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Pollution-Eating Bacteria Gives
Up Genetic Secrets
07/01/05
A
pollution-eating bacteria first found in sewage sludge may have evolved its
talents in response to human contamination of the environment, researchers said
Thursday.
Source:
Environmental News Network
Tsunami
Survivors Face Pneumonia Threat
07/01/05
Respiratory
disease deemed biggest menace in disaster’s aftermath.
Source:
Nature.com
Experts
Fear Coral Reefs May Have Been Severely Damaged by Tsunami
07/01/05
The
tsunami that took a heavy toll in human life also battered Indian Ocean coral
reefs that already were in distress from pollution and global warming, possibly
causing damage that will require decades to recover, experts say.
Source:
Environmental News Network
Plastic
Bottle Cleans Up Water-Borne Diseases
07/01/05
Plastic
bottles may offer the best and cheapest solution to clean up water polluted by
the Asian tsunami.
Source:
SwissInfo.org
Earth
‘Still Ringing’
09/01/05
Much
of the Earth is still “ringing like a bell” two weeks after the December 26
earthquake that unleashed devastating tsunamis around the Indian Ocean.
Source:
News24.com
Swordfish
Heat Their Eyes for Better Vision
10/01/05
Warm
eyeballs allow them to see prey faster in the murky depths.
Source:
Nature.com
Beijing
to Plant Rooftop Grass to Clean Away Smog
10/01/05
Polluted
Beijing is planning to clean up its act by planting grass on rooftops, Xinhua
news agency said on Monday.
Source:
Environmental News Network
Turtles
Hit by Tsunami
10/01/05
Endangered
sea turtles have also been casualties of the tsunami, with the monster waves
possibly hastening their extinction, says a marine expert.
Source:
News24.com
Rats
Can Tell Languages Apart
10/01/05
The
ability to distinguish between two different languages is not unique to humans.
New research indicates that rats can manage this as well, making them the third
type of mammal with this documented ability.
Source:
Scientific American
Rethinking
Science Aid
10/01/05
Donors
should take an ‘innovation’ rather than a ‘research’ approach to
designing scientific and technological aid programs.
Source:
SciDev.net
Voicemail
Software Recognizes Callers’ Emotions
11/01/05
The
system uses voice analysis and sends the recipient a text message indicating the
emotional state of the caller.
Source:
New Scientist
Cellphones
‘Should Not Be Given to Children’
11/01/05
A
new report reviewing evidence that mobile phone radiation may pose a health
hazard warns that under-eights should not use cellphones at all.
Source:
New Scientist
Giant
Robot Helps Prevent Landslides
12/01/05
Fighting
landslides is dangerous work, but help from space is on its way. Recent testing
in Italy has shown that the four-ton Roboclimber can secure slopes without
endangering human lives, thanks to innovations from Europe’s space programs.
Source:
European Space Agency
How
Your Life Could Be the Death of You
12/01/05
The
technology around us makes everything fast, convenient, and simple. But it comes
pre-packaged with dangers to your health, says Lucy Sherriff.
Source:
Independent.co.uk
Illness
Linked to Rocket Station
13/01/05
Children
living near a Russian space launch station suffer higher rates of disease, a
journal reports.
Source:
BBC News
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