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Canberra, Australia (SPX) Sep 16, 2008In a paper published in the latest edition of Bioscience, an international team of scientists says whereas some of the CO2 produced as a result of decomposition of previously frozen vegetation would be absorbed by increased, global warming-induced plant growth, it is likely the net effect would be a significant net increase in atmospheric CO2. Involving collaboration between scientists ... more China evacuates a half million for tropical storm: report 
Shanghai (AFP) Sept 15, 2008China evacuated nearly half a million people from coastal areas as tropical storm Sinlaku bore down, but officials said the mainland was expected to escape the worst, state media reported Monday. Authorities also ordered 30,000 fishing boats to return to harbour in the eastern province of Zhejiang as heavy rains hit, indicating Sinlaku was moving closer, Xinhua news agency said. ... more At least four dead after Typhoon Sinlaku pounds Taiwan 
Taipei (AFP) Sept 15, 2008Four people have been confirmed dead and 11 others are missing after Typhoon Sinlaku pounded Taiwan with fierce winds and torrential rain, rescuers said Monday. One man drowned and five people are still missing after a bridge in central Taiwan collapsed under the force of the rising waters, sending cars plunging into the river below, the National Fire Agency said. Another man drowned ... more Extinct Species Had Large Teeth On Roof Of Mouth 
Seattle WA (SPX) Sep 16, 2008When the world's land was congealed in one supercontinent 240 million years ago, Antarctica wasn't the forbiddingly icy place it is now. But paleontologists have found a previously unknown amphibious predator species that probably still made it less than hospitable. The species, named Kryostega collinsoni, is a temnospondyl, a prehistoric amphibian distantly related to modern salamanders a ... more Millions without power as Ike death toll climbs in US 
Galveston, Texas (AFP) Sept 15, 2008Millions of people remained without power and water Monday as deadly Hurricane Ike barreled up from the Gulf Coast into the Midwest, reportedly leaving more than 15 dead across nine states. Massive search and recovery operations were ongoing in storm-battered Texas, with nearly 4,000 people rescued across the state. Texas Governor Rick Perry said Monday it could be "weeks" before residents ... more |
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London, UK (SPX) Sep 16, 2008Our brains contain their own navigation system much like satellite navigation ("sat-nav"), with in-built maps, grids and compasses, neuroscientist Dr Hugo Spiers told the BA Festival of Science at the University of Liverpool. The brain's navigation mechanism resides in an area know as the hippocampus, which is responsible for learning and memory and famously shown to be different in London ... more Santos denies playing down Indonesia mud volcano disaster 
Sydney (AFP) Sept 15, 2008Australian oil and gas giant Santos on Monday denied downplaying the seriousness of the disaster caused by the world's largest "mud volcano" in Indonesia. The company was responding to a report that said it faced a ten-fold blowout of the clean-up bill from the unstoppable mudflow that was caused by a gas drilling incident in East Java in 2006. "Santos rejects any suggestion that it has ... more Sabotage cited as toll in China baby formula scandal rockets 
Beijing (AFP) Sept 15, 2008China on Monday reported a second baby dead from drinking tainted milk formula and said the number sickened had soared past 1,200 as it blamed private milk-collecting stations for the worsening scandal. The New Zealand partner to the Chinese company Sanlu at the centre of the storm went further, blaming the contamination on "sabotage". The two deaths came in the northwestern province of ... more Perennial grass study: Longer corn season? 
Champaign, Ill. (UPI) Sep 15, 2008 U.S. scientists say they are studying a giant perennial grass used as a biofuels source that might contain the secret to extending the corn growing season. University of Illinois scientists studying Miscanthus x giganteus say their findings offer a promising avenue for developing cold-tolerant corn, thereby significantly boosting per-acre yields. Miscanthus x giganteus is one of ... more New Link To Tropical African Climate 
Providence RI (SPX) Sep 16, 2008The Lake Tanganyika area, in southeast Africa, is home to nearly 130 million people living in four countries that bound the lake, the second deepest on Earth. Scientists have known that the region experiences dramatic wet and dry spells, and that rainfall profoundly affects the area's people, who depend on it for agriculture, drinking water and hydroelectric power. Scientists thought they ... more |
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Geneva (AFP) Sept 14, 2008The European Union on Monday proposed updating a World Trade Organisation agreement on high-technology products to include new models and neutralise a complaint from the United States, Japan and Taiwan. "We need an ITA (Information Technology Agreement) for the 21st century that will continue to benefit our consumers and businesses," EU Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson said in a statement. ... more France to create 'picnic tax' on pollution 
Paris (AFP) Sept 15, 2008France's environment minister Monday announced plans for a "picnic tax" on throw-away plates, cups and cutlery, as part of a broad drive to slash polution and energy use. "We are doing it," Jean-Louis Borloo told RTL radio, saying the levy would apply to items made of non-recyclable plastic or paper, and would represent about 90 eurocents per kilogram. "Rather than a tax, we prefer to ... more Oilseed Rape Grown For Biofuel Can Help Clean Up Toxic Soils 
London, UK (SPX) Sep 16, 2008Oilseed rape grown for biofuel in Ireland could help clean up contaminated soils, scientists heard at the Society for General Microbiology's Autumn meeting being held this week at Trinity College, Dublin. Using plants to help clean up heavily polluted soils has been successfully tested for many years and shown to be a cheap and environmentally friendly way to clear heavy metals such as ... more NASA Study Illustrates How Global Peak Oil Could Impact Climate 
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Sep 16, 2008The burning of fossil fuels -- notably coal, oil and gas -- has accounted for about 80 percent of the rise of atmospheric carbon dioxide since the pre-industrial era. Now, NASA researchers have identified feasible emission scenarios that could keep carbon dioxide below levels that some scientists have called dangerous for climate. When and how global oil production will peak has been debate ... more Chinese firms try to block Coke's juice company takeover: report 
Shanghai (AFP) Sept 15, 2008A group of Chinese drinks makers are to submit plans to the government they hope will block Coca-Cola's takeover of China Huiyuan Juice Group, state media reported Monday. A consortium has prepared three plans and handed them to the Ministry of Commerce to keep the Huiyuan brand in Chinese hands, the Beijing Morning Post reported, citing an unidentified official at one of the companies. ... more
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