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London UK (SPX) Aug 20, 2008Bumblebees choose whether to search for food according to how stocked their nests are, say scientists from Queen Mary, University of London. When bumblebees return to the nest from a successful foraging mission, they produce a pheromone which encourages their nest mates to also go out and find food. Scientists had originally thought that these pheromones elicited a standard response from a ... more Saharan Dry, Dusty Air Lessened Intensity Of 2007 Hurricane Season 
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 19, 2008A new analysis of environmental conditions over the Atlantic Ocean shows that hot, dry air associated with dust outbreaks from the Sahara desert was a likely contributor to the quieter-than-expected 2007 hurricane season. Factors known to influence the number and intensity of hurricanes in a season, including El Nino, sea surface temperatures, wind, and sea level pressure, led to NOAA ... more Many US Public Schools In Air Pollution Danger Zone 
Cincinnati OH (SPX) Aug 20, 2008One in three U.S. public schools are in the "air pollution danger zone," according to new research from the University of Cincinnati (UC). UC researchers have found that more than 30 percent of American public schools are within 400 meters, or a quarter mile, of major highways that consistently serve as main truck and traffic routes. Research has shown that proximity to major highway ... more Japan warns of iPod nano fire risk 
Tokyo (AFP) Aug 19, 2008Japan on Tuesday warned users of Apple iPod nanos of a potential fire risk after two new instances in which the popular portable music players overheated. The economy, trade and industry ministry has received two new reports of minor fires in August in Tokyo caused by overheating iPod nanos, said ministry official Hiroyuki Yoshitsune. There were no injuries and the cause is still unclear ... more 30 still missing after truck swept into river in Haiti 
Port-Au-Prince (AFP) Aug 19, 2008At least 30 people remain missing in Haiti two days after a truck carrying more than twice that number was swept into a river swollen by Tropical Storm Fay, authorities said Tuesday. Only two bodies have been recovered from the scene of Sunday's accident on the river Glace in southwestern Haiti, said Silvera Guillaume, coordinator of civil protection services in the region. "We were at ... more |
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Niue (AFP) Aug 18, 2008Pacific leaders arrived for a summit late Monday in the tiny island nation of Niue, a day after Fiji's military leader announced he would boycott the talks. New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark arrived for the 16-nation Pacific Islands Forum summit with most of the other leaders on a special flight from Auckland, nearly 2,500 kilometres (1,500 miles) to the southwest. Australian Prime ... more Desperate families snub corrupt police in Mexico kidnap epidemic 
Mexico City (AFP) Aug 18, 2008In a calm voice, Isabel Miranda Wallace explained how her son's kidnapping transformed her family into a team of sleuths: trailing suspects, taking on false identities, physically capturing kidnappers, and even digging up a body. "In Mexico, authorities don't care about kidnappers or the families of kidnap victims. They never do anything," Wallace told AFP in her gated home in southern Mexico ... more Canopus Biopharma Chinese Researcher Team Up To Treat Avian Influenza 
Guangzhou, China (SPX) Aug 20, 2008An internationally renowned avian influenza expert has hailed "encouraging and exciting" results from experiments conducted by his research team. This study demonstrated impressive efficacy of a novel statin/caffeine combination, StatC in the treatment and prevention of H5N1, H1N1 and H3N2 in a mouse model. Dr. Jiahai Lu, from the School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou ... more Aerosols Impact On Australia's Climate 
Canberra, Australia (SPX) Aug 20, 2008CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research scientist, Dr Leon Rotstayn, says the influence aerosols have on climate is still one of the 'great unknowns' in climate science. "We recently identified that the extensive pollution haze emanating from Asia may be re-shaping rainfall patterns and monsoonal winds in northern Australia. Establishing the impacts of aerosols across the rest of the country ... more 11 feared missing in Grand Canyon flood are safe: police 
Phoenix, Arizona (AFP) Aug 19, 2008Eleven hikers feared missing after flash flooding that deluged a remote Grand Canyon village on an Indian reservation have been located and are safe, police said Tuesday. A spokesman for Coconino County Sheriff's Department told AFP that the individuals had been found and were accounted for. "It's good news. Yesterday we believed there were 11 people unaccounted for. We are confident ... more |
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Los Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 20, 2008EESTECH and China's Datong Coal Mine Group have signed an exclusive agreement to undertake a feasibility and project development program that will use methane and waste coal to supply power for the mining operations. The program, which will be based on EESTECH's Hybrid Coalmine Gas Technology (HCGT), uses methane and waste coal to produce clean energy. The advantage of this process ... more Malaysia looking at nuclear energy use: minister 
Kuala Lumpur (AFP) Aug 19, 2008Malaysia's cabinet will deliberate next month on whether to adopt nuclear energy to combat high global oil prices, a minister said Tuesday. Last month, state utility Tenaga said it could construct the country's first 1,000 MW nuclear power plant at a cost of 3.1 billion dollars after being asked by the government to look at the option. "After it is tabled to the cabinet, an announcement ... more 18 miners dead in China accident: govt 
Beijing (AFP) Aug 19, 2008Eighteen miners are confirmed dead after a gas explosion ripped through a coal mine in northeast China, the State Administration of Work Safety said Tuesday. The accident happened Monday at Baijiagou Coal Mine in Faku county, Liaoning province, the safety agency said in a brief statement. It said 81 miners were in the mine at the time of the blast, with 56 escaping unhurt and seven still ... more Japan signals approval of India-US nuclear deal 
Tokyo (AFP) Aug 19, 2008Japan on Tuesday signalled it would approve a nuclear energy deal between India and the United States, raising the chances that the controversial pact will come into force. The 45-nation Nuclear Suppliers Group, which controls the global flow of civilian atomic exports, is expected to meet Thursday in Vienna on the nuclear deal. Objections by any nation would scuttle the pact. Japan, the ... more Analysis: S. Korea looks to nuclear energy 
Seoul (UPI) Aug 19, 2008 South Korea has decided to focus its energy development efforts on nuclear power to reduce its heavy reliance on fossil fuels and meet global environment regulations. Under a long-term "basic plan for national energy," the country will build 11 new atomic reactors with a generating capacity of 1,400 megawatts each by 2030, which will make nuclear power the biggest source of electricity ... more
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