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Study Finds Shuttle Exhaust Is Source Of Mysterious Clouds In Antarctica
Washington DC (SPX) Jul 07, 2005A new study reports that exhaust from the space shuttle can create high-altitude clouds over Antarctica mere days following launch, providing valuable insight to global transport processes in the lower thermosphere. Catastrophic Sand Avalanches, Sea Level Changes Found In Gulf Of Mexico 
Gulf of Mexico TX (SPX) Jul 08, 2005An international team of marine research scientists working for the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP) have found new evidence that links catastrophic sand avalanches in deep Gulf waters to rapid sea level changes. Humans More Equipped Than Ever To Understand Sea Level Change 
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Jul 08, 2005For the first time, researchers have the tools and expertise to understand the rate at which sea level is changing and the mechanisms that drive that change. |
Analysis: Al-Qaida's G8 Mistake
London (UPI) Jul 07, 2005While al-Qaida showed their customary ruthless skill in planning the London bombings, their choice of target may become a major strategic mistake. London was not the only victim of the spate of bombings of the trains and buses of the London transit system. Analysis: EU Backtracks On Environment 
Brussels (UPI) July 5, 2005The European Union rarely misses an opportunity to flaunt its green credentials on the international conference circuit. The 25-state bloc has the most stringent environmental laws in the world. Remove Trade Barriers, Developing Countries Tell G8 
Gleneagles, Scotland (AFP) Jul 08, 2005The world's richest economies should remove trade barriers to help developing countries escape poverty, the leaders of five major developing nations said Thursday. |
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China And The Mekong: A Tale Of Two Rivers
Beijing (UPI) July 6, 2005The future of the Mekong is a tale of two rivers, the upstream half known as the Lancang belonging to China, and the downstream remainder shared between five countries of Southeast Asia. This Year To Be One Second Longer Cambridge, England (UPI) Jul 07, 2005 
This year, 2005, will be one second longer than any year since 1998. Nature reports that a leap second is being added to account for changes in the earth's rotation. Leap seconds have been added since the 1970s when scientists noticed that atomic clocks and the astronomical clock of the earth's rotation do not always match up.Sun-Powered Aircraft To Support Sustainable Development 
Paris (ESA) Jul 07, 2005Swiss adventurer Bertrand Piccard is constructing a solar-powered plane to fly around the world. His aim is to support sustainable development by demonstrating what renewable energy and new technologies can achieve. |
Trees, Vines And Nets - Microbial Evolution Changes Its Face
Cambridge, UK (SPX) Jul 07, 2005EBI researchers have gained intriguing quantitative insights into how gene families are transferred, not only 'vertically' through passage from one organism to its progeny, but also 'horizontally' through the exchange of genetic material between distantly related organisms. Did Humans Cause Ecosystem Collapse In Ancient Australia? 
Washington DC (SPX) Jul 08, 2005Massive extinctions of animals and the arrival of the first humans in ancient Australia may be linked, according to scientists at the Carnegie Institution, University of Colorado, Australian National University, and Bates College.* The extinctions occurred 45,000 to 55,000 years ago. Ancient Diets Of Australian Birds Point To Big Ecosystem Changes 
Boulder CO (SPX) Jul 08, 2005A shifting diet of two flightless birds inhabiting Australia tens of thousands of years ago is the best evidence yet that early humans may have altered the continent's interior with fire, changing it from a mosaic of trees, shrubs and grasses to the desert scrub evident today, according to a University of Colorado at Boulder-led team. |
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