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In the developing fetus, cell growth follows a very specific schedule. In the eye's retina, for example, cones - which help distinguish color during the day - develop before the more light-sensitive rods - which are needed for night vision. But minor differences in the timing of cell proliferation can explain the large differences found in the eyes of two species - owl monkeys and capuchin ... read more 
Stanford CA (SPX) May 22, 2009Experts say that more than half of the world's coral reefs could disappear in the next 50 years, in large part because of higher ocean temperatures caused by climate change. But now Stanford University scientists have found evidence that some coral reefs are adapting and may actually survive global warming. "Corals are certainly threatened by environmental change, but this research has rea ... more |
US East Coast braces for another massive snowstorm
Italy's Enel buying US wind, solar plants for $1bn Mennonites in Colombia face trial for deforestation 158 giant tortoises reintroduced to a Galapagos island Austria snowstorm leaves five dead, road and power chaos Austria snowstorm brings road and power chaos, four deaths Trump administration repeals tougher rule on coal plant emissions Austria snowstorm brings road and power chaos, two deaths Snowstorm in Austria results in one death, blocked roads Snowstorm paralyses Vienna airport 
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Raleigh NC (SPX) May 22, 2009Research by a North Carolina State University biologist and colleagues shows that using landscape corridors, the "superhighways" that connect isolated patches of habitat, to protect certain plants has a large "spillover" effect that increases the number of plant species outside the conservation area. The study found that corridors caused such a wide range of "spillover" beyond the patches ... more  
Port Au Prince (AFP) May 21, 2009Several days of heavy rain has swamped Haiti and left 11 people dead across the poverty-seeped Caribbean nation, officials said Thursday. "We have counted 11 deaths in four regions of the country since the beginning of the week," Alta Jean-Baptiste, director of Haiti's Civil Protection Agency, told AFP. According to Jean-Baptiste, five people died in the department of Artibonite, whose ... more  
Beijing (AFP) May 21, 2009Thirteen people were killed and four were badly injured Thursday when a fire engulfed a factory in south China, authorities said, in the latest deadly workplace accident to hit the nation. A further 28 people were saved from the blaze in Shantou city in Guangdong province, the provincial fire department said in a statement on its website. According to the official Xinhua news agency, the ... more  
Woods Hole MA (SPX) May 22, 2009The most extensive study of pollutants in marine mammals' brains reveals that these animals are exposed to a hazardous cocktail of pesticides such as DDTs and PCBs, as well as emerging contaminants such as brominated flame retardants. Eric Montie, the lead author on the study currently in press and published online in Environmental Pollution, performed the research as a student in the Wood ... more |
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Launching the idea of data centers in spaceSan Francisco, United States (AFP) Feb 3, 2026 Tech firms are floating the idea of building data centers in space and tapping into the sun's energy to meet out-of-this-world power demands in a fierce artificial intelligence race. ... more  
Anthropic unveils new AI model as OpenAI rivalry heats upSan Francisco, United States (AFP) Feb 5, 2026 Anthropic on Thursday released its latest high-performing artificial intelligence model, escalating its challenge to OpenAI in the intensifying AI race. ... more
Musk merges xAI into SpaceX in bid to build space data centersSan Francisco, United States (AFP) Feb 3, 2026 Elon Musk has announced that his rocket company SpaceX will take over his artificial intelligence outfit xAI, as he seeks to raise billions of dollars for his science fiction-worthy outer space projects. ... more
  
Reprogrammable metal bricks give robots muscle-like adaptabilityLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 04, 2026 Mechanical engineers at Duke University have demonstrated a proof-of-concept material system that allows solid Lego-like building blocks to be programmed with different mechanical properties and the ... more 
OpenClaw's AI agent does everything, even social mediaWashington, United States (AFP) Feb 2, 2026 Meet OpenClaw: the AI assistant that promised to be your dream intern, terrified cybersecurity experts, and now thrives on chatbot-only social media - all in just a few weeks. ... more 
Human taught tactile control lets robots grasp diverse objectsTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 19, 2026 When humans pick up everyday items such as fragile eggs or slippery metal cups, they instinctively adjust their grip using tactile feedback to avoid breaking or dropping them. In contrast, enabling ... more
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Redondo Beach CA (SPX) May 22, 2009A key sensor for the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) has started its final and most critical environmental test at Northrop Grumman's subcontractor, Raytheon. NPOESS is the nation's next generation low Earth orbiting operational weather and climate monitoring system and will provide timely and essential data to civilian and military users through 2026. ... more 
Miami (AFP) May 21, 2009US government forecasters predicted on Thursday a milder Atlantic storm season this year than in 2008, with four to seven hurricanes, as many as three of them with highly destructive potential. The specialists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said there was a 70 percent probability that nine to 14 tropical storms powerful enough to be named will form during the ... more  
Seoul (AFP) May 21, 2009A South Korean helicopter operating in Somali waters will be fitted with equipment to protect it from possible missile attacks by pirates, officials said Thursday. South Korea has dispatched a destroyer carrying a crew of 300 and a Lynx helicopter to join an international naval force off the east African nation. The helicopter has no proper anti-missile equipment, the Joint Chiefs of ... more  
Kathmandu (AFP) May 21, 2009A Nepalese "Super Sherpa" conquered Mount Everest for a breathtaking 19th time on Thursday, breaking his own previous world record in a climb he dedicated to environmental awareness. Apa Sherpa, 49, reached the summit of the world's highest peak early in the morning, Jitendra Giri, of the Nepalese government's mountaineering department, told AFP. "He reached on top of Everest this mornin ... more |
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