'Stone Age' Tribe Kills Castaways On Forbidden Andaman Island
New Delhi (AFP) Feb 07, 2006
Police on India's Andamans are planning to sneak onto a forbidden island to retrieve the bodies of two castaways killed by members of an isolated tribe, officials said Tuesday.
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Pitt Professor's Article Considers Nature As A Service Provider
Pittsburgh, PA (SPX) Feb 06, 2006
Development of ecological management system supports integration of economics and ecology
A study published Feb. 1 in the journal Bioscience finds that giving economic value to environmental systems may actually help preserve those systems in the long run.
Philippine Inventor Turns Coconut Waste Into Environment-Saver
Manila (AFP) Feb 01, 2006
Imagine turning a worthless waste material into an innovative, biodegradable product that protects the environment, promotes plant growth and gives jobs to poor farmers.
Researchers Unlock Mystery Of Layer Encircling The Earth's Core
Twin Cities MN (SPX) Feb 01, 2006
University of Minnesota associate professor of chemical engineering Renata Wentzcovitch and her team of researchers have confirmed the properties of a mineral (post-perovskite) that may form near the Earth's core in a layer called the D'' region. The work offers new insight for interpreting properties of this region. The D'' (Dee double prime) layer surrounds Earth's core and is between 0 and 186 miles thick.
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Yale Study: Not Enough Metals In Earth To Meet Global Demand
New Haven CT (SPX) Jan 27, 2006
Researchers studying supplies of copper, zinc and other metals have determined that these finite resources, even if recycled, may not meet the needs of the global population forever, according to a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Magnetic Reconnection Region Larger Than 2.5 Million Km Found In The Solar Wind
Paris (ESA) Jan 12, 2006
Using the ESA Cluster spacecraft and the NASA Wind and ACE satellites, a team of American and European scientists have discovered the largest jets of particles created between the Earth and the Sun by magnetic reconnection. This result makes the cover of this week's issue of Nature.
Environmental Damage Threatens Human Health
Bangkok (AFP) Dec 9, 2005
Environmental damage threatens human health and may have contributed to the spread of new diseases like bird flu and SARS, the World Health Organization said in a report Friday.
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Movement Of Earth's North Magnetic Pole Accelerating Rapidly
Corvallis OR (SPX) Dec 08, 2005
After some 400 years of relative stability, Earth's North Magnetic Pole has moved nearly 1,100 kilometers out into the Arctic Ocean during the last century and at its present rate could move from northern Canada to Siberia within the next half-century.
The Science Of Moving Dirt
Ames IA (SPX) Dec 08, 2005
It can compact, grind, mix, shake and otherwise analyze the soil and earthworks that support roadways and construction projects. And it can do all that testing right next to the heavy equipment doing all the dirty work.
Bacteria Which Sense The Earth's Magnetic Field
Bremen, Germany (SPX) Nov 21, 2005
The entire bacterium is oriented like a compass needle inside the magnetic field. Until now, it was not clear how the cells organise magnetosomes into a stable chain, against their physical tendency to collapse by magnetic attraction.
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Dust Storms May Carry Bacteria To Japan From China
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 1, 2005
Bacteria found in soil around Tokyo are not indigenous to the area. A study published in the open access journal Saline Systems reveals a large proportion of salt-loving bacteria in non-saline soil around Tokyo. The researchers suggest that dust storms may have carried the bacteria from their natural habitats in China.
Greenpeace Fined As Rainbow Warrior Damages Philippines Reef
Tubbataha Reefs, Philippines (AFP) Nov 01, 2005
Greenpeace was fined nearly 7,000 dollars after its flagship Rainbow Warrior II damaged a coral reef in the Philippines during a climate change awareness campaign, a joint statement said Tuesday.
India's TCS Wins 850 Mln Dlr Pension Outsourcing Business From UK Group
Mumbai (AFP) Oct 18, 2005
Tata Consultancy, India's leading software exporter, Tuesday said it had won a 480 million pound (847 million dollar) outsourcing contract from Britain's Pearl Group insurers for a 12-year-period.
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