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News | Archive (23 July 2008) [Page 6]
Analysis of Hudson River fish shows strong drop in mercury
— 14:12 GMT | EnvironmentJeffrey S. Levinton, Distinguished Professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolution at Stony Brook University and the senior author of the study done with Sharon T. Pochron, Adjunct Professor in the Department of Anthropology at Stony Brook University, found that mercury in common Hudson River fish including striped bass, yellow perch, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass and carp, has declined strongly over the past three decades…
New population of highly threatened greater bamboo lemur found in Madagascar
— 14:09 GMT | BiologyResearchers in Madagascar have confirmed the existence of a population of greater bamboo lemurs more than 400 kilometres (240 miles) from the only other place where the Critically Endangered species is known to live, raising hopes for its survival…
Elsevier partners with the International Association for Great Lakes Research
— 14:07 GMT | EnvironmentElsevier, a world-leading publisher of scientific, technical and medical information products and services is pleased to announce the formation of a publishing partnership with the International Association for Great Lakes Research (IAGLR), representing 1000 members worldwide…
Cool! Nanoparticle research points to energy savings
— 14:05 GMT | TechnologyAdding just the right dash of nanoparticles to standard mixes of lubricants and refrigerants could yield the equivalent of an energy-saving chill pill for factories, hospitals, ships, and others with large cooling systems, suggest the latest results from National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) research that is pursuing promising formulations…
Mission to conserve African wildlife reaches new milestone
— 13:54 GMT | EnvironmentDrexel University professor Gail Hearn heralded the official opening this week of a wildlife research station on Equatorial Guinea's Bioko Island, the first such facility in the region and a long time goal for Hearn, whose work is featured in the August 2008 issue of National Geographic…
Carbon dioxide laser resurfacing may reduce wrinkles over long term
— 13:52 GMT | HealthCarbon dioxide laser resurfacing appears to be an effective long-term treatment for facial wrinkles, according to a report in the July/August issue of Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery…
Biology enters 'The Matrix' through new computer language
— 13:50 GMT | BiologyEver since the human genome was sequenced less than 10 years ago, researchers have been able to access a dizzying plethora of genomic information with a simple click of a mouse. This digitising of genomic data - and its public access - is something that would have been unthinkable a generation earlier…
Researchers probe geographical ties to ALS cases among 1991 Gulf War veterans
— 13:47 GMT | HealthResearchers from Duke University, the University of Cincinnati (UC) and the Durham Veterans Administration Medical Centre are hoping to find a geographical pattern to help explain why 1991 Gulf War veterans contracted the fatal neurological disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) at twice the normal rate during the decade after the conflict…
Scientists to tackle CO2 storage in global warming challenge
— 13:44 GMT | EnvironmentScientists at Durham University (UK) are working on new ways of storing CO2 emissions underground to help in the fight against global warming. The University has launched the Carbon Storage Research Group, which will be led by the newly-created position of Professor of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) and Energy…
New fossil discovery shows Antarctic was much warmer
— 12:54 GMT | Geology and palaeontologyA new fossil discovery - the first of its kind from the whole of the Antarctic continent - provides scientists with new evidence to support the theory that the polar region was once much warmer. The discovery by an international team of scientists is published today in Proceedings of the Royal Society B…
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