Recreating
the Golden Age of Islamic Science
17/12/04
Alison
Abbott reveals how a Turkish academic has recreated wonders of medieval Islamic
science in a suburb of the German city of Frankfurt.
Source:
Nature
Bush
Administration to Allow Continued Use of Ozone-Depleting Pesticide
17/12/04
The
Bush administration announced new rules Thursday to allow U.S. farmers who grow
tomatoes, strawberries and other crops to continue using methyl bromide, an
ozone-depleting pesticide that had been scheduled to be phased out worldwide
next year.
Source:
Environmental News Network
Restarting
Sugar Production in Afghanistan
17/12/04
FAO
is to help Afghanistan to resume sugar production, the UN agency announced
today. Through a project financed by Germany, FAO will rehabilitate the
country's only sugar factory in Baghlan, which ceased operations in the late
1970s. Afghanistan is currently relying entirely on imported sugar.
Source:
Food and Drug Organization of the United Nations
Flight
165 Heads North
18/12/04
At
exactly 17:26 (CET), December 18, Flight 165 lifted off from Europe’s
Spaceport in French Guiana on its northward mission to Sun-synchronous orbit.
This is the 17th commercial mission of the Ariane 5 Generic launcher.
Source:
European Space Agency
That's
One Small Disappointment for Man, a Giant Trip for Women
19/12/04
Men
may be from Mars. But, say scientists, only women are strong enough to fly
there.
Source:
Independent.co.uk
Global
Body for Young Scientists Takes Off
20/12/04
An
international conference has, after lengthy debate, agreed on a formal
constitution for the World Academy of Young Scientists.
Source:
SciDev.net
GM
Boom 'Could Spell Economic Growth for Poor Nations'
20/12/04
A
review of the global state of agricultural biotechnology says that developing
countries are playing a leading role in the sector's growth.
Source:
SciDev.net
Pfizer
Painkiller May Triple Heart Attack Risk
20/12/04
The
popular drug Celebrex is in the same class as Merck's recently withdrawn Vioxx -
but Pfizer will not be pulling its drug.
Source:
New Scientist
Transplant
of Seven Organs Successful in Shanghai
21/12/04
Surgeons
from Shanghai's Ruijin Hospital announced yesterday an operation to transplant
seven organs from a single donor to a woman on December 12 was a success.
Source:
China Daily
Saudi
Government Approves Kyoto Climate Protocol
21/12/04
Saudi
Arabia, the world's biggest oil exporter, gave its approval on Monday to the
Kyoto protocol which aims to stem global warming, the official Saudi Press
Agency said.
Source:
Environmental News Network
Rare
Disease Hits US Troops
22/12/04
US
troops in Iraq have been hit by a rare type of pneumonia that has left two
soldiers dead, a study released on Tuesday has found.
Source:
News24.com
Small
But Deadly
22/12/04
Nanotechnology,
using microscopic particles, may offer huge benefits to mankind. But let them
loose in the human body, studies have found, and they will wreak havoc.
Source:
Independent.co.uk
World's
Smallest Baby 'Doing Well'
22/12/04
Tot
born weighing 240 grams is healthy after three months.
Source:
Nature.com
Mars
May Have Active Volcanoes
23/12/04
Photographs
taken by a spacecraft orbiting Mars indicate that active volcanoes may still
exist on the red planet.
Source:
News24.co
