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Scientists Question Our Understanding Of The Universe
London UK (SPX) Mar 23, 2007Cosmologists from around the world will meet at Imperial College London next week to challenge the theories behind the 'standard model' used to understand the universe. Speakers at the four-day conference, jointly organised by Imperial and the University of Alabama in Huntsville, and sponsored by the U.S. National Science Foundation, will cover a wide range of unanswered questions on how the uni ... more Chemical Composition Of Stars In Clusters Can Tell History Of Our Galaxy 
Paris, France (ESO) Mar 23, 2007Using ESO's Very Large Telescope, an international team of astronomers has shown how to use the chemical composition of stars in clusters to shed light on the formation of our Milky Way. This discovery is a fundamental test for the development of a new chemical tagging technique uncovering the birth and growth of our Galactic cradle. The formation and evolution of galaxies, and in particul ... more NASA Studies Limits Of Life In Extreme Deserts Of China 
Moffett Field, CA (SPX) Mar 23, 2007Searching for clues to the potential for life on Mars, NASA scientists recently explored microbial communities in some of the world's oldest, driest and most remote deserts, in China's northwest region, and found evidence suggesting that conditions there may be similar to those in certain regions of Mars. This is the first comprehensive study of microbial ecosystems in the extreme deserts ... more MORE HEADLINES |
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Global Shipping Must Curb 'Unchecked' Pollution
Washington (AFP) March 22, 2007Ocean-going vessels now belch out more of the major air pollutant sulfur dioxide than all of the world's cars, trucks and buses combined, according to a study released Thursday. The group behind the report, the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT), also said the shipping industry emits more of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide than many industrialized nations. The ICC ... more 80 Dead In Pakistan Landslides, Rain 
Muzaffarabad (AFP) Pakistan, March 22, 2007Thirteen more people have died in landslides and accidents caused by heavy rain in Pakistan, officials and residents said Thursday, bringing the death toll from several days of bad weather to 80. Six members of a family died and two were injured when they were hit by an avalanche in the mountainous Dir district of North West Frontier Province on Wednesday, local residents told AFP by telep ... more Yangtze Drought Triggers Debate Over China's Three Gorges Dam 
Beijing (AFP) March 22, 2007Prolonged drought along the Yangtze has reduced China's longest river to record lows, triggering a debate over the Three Gorges dam's ability to generate power, state media said Thursday. The Yangtze last year fell to its lowest level since records began in 1877, but a dam official told the Xinhua news agency that power generation in the Three Gorges area would not be affected. "Ther ... more MORE HEADLINES
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Intelligence Summit Takes Flak
St. Petersburg FL (UPI) Mar 09, 2007Old pros from America's secretive world of espionage and counterterrorism emerged temporarily from the shadows to convene for a three-day "Intelligence Summit" in a downtown hotel in St. Petersburg, Fla., earlier this week. They were joined by a handful of allies from friendly countries -- mostly from Israel -- to discuss what they see as the number one threat facing Western democracies, the eve ... more EU Gives Galileo Satellite Consortium May Deadline 
Brussels (AFP) March 22, 2007EU transport ministers threatened on Thursday to seek alternatives for completing the Galileo satellite navigation system unless the current consortium resolved key problems. "To date there have been considerable delays," lamented German Transport Minister Wolfgang Tiefensee, who was chairing a meeting with counterparts in Brussels. "A number of key issues such as organisation and te ... more Bank Of China Has Concerns About North Korea Money Transfer 
Beijing (AFP) March 22, 2007State-owned Bank of China has "concerns" that need to be addressed before it can transfer 25 million dollars to North Korea, a senior Chinese official said Thursday. Practical problems have arisen as to how to transfer the assets, which have been frozen in a Macau bank since 2005 due to US sanctions, said China's top envoy to six-nation nuclear talks after they broke down over the money issue. more MORE HEADLINES
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