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NASA Tracks A Green Planet Called Earth
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Jan 29, 2009
NASA's satellite imagery, combined with high-resolution commercial imagery, is giving scientists new insight into the changing appearance of our planet on a regional scale, and whether it is due to human activity or extreme climate. Researchers from NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif., and California State University Monterey Bay, Seaside, Calif., analyzed several years of ima ... read more

Imaging Study Illustrates How Memories Change In The Brain Over Time
Washington DC (SPX) Jan 29, 2009
A new brain imaging study illustrates what happens to memories as time goes by. The study, in the January 28 issue of The Journal of Neuroscience, shows that distinct brain structures are involved in recalling recent and older events. The findings support earlier studies of memory-impaired patients with damage limited to the hippocampus. These patients show deficits in learning new informa ... more

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How Does A Dog Walk? Surprisingly, Many Of Us Don't Really Know
Budapest, Hungary (SPX) Jan 29, 2009
Despite the fact that most of us see our four-legged friends walking around every day, most of us-including many experts in natural history museums and illustrators for veterinary anatomy text books-apparently still don't know how they do it. A new study published in Current Biology, a Cell Press publication, shows that anatomists, taxidermists, and toy designers get the walking gait of ho ... more

Dog Owners Need To Wash Hands
Manhattan KS (SPX) Jan 29, 2009
Dog owners who sleep with their pet or permit licks on the face are in good company. Surveys show that more than half of owners bond with their pets in these ways. Research done by a veterinarian at Kansas State University found that these dog owners are no more likely to share the same strains of E. coli bacteria with their pets than are other dog owners. Dr. Kate Stenske, a clinica ... more

Climate Change's Impact On Invasive Plants In Western US May Create Restoration Opportunities
Princeton NJ (SPX) Jan 29, 2009
A new study by researchers at Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs has found that global climate change may lead to the retreat of some invasive plant species in the western United States, which could create unprecedented ecological restoration opportunities across millions of acres throughout America. At the same time, global warming may enable other ... more

Natural Selection Is Not The Only Process That Drives Evolution
Uppsala, Sweden (SPX) Jan 29, 2009
Why have some of our genes evolved rapidly? It is widely believed that Darwinian natural selection is responsible, but research led by a group at Uppsala University, suggests that a separate neutral (nonadaptive) process has made a significant contribution to human evolution. The researchers identified fast evolving human genes by comparing our genome with those of other primates. However, ... more

 

  • New Insights Into A Leading Poultry Disease And Its Risks To Human Health


  • Sociability Traced To Particular Region Of Brain


  • Substantial Work Ahead For Water Issues


  • The Vicuna Is Back From The Brink In South America
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    TECH SPACE
    Nullspace speeds antenna and radar simulations with new EM software tools
    Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 14, 2026
    Nullspace Inc. has released a new version of its electromagnetic simulation suite that targets large-scale antenna and radar applications with faster frequency analysis and streamlined CAD preparati ... more
    Quantum camera startup plans satellite and telescope constellations
    Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 14, 2026
    Diffraqtion, a space startup spun out of MIT and the University of Maryland, has closed a pre-seed funding round to advance satellite constellations and telescope systems powered by a novel quantum ... more
    How IVRT Testing Ensures Consistent Product Quality
    Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 13, 2026
    Stringent quality control is essential in the pharmaceutical industry, as both cosmetics and pharmaceutical products must maintain a high standard of quality. Any deviation from these standards poses a significant threat to their market survival. ... more

    ROBO SPACE
    Musk vs OpenAI trial set for April 27
    San Francisco, United States (AFP) Jan 13, 2026
    A trial in the lawsuit brought by Elon Musk against OpenAI CEO Samuel Altman and other defendants - including tech giant Microsoft - is scheduled to begin April 27, according to a federal court order issued Tuesday. ... more
    From sci-fi to sidewalk: exoskeletons go mainstream
    Las Vegas (AFP) Jan 8, 2026
    Exoskeletons are shedding their bulky, sci-fi image to become lightweight, AI-powered consumer devices that manufacturers hope will become as commonplace as smartwatches, targeting everyone from hikers to seniors seeking to stay active. ... more
    Brew, smell, and serve: AI steals the show at CES 2026
    Las Vegas (AFP) Jan 9, 2026
    AI took over CES 2026, powering coffee machines to brew the perfect espresso, a device to create your perfect scent, and ball-hitting tennis robots that make you forget it's human against machine. ... more

     
    Ocean Power Technologies And LM Collaborate On Wave Power Project
    Moorestown NJ (SPX) Jan 29, 2009
    Lockheed Martin and Ocean Power Technologies have announced they have signed a letter of intent to collaborate in the development of a utility-scale wave power generation project in North America. Lockheed Martin and OPT intend to enter into an agreement under which OPT would provide its project and site development expertise, build the power take-off and control systems of the plant, and ... more

    New Catalyst Paves The Path For Ethanol-Powered Fuel Cells
    Upton NY (SPX) Jan 29, 2009
    A team of scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory, in collaboration with researchers from the University of Delaware and Yeshiva University, has developed a new catalyst that could make ethanol-powered fuel cells feasible. The highly efficient catalyst performs two crucial, and previously unreachable steps needed to oxidize ethanol and produce cle ... more

    N-Viro Fuel Technology Receives Alternative Energy Status From US EPA
    Toledo OH (SPX) Jan 29, 2009
    N-Viro International announces its renewable biofuel technology, N-Viro Fuel, has satisfied guidelines set forth by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to qualify as an alternative energy source that may be utilized in commercial power generation. Attaining this status means that N-Viro Fuel technology is now eligible to qualify for certain economic incentives that are granted a ... more

    Mass Megawatts Announces Sale Of Wind Power Plant Components
    Worcester MA (SPX) Jan 29, 2009
    Mass Megawatts Wind Power has received $35,000 from the sale of wind turbine parts to a private energy plant developer for a pilot project of future joint ventures related to building wind power plants. In this project and future proposed projects, Mass Megawatts supplies the technology and key components while the energy plant development company provides financing and much of the site co ... more

     

  • Bio-Ethanol To Provide 10 Percent Of Transport Fuels By 2010


  • December OPEC Oil Output Fell To 30.74 Million Barrels Per Day


  • Wind Energy Jobs To Double By 2020


  • Verenium Announces First Commercial Cellulosic Ethanol Project
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    NUKEWARS
    Trump has options on Iran, but first must define goal
    Washington, United States (AFP) Jan 12, 2026
    US President Donald Trump has options to intervene in protest-hit Iran that range from low to high risk, but choosing his course depends on him deciding his ultimate goal. ... more
    Fresh from China, South Korea president to visit Japan
    Seoul (AFP) Jan 9, 2026
    South Korea's President Lee Jae Myung will travel to Japan next week for talks with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, Seoul said Friday, days after meeting Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing. ... more
    South Korea's Lee says urged Xi to help curb North's nukes
    Shanghai (AFP) Jan 7, 2026
    South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said Wednesday he had urged Chinese leader Xi Jinping to help him curb Pyongyang's nuclear programme and suggested a freeze in its development of weapons of mass destruction was "feasible" with the right conditions. ... more

    SUPERPOWERS
    Leaders of Japan and South Korea meet as China flexes muscles
    Nara, Japan (AFP) Jan 13, 2026
    Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi met with South Korea's President Lee Jae Myung for talks on Tuesday aimed at demonstrating their cordial ties as Beijing pressures Tokyo over its stance on Taiwan. ... more
    MPs concerned ahead of UK decision on mega Chinese embassy
    London (AFP) Jan 13, 2026
    British MPs voiced major security concerns Tuesday over China's proposed new London embassy after a leading daily reported the site would house 208 secret rooms, including a "hidden chamber". ... more
    EU should consider forming combined military force: defence chief
    Brussels, Belgium (AFP) Jan 11, 2026
    EU countries should weigh whether to set up a combined military force that could eventually replace US troops in Europe, the bloc's defence chief said Sunday. ... more

    IRAQ WARS
    Pro-Iran camp reunites to form majority in Iraq parliament
    Baghdad (AFP) Nov 17, 2025
    Iraq's pro-Iran Coordination Framework alliance announced on Monday it had formed the majority bloc in the newly elected parliament, and said that it will nominate the next prime minister. ... more
    Iraq tribal clashes kill eight: security official
    Kut, Iraq (AFP) Nov 15, 2025
    Tribal clashes over agricultural land in central Iraq have killed eight people and injured another nine, a security official in Wasit province told AFP on Saturday. ... more
    What lies ahead in Iraq: the hard task of forming a government
    Baghdad (AFP) Nov 13, 2025
    Following Iraq's parliamentary election this week, the complex and often lengthy task of choosing the country's next leader is set to begin. ... more

    THE STANS
    Turkey will help Syria against Kurdish fighters if asked: defence ministry
    Ankara (AFP) Jan 8, 2026
    Turkey's military is ready to "support" Syria in its battle with Kurdish fighters in the northwestern city of Aleppo if Damascus asks for help, a defence ministry official said Thursday. ... more
    Iraq-based Kurdish opposition calls for strike in Iran on Thursday
    Baghdad (AFP) Jan 7, 2026
    Several Iraq-based Iranian Kurdish opposition parties have called for a general strike on Thursday in Iran in support of the protests in the Islamic republic, one of the exiled parties told AFP. ... more
    Casualties in Afghanistan as residents, gold miners clash: Taliban
    Afghanistan (AFP) Jan 6, 2026
    A clash over gold mining in northern Afghanistan has resulted in casualties, a Taliban official told AFP on Tuesday, after a resident said multiple people were killed in the violence. ... more
     

  • Union Leader Urges The Government To Push Ahead With Nuclear Energy
  • US DoA Awards Range Fuels A Loan Guarantee
  • Snap-on Industrial Prepares For Job Expansion In Wind Power Industry
  • Gilat SkyEdge Network To Serve Hundreds Of Sites In Kazakhstan
  • New Study Shows Climate Change Irreversible
  • The Orbiting Carbon Observatory And The Mystery Of The Missing Sinks
  • Scientists Identify Bacteria That Increase Plant Growth
  • Science In The Stratosphere

  • Dramatic Expansion Of Dead Zones In The Oceans
  • Risk Factors That Affected World Trade Center Evacuation
  • Paperless Hospitals Are Better For Patients
  • Move Over, Sponges
  • Great Speciators Explained: It's Intrinsic
  • WHO says no evidence of China bird flu epidemic
  • U.S. honey producers question imports
  • UNICEF needs soar past one billion dollars

  • Sudanese forces renew Darfur bombardment
  • Scientists try to build a synthetic brain
  • Recession overshadows NY Chinatown party
  • Obama urged to pressure China on human rights
  • Obama begins teardown of Bush climate policy
  • Nepal, India put rampaging flood river back on original course
  • Iceland raises whaling quota to allow 300 kills a year
  • Global warming 'irreversible' for next 1000 years: study



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