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California Quake Should Serve As Reminder
Champaign IL (SPX) Aug 05, 2008Robert Olshansky, a professor of urban and regional planning at the University of Illinois, says yesterday's 5.4-magnitude earthquake that shook people up but caused relatively minor damage in Southern California should be considered a public service announcement for vigilance and preparedness. "Really, this earthquake is nothing ... it's just a garden-variety quake that shakes things off ... more Mother Earth Naked - A Modern Masterpiece 
London, UK (SPX) Aug 05, 2008Have you ever wondered what our world would look like stripped bare of all plants, soils, water and man-made structures? Well wonder no longer; images of the Earth as never seen before have been unveiled in what is the world's biggest geological mapping project ever. Earth and computer scientists from 79 nations are working together on a global project called OneGeology to produce the ... more Climate Change And Species Distributions 
Washington DC (SPX) Aug 05, 2008Scientists have long pointed to physical changes in the Earth and its atmosphere, such as melting polar ice caps, sea level rise and violent storms, as indicators of global climate change. But changes in climate can wreak havoc in more subtle ways, such as the loss of habitat for plant and animal species. In a series of talks at the Ecological Society of America (ESA) 93rd Annual Meeting ... more More Acidic Ocean Could Spell Trouble For Marine Life's Earliest Stages 
Washington DC (SPX) Aug 05, 2008Increasingly acidic conditions in the ocean-brought on as a direct result of rising carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere-could spell trouble for the earliest stages of marine life, according to a new report in the August 5th issue of Current Biology, a publication of Cell Press. Levels of acidification predicted by the year 2100 could slash the fertilization success of sea urchins by ... more World's Smallest Snake Found In Barbados 
University Park (SPX) Aug 05, 2008The world's smallest species of snake, with adults averaging just under four inches in length, has been identified on the Caribbean island of Barbados. The species -- which is as thin as a spaghetti noodle and small enough to rest comfortably on a U.S. quarter --was discovered by Blair Hedges, an evolutionary biologist at Penn State. Hedges and his colleagues also are the discoverers of ... more |
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Beijing (AFP) Aug 4, 2008China's macroeconomic control policies are taking effect and there is no need for more measures to slow down growth, state media reported Monday, citing a ranking policy-maker. "The macroeconomic control policies are basically in place," said Liu He, a senior official at the central finance committee under the State Council, or cabinet, in an interview with the People's Daily. "There is ... more Back to basics in search for HIV vaccine, conference told 
Mexico City (AFP) Aug 4, 2008Leaders in the quest for a vaccine against HIV acknowledged here Monday that their mission was dogged by many problems and cautioned that any breakthrough lay years in the future. In a workshop at the International AIDS Conference, they said the AIDS pandemic would only be defeated by a preventative vaccine, rather than treating people who are already infected. But they admitted there ... more ESA Meets Increasing Demand For Earth Observation Data 
Paris, France (ESA) Aug 04, 2008Earth observation satellite data have never been in more demand than today as missions have demonstrated their ability to enable better understanding and improved management of the Earth and its environment. ESA is meeting this demand by providing additional data, serving large science programmes, enlarging network stations and making more data available in near-real time. Responding ... more Great White's Mighty Bite Revealed 
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Aug 05, 2008Using sophisticated computer modelling techniques they have also calculated that the bite force of the great white's extinct relative, the gigantic fossil species Carcharodon megalodon (also known as Big Tooth) is the highest of all time, making it arguably the most formidable carnivore ever to have existed. Shark researchers from the University of New South Wales, Newcastle University ... more Vietnam illegal wildlife trade eats away at biodiversity: reports 
Hanoi (AFP) Aug 4, 2008Vietnam's appetite for illegal wildlife meat and demand for traditional medicine is devastating animal and plant species within and beyond its borders, experts warn in two new reports. Vietnam has been one of Southeast Asia's most biodiverse countries, but some species may be lost before they are known to science due to an illegal global trade believed to be trailing only drugs and gunrunning ... more |
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New Delhi (AFP) Aug 4, 2008Japan recognises India's need for civilian nuclear power, a Japanese government official said here Monday, a day ahead of talks in which an Indo-US atomic energy pact is expected to be a key focus. Japanese foreign minister Masahiko Koumura and his Indian counterpart Pranab Mukherjee were due to meet Tuesday in New Delhi to discuss the pact and other regional issues. "We understand ... more Argonne Scientists Discover New Class Of Glassy Material 
Argonne IL (SPX) Aug 05, 2008Scientists at U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory are dealing with an entirely new type of frustration, but it's not stressing them out. Dynamic frustration has been found to be the cause of glassy behavior in materials that previously had none of the features of a normal glass. "This has been a puzzle for 10 years now," Argonne physicist Raymond Osborn said. ... more ATA Calls For Staggered Release Of Strategic Petroleum Reserve 
Washington DC (SPX) Aug 05, 2008The Air Transport Association of America (ATA), the industry trade organization for the U.S. airlines, has testified before the House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming on the critical importance of tapping the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to help bring immediate relief to consumers and businesses suffering from high fuel prices. ATA is calling for a release of ... more Gasps, nervousness greet total solar eclipse 
Moscow (AFP) Aug 1, 2008Thousands of people gathered across Arctic regions, Siberia and China on Friday to see a total eclipse of the sun, despite Chinese warnings that it could augur bad luck. Tourists and local residents lined the banks of the River Ob in the Siberian city of Novosibirsk, screaming with delight as the Moon fully obscured the Sun and the sky went dark, Russian television stations reported. ... more Japan's FM learnt of radioactive leak from US sub on TV 
Tokyo (AFP) Aug 2, 2008Japanese Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura berated his department Saturday for failing to notify him of a radioactive leak from a US nuclear submarine, saying he learnt of the incident on television. The communication glitch came the same day that Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda installed a new cabinet to revive sagging public support for his government. "This (Saturday) morning I was ... more
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