BBC
Deadlock for UN climate meeting
UN-hosted talks on climate change aimed at paving the way for a climate summit in December end in deadlock.[see more details in BBC]
CNN
Deep-sea explorers uncover colonial-era treasure
Read full story for latest details.Grizzlies, wolves could get trust fund
Read full story for latest details.Whale rescue may take weeks
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Before selling carbon credits, read this
Before farmers can sell carbon credits, they need to be able to reliably measure the amount of carbon in their soil. Researchers believe that the Century soil model can accurately measure soil organic content in certain land regions.[see more details in eurekalert.com]
Fused nasal bones helped tyrannosaurids dismember prey
New evidence may help explain the brute strength of the tyrannosaurid, says a University of Alberta researcher whose finding demonstrates how a fused nasal bone helped turn the animal into a "zoological superweapon."[see more details in eurekalert.com]
High-quality child care for low-income children offset the risk of later depression
Young adults from low-income families who were in full-time early educational child care from infancy to age 5 reported fewer symptoms of depression than their peers who were not in this type of care, according to a new report. The early educational intervention also appears to have protected the children to some extent against the negative effects of their home environments.[see more details in eurekalert.com]
New biofuel from trees developed at UGA
A team of University of Georgia researchers has developed a new biofuel derived from wood chips. Unlike previous fuels derived from wood, the new and still unnamed fuel can be blended with biodiesel and petroleum diesel to power conventional engines.[see more details in eurekalert.com]
NIH study tracks brain development in some 500 children across US
The NIH Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Study of Normal Brain Development is tracking brain and behavioral development in about 500 healthy American children, from birth to age 18. A report published online today by the Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society contains the first glimpse of behavioral data -- covering IQ, motor dexterity, language, computation and social skills -- collected from children ages 6 to 18.[see more details in eurekalert.com]
Quality improvement effort pays off in diabetes care
According to one of the first studies to examine the clinical and economic impact of quality improvement on diabetes care, a small investment in upgrading the delivery of such care for patients at federally qualified community health centers brought about a substantial improvement in health that justified the costs of the program.[see more details in eurekalert.com]
Study of protein folds offers insight into metabolic evolution
Researchers at the University of Illinois have constructed the first global family tree of metabolic protein architecture. Their approach offers a new window on the evolutionary history of metabolism.[see more details in eurekalert.com]
fox news
Gorilla Escapes From Dutch Zoo, Attacks Random People
Four-hundred-pound males clambers over moat, runs amok among zoo visitors, biting one woman before being recaptured in restaurant.[see more details in fox news]
Rejected Tiger Triplets Nurse on Dog at Chinese Zoo
Newborn tigers have been nursed by a dog since their mother rejected them at the Jinan Paomaling Wild Animal World in Shandong province.[see more details in fox news]
Study: Abraham Lincoln Nearly Died From Smallpox in 1863
Physicians examining contemporary accounts determine 16th president had full-blown smallpox just after Gettysburg Address and at midpoint of Civil War.[see more details in fox news]
Taped Whale Songs Fail to Lure Humpbacks Back to Pacific
Mother-and-daughter pair of wayward whales still 90 miles up Sacramento River from sea.[see more details in fox news]
national geographic
Alexander the Great Conquered City via Sunken Sandbar
 | The mystery of one of his greatest victories may have been solved by a new study that says the ancient Greek warrior took Tyre island by building a causeway atop a sandbar. |
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Antarctic Oceans Absorbing Less CO2, Experts Say
 | Fierce winds have caused ocean waters surrounding Antarctica to slow their uptake of carbon dioxide, making the challenge to reduce greenhouse gases even more formidable, scientists say. |
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Bizarre New Deep-Sea Creatures Found Off Antarctica
 | Carnivorous sponges and giant sea spiders are among the unexpected wealth of new species found in the deep waters off Antarctica, a new study reports. |
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Dark Matter Ring Detected by Hubble
 | Images from the Hubble Space Telescope have provided what astronomers say is the strongest evidence yet for the existence of dark matter. |
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Earth Likely to Relocate in Galactic Collision
 | Three collisions between the Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies are likely to leave Earth in a remote, lonely region of space, a new study suggests. |
[see more details in national geographic]
"Hot Ice" Planet Discovered, Covered in "Solid Water," Experts Say
 | A Neptune-size planet likely covered in hot?but solid?water has been discovered in a snug orbit around a nearby star, a team of astronomers announced today. |
[see more details in national geographic]
West Nile Devastated U.S. Bird Species
 | Some common U.S. birds saw declines of up to 45 percent from the West Nile virus, a new study shows?suggesting even the most familiar birds are surprisingly vulnerable. |
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nature.com
ArchaeologyBlast in the past?
A controversial new idea suggests that a big space rock exploded on or above North America at the end of the last ice age. Rex Dalton reports.[see more details in nature.com]
Biomedical philanthropyLove or money
Biomedical scientists want funding; private foundations want cures. Erika Check hears the joys and tensions that arise when the two hook up.[see more details in nature.com]
Biomedical philanthropyState of the donation
Wealthy philanthropists and private foundations are supporting biomedical research on a grand scale. Meredith Wadman asks what they get for their money.[see more details in nature.com]
Biomedical philanthropyThe money tree
Donations from philanthropists and private foundations are increasingly finding their way into biomedical research. Lucy Odling-Smee takes a look at some of the richest and most influential funders.[see more details in nature.com]
Canadian government pushed to protect land
Researchers call for action to save wetlands.[see more details in nature.com]
Digging deep
Long dismissed as too expensive or impractical, mining the sea floor for metals is gaining a new foothold. Mark Schrope reports on two companies hoping to take the plunge.[see more details in nature.com]
Health cheques
Philanthropy offers a valuable approach to funding.[see more details in nature.com]
India struggles to find director for top research agency
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research remains adrift.[see more details in nature.com]
Modellers seek reason for low retraction rates
How scientific literature is shaped by withdrawn manuscripts.[see more details in nature.com]
Rules tightened for aboriginal studies
Health research guidelines drawn up for indigenous Canadians.[see more details in nature.com]
Time runs short for HapMap
Geneticists celebrate success - and look to the future.[see more details in nature.com]
United Nations shelves action on indoor hazards
Deadlock over plans to combat domestic pollution.[see more details in nature.com]
New York Times
Coalition to Make Buildings Energy-Efficient
The plan would back investments to cut urban energy use and releases of heat-trapping gases linked to global warming.[see more details in New York Times]
Rescuers Try to Lure Lost Whales With Sound
A team of marine rescuers played recorded humpback songs, hoping to lure two injured wayward whales from the Sacramento River back to the sea.[see more details in New York Times]
Sambor Journal: How to Survive in Cambodia: For a Turtle, Beneath Sand
Last spotted in Cambodia in 2003, nobody knew until now that members of an endangered species from Cantor?s giant soft-shelled turtles still existed.[see more details in New York Times]
sciencedaily.com
25,000 Needless Deaths Each Year Due To Failure To Tackle Blood Clots In Hospital
Up to 25,000 people may die needlessly each year due to the failure to prevent blood clots known as venous thromboembolisms in UK hospitals, say experts in the British Medical Journal. Their warning follows the publication of official guidelines on the issue last month by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence.[see more details in sciencedaily.com]
Adaptive Optics Pinpoints Two Supermassive Black Holes In Colliding Galaxies
Astronomers have used powerful adaptive optics technology at the W. M. Keck Observatory in Hawaii to reveal the precise locations and environments of a pair of supermassive black holes at the center of an ongoing collision between two galaxies 300 million light-years away.[see more details in sciencedaily.com]
Before Selling Carbon Credits, Read This
Before farmers can sell carbon credits, they need to be able to reliably measure the amount of carbon in their soil. Researchers believe that the Century soil model can accurately measure soil organic content in certain land regions.[see more details in sciencedaily.com]
Colorado River Streamflow History Reveals Megadrought Before 1490
An epic drought during the mid-1100s dwarfs any drought previously documented for a region that includes areas of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming. The six-decade-long drought was marked by the absence of very wet years and a 25-year period when Colorado River flow averaged 15 percent below normal. The new tree-ring-based reconstruction documents the year-by-year natural variability of streamflows in the upper Colorado River basin back to A. D. 762.[see more details in sciencedaily.com]
DNA Analysis Suggests Under-reported Kills Of Threatened Whales
A new study analyzing whale meat sold in Korean markets suggests the number of whales being sold for human consumption in the Asian country is much higher than that being reported to the International Whaling Commission -- putting threatened populations of coastal minke whales further at risk.[see more details in sciencedaily.com]
Eat Your Broccoli: Study Finds Strong Anti-Cancer Properties In Cruciferous Veggies
It turns out Mom was right -- you should eat your broccoli. But what Mom may not have known is why broccoli is so healthy, and how its lesser known, younger offshoot may be a powerful anti-cancer agent.[see more details in sciencedaily.com]
Executable Biology: Computer Science Sheds Light On Animal Development
By applying the techniques of computer engineering to a mechanistic diagram describing the development of the Nematode C. elegans, a group of researchers in Switzerland has been able to tease out how the crucial cross-talk between cellular signaling pathways takes place.[see more details in sciencedaily.com]
First Beating Heart Transplant Procedure In The US Performed
Protected by its own nutrients and blood supply, a beating heart supported by an investigational organ preservation device was successfully transplanted into a 47-year-old man with heart failure on Sunday, April 8. The surgery was as part of an FDA approved investigational study.[see more details in sciencedaily.com]
Fused Nasal Bones Helped Tyrannosaurids Dismember Prey
New evidence may help explain the brute strength of the tyrannosaurid, says a researcher whose finding demonstrates how a fused nasal bone helped turn the animal into a "zoological superweapon."[see more details in sciencedaily.com]
Genome Of Yellow Fever/dengue Fever Mosquito Sequenced
Developing new strategies to prevent and control yellow fever and dengue fever has become more possible with the completion of the first draft of the genome sequence of Aedes aegypti mosquito.[see more details in sciencedaily.com]
Hurricane Monitoring System Improved In US
Hurricane forecasters will test a new technique this summer that provides a detailed 3-D view of an approaching storm every six minutes and shows whether the storm is gathering strength as it nears land. The technique, which relies on existing coastal radars, will help meteorologists quickly alert coastal communities.[see more details in sciencedaily.com]
Latent Memory Of Cells Comes To Life
New Danish research has examined the mechanisms behind latent cell memory, which can come to life and cause previously nonexistent capacities suddenly to appear. Special yeast cells for example, can abruptly change from being of a single sex to hermaphrodite.[see more details in sciencedaily.com]
Lipoic Acid Explored As Anti-aging Compound
Researchers said they have identified the mechanism of action of lipoic acid, a remarkable compound that in animal experiments appears to slow down the process of aging, improve blood flow, enhance immune function and perform many other functions.[see more details in sciencedaily.com]
Lowering Body Temperature Could Aid Standard Stroke Treatment
Scientists have developed a model that could help physicians combine current clot-busting medication with below-normal body temperatures (hypothermia) to improve the treatment of ischemic stroke patients.[see more details in sciencedaily.com]
Mice On Prozac Help Scientists Find Better Depression Treatments
Depressed mice, like depressed humans, often appear listless and antisocial -- the result of aberrant levels of brain chemicals such as serotonin. The most commonly prescribed antidepressant drugs, Prozac and other drugs of its class, act to normalize levels of serotonin. But by comparing mice that had been given Prozac with mice given an alternate drug, researchers have identified a new class of chemicals that could offer better control over serotonin and more effective treatments for the debilitating mental illness.[see more details in sciencedaily.com]
New Biofuel From Trees Developed
Scientists have developed a new biofuel derived from wood chips. Unlike previous fuels derived from wood, the new and still unnamed fuel can be blended with biodiesel and petroleum diesel to power conventional engines.[see more details in sciencedaily.com]
New Method To Track Immune System Enzyme In Live Animals Developed
Scientists have created two mouse strains that will permit researchers to trace, in a live animal, the activity of an enzyme believed to play a crucial role both in the normal immune response as well as autoimmunity and B cell tumor development.[see more details in sciencedaily.com]
New Virus May Be Responisble For Unexplained Respiratory Infection
An ongoing effort to identify the microorganisms that make us sick has discovered a new virus potentially linked to unexplained respiratory infections.[see more details in sciencedaily.com]
ORNL Laser-based Device Offers Alternative To Video Surveillance
Surveillance systems take on a new look with a technology developed by researchers at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The Laser-Based Item Monitoring System balances the need for high-resolution monitoring and personal safety with respect for confidentiality and personal privacy.[see more details in sciencedaily.com]
Parabolic Trough Solar Collector Systems Made More Energy Efficient
A mirror alignment measurement device may soon make one of the most popular solar collector systems, parabolic troughs, more affordable and energy efficient.[see more details in sciencedaily.com]
Revealing The Origins Of Morality -- Good And Evil, Liberal And Conservative
Scientists are beginning to reach a new consensus on the origins and mechanisms of morality, as discussed in a new article in Science. Evolutionary, neurological and social-psychological insights are now being synthesized. "Putting these three principles together forces us to re-evaluate many of our most cherished notions about ourselves," says the author, whose research demonstrates that people generally follow their gut feelings and make up moral reasons afterwards.[see more details in sciencedaily.com]
Ruling Out Pulmonary Embolism With A Simple Bedside Protocol
Although pulmonary embolisms (PE) are the second-leading cause of sudden death in the US, blood tests and ultrafast CT scanning to detect PE are being used on so many patients that over 90 percent of these tests are negative. Medical researchers show that the use of simple clinical criteria can eliminate the risk and expense of these unnecessary tests.[see more details in sciencedaily.com]
Ski Area Affects Mountain Watershed, Study Shows
In the first-ever study to document the effects of ski resort development on water flows and quality in the northeastern US, researchers studied side-by-side watersheds on Mount Mansfield. Their results show greater-than-expected water volume from the developed watershed, suggesting that models derived from timber extraction studies may underestimate the hydrologic effects of resort development. This study provides baseline data that may contribute to new stormwater management approaches in mountainside development.[see more details in sciencedaily.com]
Soft Contacts Designed For Cone-shaped Cornea
Custom-designed contacts improved vision for subjects with keratoconic eyes and offer hope of nonsurgical treatment instead of corneal transplants. Researchers describe the custom design techniques and results of visual acuity tests in an article in Optics Letters.[see more details in sciencedaily.com]
Study Of Protein Folds Offers Insight Into Metabolic Evolution
Researchers have constructed the first global family tree of metabolic protein architecture. Their approach offers a new window on the evolutionary history of metabolism.[see more details in sciencedaily.com]
Why Lincoln Fell Gravely Ill After Delivering His Gettysburg Address
According to two medical researchers when Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address on Nov. 19, 1863, he was in the early stages of a life-threatening illness -- a serious form of smallpox.[see more details in sciencedaily.com]
sciencemag.org
[NEWS] AUSTRALIAN SCIENCE: Universities Are Big Winners in Election-Year Budget
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA--Australian universities are getting an antidote to their long malaise: a stunning windfall from a predicted surplus in the 2007-08 budget. (.)Author: Elizabeth Finkel
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[NEWS] BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH: Temporary Cuts Hit Labs at Child Health Institute
Last week, officials at the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development confirmed that lab operating budgets are being slashed by 50% in the remaining 5 months of the fiscal year. (.)Author: Jocelyn Kaiser
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[NEWS] ECOLOGY: Savannah River Lab to Close After DOE Cuts Its Funding
Budget cuts have U.S. ecologists preparing for the demise of the Savannah River Ecology Laboratory and the potential layoffs of its 100-member staff, 10 of whom are faculty members at the University of Georgia, which operates the facility. (.)Author: Eli Kintisch
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[NEWS FOCUS] PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH: Putting the Brakes on Psychosis
PORTLAND, MAINE--A group in Maine is exporting a program that flags young people for therapy before mental illness sets in. (.)Author: Charles Schmidt
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[NEWS FOCUS] SOCIETY FOR AMERICAN ARCHAEOLOGY MEETING: Climate Spurred Later Indus Decline
AUSTIN, TEXAS--At the Society for American Archaeology meeting, held here from 25 to 29 April, archaeologists suggested that although the Indus River civilization, centered in what is now India and Pakistan, was initially able to adapt to a pronounced dry spell 4 millennia ago, the resultant shifts in vegetation and landscape eventually set the culture on a slow course of decline. (.)Author: Andrew Lawler
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[NEWS FOCUS] SOCIETY FOR AMERICAN ARCHAEOLOGY MEETING: Portals to the Supernatural World Uncovered in Mayan Tomb
AUSTIN, TEXAS--At the Society for American Archaeology meeting, held here from 25 to 29 April, archaeologists reported on a 1400-year-old royal tomb discovered deep in the Guatemala jungle that is dazzling Mayan experts. (.)Author: Andrew Lawler
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[NEWS FOCUS] SOCIETY FOR AMERICAN ARCHAEOLOGY MEETING: Snapshots From the Meeting
AUSTIN, TEXAS--Snapshots from the Society for American Archaeology meeting, held here from 25 to 29 April, include a new method for tracking the origins of lapis lazuli and speculation about whether social inequality and agriculture really did emerge together as archaeologists have long assumed. (.)Author: Andrew Lawler
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[NEWS] RESEARCH INTEGRITY: Sonofusion Back on the Firing Line as Misconduct Probe Reopens
Officials at Purdue University have launched a new inquiry into bubble fusion researcher Rusi Taleyarkhan, just months after exonerating him of research misconduct. (.)Author: Robert F. Service
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sciencenow
Bats Best Birds at Slow Flight
Vortices behind wings aid efficient flight[see more details in sciencenow]
Dark Matter Takes a Solo
Astronomers spot ring of the mysterious stuff devoid of ordinary matter[see more details in sciencenow]
Hair From a Cut
Skin wounds promote hair regrowth[see more details in sciencenow]
Healthier With Herpesviruses?
Viral infection protects mice from bacterial disease[see more details in sciencenow]
Human Ancestors Were No Brainiacs
Ancient skull suggests primate intelligence still had a long way to go[see more details in sciencenow]
Light Gives New Material Magnetic Personality
An ice age leftover is one of the lightest places on the planet, gravitationally speaking[see more details in sciencenow]
Lunar Ice Launcher
Friction along fault lines yields the icy plumes of Enceladus[see more details in sciencenow]
The Benefits of Bee-ing Social
Insects that live in larger groups develop stronger defenses against infection[see more details in sciencenow]
The End of the Milky Way
Future galactic collision will change the night sky as we know it[see more details in sciencenow]
The Secret History of the Potato
Genetic analysis reveals modern tubers have a complex past[see more details in sciencenow]
West Nile Hammers U.S. Birds
Virus has ravaged crows, six other common species[see more details in sciencenow]
yahoo news
'Ecoterrorism' case stirs debate in US (The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - When law-enforcement agencies arrested 10 animal rights activists and environmental radicals 18 months ago, it was a major breakthrough in the fight against what officials call "ecoterrorism."[see more details in yahoo news]
B'desh says must up power output or face blackouts (Reuters)
Reuters - Bangladesh could face nationwide blackouts within four years if it fails to find more natural gas to fuel new power plants, a government official said on Friday.[see more details in yahoo news]
Biologists fail to lure whales to ocean (AP)
AP - Biologists tried unsuccessfully Thursday to use recorded siren songs of humpback whales to lure an injured female and her wounded calf from a shipping channel and back toward the Pacific Ocean 90 miles away.
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EU bid to wean itself off Russian gas: Nabucco pipeline (The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - After two consecutive winters that saw Russia briefly disrupt energy supplies to Europe, the European Union has intensified plans to tap directly into Central Asia's natural gas, bypassing Russian involvement.[see more details in yahoo news]
Mum tells of fears for children during shark attack (Reuters)
Reuters - A woman bitten by a shark as she waded in knee-deep water at a remote Australian holiday beach told on Friday how she fought off the predator with her camera to stop it from turning on her children.
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NASA probes Mexican sinkhole as proxy for icy moon (Reuters)
Reuters - NASA is testing an underwater robot in one of Earth's deepest sinkholes in a first step toward searching for life on Jupiter's icy moon, Europa.[see more details in yahoo news]
Scientists fail to lure whales to ocean (AP)
AP - Scientists were working on a plan to help two injured humpback whales return to the Pacific Ocean after a failed attempt to lure them out of a shipping channel using recorded underwater sounds.
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Scientists try to lure whales to ocean (AP)
AP - Biologists tried unsuccessfully Thursday to use recorded siren songs of humpback whales to lure an injured female and her wounded calf from a shipping channel and back toward the Pacific Ocean 90 miles away.
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Shark bites woman in western Australia (AP)
AP - A shark bit a woman as she waded in knee-deep water while carrying her baby at a beach in Western Australia state, an emergency official said Thursday.[see more details in yahoo news]
Trust fund for grizzlies, wolves weighed (AP)
AP - Grizzly bear and gray wolf populations in parts of the Northern Rockies are considered stable enough by the government to survive without Endangered Species Act protection. But the animals could get a trust fund to shield them from hard times.
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