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Global Wind Map May Provide Better Locations For Wind Farms
Washington DC (SPX) May 17, 2005A new global wind power map has quantified global wind power and may help planners place turbines in locations that can maximize power from the winds and provide widely available low-cost energy. Downside Risks Loom In The Race For Oil 
Washington (UPI) May 17, 2005Import-dependent nations are reacting to rising oil prices by attempting to secure energy supplies. But making deals with developing countries with little to offer international markets other than petroleum runs the risk of aiding militaristic regimes that use the profits for weapons rather than for people. New Collision Imminent For B-15A Iceberg 
Paris, France (ESA) May 18, 2005The mammoth B-15A iceberg appears poised to strike another floating Antarctic ice feature, a month on from a passing blow that broke off the end of the Drygalski ice tongue. |
Our Microbial Prospects For Finding Life
Moffett Field CA (SPX) May 17, 2005Every two years, researchers from the NASA Astrobiology Institute (NAI) gather to discuss their work. The most recent meeting, NAI 2005, was held in Boulder, Colorado, in April 2005. ISRO Scientists Present First Images Of Cartosat-1 
New Delhi, India (SPX) May 16, 2005Chairman, ISRO, Shri G Madhavan Nair and a team of senior scientists presented to the Prime Minister the first imageries from the recently launched CARTOSAT-1 satellite, today (May 13, 2005) at the Parliament House, New Delhi. Plunge Into Warmer Waters This Summer With ESA's Mediterranean Heat Map 
Paris (ESA) May 1, 2005Summer in Europe means time for the beach. Testing the waters is a traditional holiday ritual: a swift hand or foot in the surf to check sea temperature. |
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Walker's World: Voting For Nukes In Iran
Washington (UPI) May 14, 2005The problem with U.S. President George W. Bush's famous "axis of evil" was that there was always one man out. North Korea had no oil, and was tucked away between China and Russia, Japan and South Korea, surrounded by great powers or rich ones (and that was half the trouble). France's Alstom Wins China Nuclear Power Deal 
Beijing (AFP) May 16, 2005French energy and engineering group Alstom said Monday it has won a contract to provide power generation equipment for the extension of the Ling Ao nuclear power plant in southern China. Tackling 10,000-Foot Ice Cap Next For UH Space Architecture Program 
Houston TX (SPX) May 13, 2005Scientists are preparing to step up research in the Polar Regions, and University of Houston architecture students and staff are designing the facility at the Greenland Summit that sits atop more than 10,000 feet of ice. |
Solar Activity Linked To Whale Strandings: Study
Paris (AFP) May 13, 2005Surges of solar activity may cause whales to run aground, possibly by disrupting the creatures' internal compass, German scientists suggest. After Decades Of Global Dimming, Sunlight On Earth's Surface Increases Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) May 12, 2005 
ETH scientists show that sunlight at the earth surface - after decades of decrease ("global dimming") - has recovered since the mid 1990s. This significantly affects Earth's climate.Atmosphere May Cleanse Itself Better Than Previously Thought 
West Lafayette IN (SPX) May 13, 2005A research team from Purdue University and the University of California, San Diego has found that the Earth's atmosphere may be more effective at cleansing itself of smog and other damaging hydrocarbons than was once thought. |
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