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Bremen, Germany (SPX) Nov 18, 2004Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP) scientists from ten countries gathered over the last two weeks to analyze sediment cores taken from 430 meters beneath the Arctic Ocean seafloor. Earthquake Simulation Network Launched 
Davis CA (SPX) Nov 17, 2004The University of California, Davis', Center for Geotechnical Modeling joins a national effort in earthquake simulation, with the launch of the George E. Brown Jr. Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation (NEES) on November 15. |
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France Gambles On Nuclear Energy Market
WASHINGTON (UPI) Nov 11, 2004Now that outgoing French finance minister Nicolas Sakozy has made the long-awaited announcement to partially privatize the state-owned nuclear energy group Areva, it will only be a matter of time before private investors will bite at this high-risk market. Nuclear Waste Dumps Will Become The Pyramids Of Our Age 
Boulder CO (UPI) Nov 12, 2004One thing many of the so-called red states - those that went Republican - had in common in this past election is lots of land owned by the federal government. An issue that almost turned one of those red states, Nevada, blue and in the Democrat column was the Bush administration's effort to move nearly all the nation's nuclear waste products under a mountain on some of that land. China Faces Annual Water Shortfall Of Up To 40 Billion Cubic Metres 
Beijing (AFP) Nov 13, 2004China is facing water shortages of 30-40 billion cubic metres a year, state media said Saturday, threatening public health and economic development. Ministry of Construction official Zhang Qingfeng said some 110 cities in China are "severely short of water," while another 400 are also facing shortages, the Beijing Youth Daily reported. France Gambles On Nuclear Energy Market
WASHINGTON (UPI) Nov 11, 2004Now that outgoing French finance minister Nicolas Sakozy has made the long-awaited announcement to partially privatize the state-owned nuclear energy group Areva, it will only be a matter of time before private investors will bite at this high-risk market. Nuclear Waste Dumps Will Become The Pyramids Of Our Age
Boulder CO (UPI) Nov 12, 2004One thing many of the so-called red states - those that went Republican - had in common in this past election is lots of land owned by the federal government. An issue that almost turned one of those red states, Nevada, blue and in the Democrat column was the Bush administration's effort to move nearly all the nation's nuclear waste products under a mountain on some of that land. China Faces Annual Water Shortfall Of Up To 40 Billion Cubic Metres
Beijing (AFP) Nov 13, 2004China is facing water shortages of 30-40 billion cubic metres a year, state media said Saturday, threatening public health and economic development. Ministry of Construction official Zhang Qingfeng said some 110 cities in China are "severely short of water," while another 400 are also facing shortages, the Beijing Youth Daily reported. Deep Impact Undergoing Final Preparations For Dec 30 Launch 
Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Nov 12, 2004NASA's Deep Impact spacecraft arrived in Florida on Oct. 23 to begin final preparations for launch on Dec. 30. Deep Impact was removed from its shipping container and is now undergoing its Functional and Mission Readiness testing, scheduled for completion on November 23. |
Extinction In Ocean's Mud Presages Key Ecological Changes
Madison WI (SPX) Nov 12, 2004The loss of seemingly inconsequential animal species in the marine benthos - the top 6 inches or so of mud and sediment on the floors of the world's oceans - is giving scientists a new look ahead at the consequences of the steady decline of the world's biological diversity. Arctic Ice Cap Melt: A Boon For Shipping With New Northern Route 
Reykjavik, Iceland (AFP) Nov 10, 2004The melting of the Arctic ice cap could in the future open a new northern waterway, creating a shorter route for ships sailing between Europe and Asia and providing a safe haven from piracy and terrorism, experts say. Ancient Creature Fossilized By The Bacteria That Ate It 
Denver CO (SPX) Nov 11, 2004High in the mountains of Antarctica, Ohio State University geologists unearthed the fossil remains of a 180-million-year-old clam-like creature that was preserved in a very unusual way: by the ancient bacteria that devoured it. Not The End, But The Beginning Of The World As We Know It 
University Park PA (SPX) Nov 10, 2004Widespread volcanic activity, cyanobacteria and global glaciation may sound like the plot of a new, blockbuster disaster movie, but in reality, they are all events in the mystery surrounding the development of our oxygen-rich atmosphere, according to a Penn State geoscientist. Birds, Bees And Cool Shades 
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Nov 10, 2004Michael Berry and Mark Dennis from the University of Bristol, in collaboration with Raymond Lee of the US Naval Academy, have successfully predicted the patterns of polarisation of skylight, explained in broad outline by Lord Rayleigh in 1871, using elliptic integrals - a type of mathematics with deep geometrical roots, often described as "beautiful". Researchers Sound Alarm Bells Over Rapid Arctic Warming 
Oslo (AFP) Nov 08, 2004With temperatures in the Arctic rising at twice the rate of elsewhere, the ice cover there will within the next 100 years completely disappear in summer and the biodiversity will change dramatically, according to a scientific study published on Monday. Global Warming Reshaping US Ecology: Report 
WASHINGTON (AFP) Nov 09, 2004The effects of global warming on North American ecosystems can already be seen in the shifting habitats of butterflies and foxes and the earlier breeding and flowering patterns of some birds and plants, according to a study released Monday. |
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