avoids competition with food production and ... more Medvedev Says Vital To Make Ruble Into Regional Reserve Currency 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Jun 27, 2008Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Wednesday that turning the Russian ruble into a regional reserve currency was an important strategic objective. "In a period of global financial instability, we need to press ahead with the strategic objective of making the ruble one of the regional [reserve] currencies," the president said at a meeting with the chairman of Russia's state-run VTB ... more Study calls for renewable energy progress 
Santa Monica, Calif. (UPI) Jun 26, 2008 U.S. analysts say they've found an urgent need for major progress in technology if even 25 percent renewable energy use is to be affordable. The Rand Corp. study says dramatic renewable energy technology advances are needed if the United States desires to produce 25 percent of its electricity and motor vehicle fuel from renewable sources by 2025 without significantly increasing consumer ... more Most Russians Believe Global Warming Is Real 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Jun 27, 2008Most Russians believe global warming is a reality, according to a poll conducted on June 14-15 by the Public Opinion foundation. The poll said two thirds of respondents believe the climate has become warmer in recent years, while 86% of those polled "had heard about global warming occurring on the Earth." At the same time, 15% did not believe global warming was happening and 18% experience ... more UBC Physicists Develop Impossible Technique To Study And Develop Superconductors 
Vancouver, Canada (SPX) Jun 27, 2008A team of University of British Columbia researchers has developed a technique that controls the number of electrons on the surface of high-temperature superconductors, a procedure considered impossible for the past two decades. Led by Physics Assoc. Prof. Andrea Damascelli, the team deposited potassium atoms onto the surface of a piece of superconducting copper oxide. The approach allows ... more
|
coal:
 nuclear-civil:  wind:  gas:  |
|
| Previous Issues | Jun 26 | Jun 25 | Jun 24 | Jun 23 | Jun 20 |
| The contents herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2007 - SpaceDaily. AFP and UPI Wire Stories are copyright Agence France-Presse and United Press International. ESA Portal Reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement, agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by SpaceDaily on any web page published or hosted by SpaceDaily. Privacy statement |
