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Amazon at lowest level in over 40 years in Peru: expertsLima (AFP) Sept 1, 2010 The Amazon, the world's biggest river, is at its lowest level in over 40 years near its source in northeastern Peru, causing havoc in a region where it is used as the only form of travel, authorities said. According to officials in Loreto province, the Amazon on Tuesday in the northeast city of Iquitos fell to 105.97 meters (347.67 feet) above sea level, 50 cm (1.6 feet) lower than it was in 2005, so far the lowest reference point in four decades. Low levels have brought economic havoc in areas ... read more |
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Milwaukee WI (SPX) Aug 31, 2010A collaborative team of scientists led by researchers at The Medical College of Wisconsin, in Milwaukee, has used the tools of structural biology to understand how a synthetic chemical mimics abscisic acid (ABA), a key stress hormone that helps plants cope with adverse environmental conditions such as drought. The results are published online in Nature Structural and Molecular Biology in a ... more 
Kuala Lumpur (AFP) Aug 29, 2010Malaysia is considering releasing genetically modified mosquitoes designed to combat dengue fever, in a landmark field trial that has come in for criticism from environmentalists. In the first experiment of its kind in Asia, 2,000-3,000 male Aedes aegypti mosquitoes would be released in two Malaysian states in October or November. The insects in the study have been engineered so that th ... more  
Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 27, 2010A relatively new type of El Nino, which has its warmest waters in the central-equatorial Pacific Ocean, rather than in the eastern-equatorial Pacific, is becoming more common and progressively stronger, according to a new study by NASA and NOAA. The research may improve our understanding of the relationship between El Ninos and climate change, and has potentially significant implications for lon ... more |
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Ancient Roman mill uncovered in U.K.London (UPI) Aug 26, 2010 British archaeologists say they've discovered a Roman "industrial park" that may have been home to a famous missing legion. The unearthed site in North Yorkshire includes the remains of a water-powered flour mill used to grind grain and produce food, clothes, graves and pottery for the soldiers, The Daily Telegraph reported Wednesday. The site was excavated as part of a $494 million upgrade of a major U.K. highway. The newly uncovered site is close to a ruined fort at Healam Bridg ... read more |
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