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Climate: A Message From The Plankton?
Boulder CO (UPI) May 9, 2005In the long paleontological history of the planet, the evidence is climate change always seems to produce winners and losers. The difference between previous shifts and the one that seems before us now is that humans are in the game this time, and are taking more than a casual interest in the outcome. SwRI To Lead NASA's Magnetospheric Multiscale Mission 
San Antonio TX (SPX) May 12, 2005NASA has selected Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) to lead its Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) science mission to explore the plasma processes that govern the interaction of the Earth's magnetic field with the solar wind. Britain May Need Another Generation Of Nuclear Power Plants 
London (AFP) May 12, 2005Britain may need one more generation of nuclear power stations to help meet a target to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in the fight against global warming, the government's top science advisor said Thursday. |
Silicon Solution Could Lead To A Truly Long-Life Battery
Houston TX (SPX) May 11, 2005Using some of the same manufacturing techniques that produce microchips, researchers have created a porous-silicon diode that may lead to improved betavoltaics. Satellites Monitoring Dust Storms Linked To Health Risk 
Paris, France (ESA) May 10, 2005Medical researchers are using satellites to track massive dust storms blowing across Africa's Sahel belt. The aim is to learn more about lethal meningitis epidemics that often follow in the dust's wake. Lockheed Martin Team Submits Proposal For GOES-R Bird 
Denver CO (SPX) May 10, 2005A Lockheed Martin-led team has submitted a comprehensive proposal to NOAA for the next generation Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES-R) Program Definition and Risk Reduction (PDRR) phase. |
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Australia Offers Tsunami Warning
Canberra (AFP) May 10, 2005Australian will fund a tsunami warning centre aimed at preventing a repeat of the December 26 catastrophe that killed about 217,000 people on Indian Ocean coastlines, Treasurer Peter Costello said Tuesday. NOAA-N Spacecraft Set To Launch Today 
Vandenberg AFB (SPX) May 10, 2005NOAA-N, the latest polar-orbiting satellite developed by NASA for NOAA, is slated for liftoff at 1022 GMT today from Space Launch Complex-2 West at Vandenberg AFB atop a Boeing-built Delta 2 rocket. China Weather Expert Issues Warning 
Beijing (UPI) May 10, 2005A top official from the China Meteorological Administration is calling for early preparations for a difficult summer season with severe flooding and drought. |
A Volcanic Dinosaur Debate
Moffett Field CA (SPX) May 10, 2005At least 50 percent of the world's species, including the dinosaurs, perished 65 million years ago. A large meteorite struck Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula around the same time, and most scientists blame this impact for the mass extinction. CARTOSAT-1 & HAMSAT Performing Well 
Bangalore, India (SPX) May 10, 2005The two panchromatic cameras on board ISRO's latest satellite, CARTOSAT-1, have been tested during the last two days. "200 Million Year Old" Tree Planted At London Park 
London (AFP) May 10, 2005A "Jurassic" tree dating from the dinosaur age and long thought to have been extinct for 200 million years was planted Tuesday at a park in London by British wildlife expert Sir David Attenborough. |
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