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Chicken And Chips Theory of Pacific Migration
Adelaide, Australia (SPX) Jul 31, 2008A new study of DNA from ancient and modern chickens has shed light on the controversy about the extent of pre-historic Polynesian contact with the Americas. The study questions recent claims that chickens were first introduced into South America by Polynesians, before the arrival of Spanish chickens in the 15th century following Christopher Columbus. It is published this week in the ... more China earmarks 200 mln dollars to rebuild schools in quake zone 
Beijing (AFP) July 30, 2008China has earmarked nearly 200 million dollars to repair and rebuild schools damaged in a devastating magnitude-8.0 quake that struck the country's southwest in May, state media said Wednesday. The finance ministry has allocated 1.34 billion yuan (196 million dollars) to rebuild schools in badly-hit areas in Sichuan, Gansu and Shaanxi provinces, the Beijing Times reported. It has also ... more No Ice In Antarctica 40 Million Years Ago 
Cardiff, Scotland (SPX) Jul 31, 2008A snapshot of New Zealand's climate 40 million years ago reveals a greenhouse Earth, with warmer seas and little or no ice in Antarctica, according to research published in the journal Geology. The study suggests that Antarctica at that time was yet to develop extensive ice sheets. Back then, New Zealand was about 1100 km further south, at the same latitude as the southern tip of South ... more UN goes green, orders drastic cut of air-conditioning use 
United Nations (AFP) July 30, 2008The United Nations on Wednesday announced a drastic cut of air-conditioning usage at its New York headquarters for the month of August that will raise the temperature from a crisp 72 degrees Fahrenheit (22 Celsius) to a balmy 77. Under a directive from UN chief Ban Ki-moon, the air-conditioning in the 39-floor Secretariat building will be turned off on weekends. Assuming the temperature ... more The Buzz Of The Chase 
London, UK (SPX) Jul 31, 2008Scientists from Queen Mary, University of London are helping to perfect a technique used to catch serial killers, by testing it on bumblebees. Geographic profiling (GP) is a technique used by police forces around the world to help them prioritise lists of suspects in investigations of serial crimes. It uses the sites of a serial killer's crimes to predict where the killer is most likely to ... more |
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Madison WI (SPX) Jul 31, 2008As atmospheric CO2 levels rise, methods to mitigate these increases are becoming very important. Three studies published in the July-August 2008 issue of Soil Science Society of America Journal explore the potential roles of soils as a C sink in different regions in the Western Hemisphere. Scientists from Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development (Canada), the National Institute of ... more US triples AIDS, malaria, TB funds for poorest countries 
Washington (AFP) July 30, 2008US President George W. Bush on Wednesday signed legislation tripling funds to fight the killer diseases of AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis in the world's poorest countries, mainly in Africa. Congress approved a package earlier this month which lifted funding for the five-year program from 15 billion dollars, set in 2003, to the 48 billion dollars signed into law by Bush. The US president ... more Cyprus probes serial tree killings 
Nicosia (AFP) July 30, 2008A Cypriot businessman and his brother appeared in court on Wednesday on suspicion they destroyed scores of pine trees because they were obstructing the view of advertising billboards. The advertising company owner and his brother are accused of destroying 233 pine trees mainly on public highways on the island by injecting pesticide or herbicide through holes drilled into the trunks. ... more A Bee's Future As Queen Or Worker May Rest With Parasitic Fly 
Seattle WA (SPX) Jul 31, 2008Strange things are happening in the lowland tropical forests of Panama and Costa Rica. A tiny parasitic fly is affecting the social behavior of a nocturnal bee, helping to determine which individuals become queens and which become workers. The finding by researchers from the University of Washington and the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute is the first documented example of a ... more Polluted Gowanus Canal May Be Source Of New Antibiotics 
Brooklyn NY (SPX) Jul 31, 2008New York City College of Technology Biology Professors Nasreen and Niloufar Haque have announced preliminary findings of their research on the "white stuff" in Brooklyn's Gowanus Canal. "What we suspected turned out to be true," Nasreen confirmed. "The extracts from the microbes in the water proved to be potential sources of antibiotics or inhibitors." Clearly, this discovery has a possible ... more |
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Geneva (AFP) July 30, 2008Top negotiators from India and China displayed sharply different operating styles at just-ended WTO trade talks here: Indian Trade Minister Kamal Nath happily obliged reporters with corridor comment while Chinese counterpart Chen Deming steered well clear of the limelight. But both were blamed in some circles for Tuesday's breakdown in a nine-day marathon effort to forge a deal to free up ... more Dismayed powers urge salvaging of wrecked WTO talks 
Geneva (AFP) July 30, 2008World trading powers appealed on Wednesday for efforts to salvage WTO proposals amid regret and emotion at the collapse of nine-day marathon talks, and warnings that the poorest countries will suffer. "I would only urge the Director-General (of the WTO) to treat this as a pause, not a breakdown, to keep on the table what is there," Indian Commerce Minister Kamal Nath said the morning after ... more Untapped Ocean Currents Show Great Energy Potential 
Boca Raton FL (SPX) Jul 31, 2008Officials from Florida Atlantic University (FAU) and FAU's Center for Ocean Energy Technology (COET) in the College of Engineering and Computer Science accompanied Florida Governor Charlie Crist on a recent visit to several universities and organizations in the United Kingdom to continue discussions, exchange information and formalize agreements in areas of clean ocean energy, environmental issu ... more Japanese plan world's largest cleanup 
Tokyo (AFP) July 30, 2008An environmental group in Japan said Wednesday it is planning to hold what it hopes will be the world's largest clean-up, bringing 180,000 volunteers together to pick up trash. U-Project, a private group based in Chiba prefecture east of Tokyo, said they were calling on citizens to join in the clean-up around Tokyo Bay on November 24. "We are expecting at least 10 percent of the ... more Niger campaigners call for more details on oil deal with China 
Niamey (AFP) July 30, 2008Transparency campaigners and union officials in Niger on Wednesday denounced the lack of information on an oil deal signed with China, calling for more details of the contract to be released. On June 2, Niger signed an agreement with the China National Oil and Gas Development Exploration Corporation (CNODC). It covered prospecting and exploiting oil reserves in Agadem in the southeastern ... more
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