Sharks tracked by satellite
Sharks tracked by satellite Sharks tracked by satellite Stanford University news release October 9, 2005 Tagged salmon shark. Image courtesy of Stanford Electronic tags broadcasting from the dorsal fins of…
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Harvesting tornados as power plants; renewable wind vortex energy
Harvesting tornadoes as power plants, renewable wind vortex energy Harvesting tornadoes as power plants; renewable wind vortex energy Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com October 9, 2005 Engineers are working to use…
News for earthquake-affected cities in Pakistan, India
News for earthquake-affected cities in Pakistan, India, Afghanistan News for earthquake-affected cities in Pakistan, India, Afghanistan October 8, 2005 A powerful 7.6-magnitude earthquake near the Pakistan-India border Saturday destroyed villages,…
Bush administration sued over forest decision
Bush administration sued over forest decision Bush administration sued over forest decision By Terence Chea, Associated Press October 7, 2005 A coalition of 20 environmental groups sued the Bush administration…
Nestle introduces fairtrade coffee, eco-friendly product goes mainstream
Nestle introduces fairtrade coffee, eco-friendly product goes mainstream Nestle introduces fairtrade coffee, eco-friendly product goes mainstream By Eleanor Wason, Reuters October 7, 2005 LONDON - For coffee drinkers overwhelmed by…
Extreme drought drops Amazon river to record low levels
Extreme drought drops Amazon river to record low levels Extreme drought drops Amazon river to record low levels By Peter Blackburn, Reuters October 7, 2005 EDITOR'S NOTE: The Amazon River…
Environment killing millions says World Bank report
Poor environment killing millions says World Bank report Environment killing millions says World Bank report World Bank News Release October 7, 2005 EDITOR's NOTE: A new report from the World…
Google, MIT support $100 laptop for the world’s poorest children
Google, MIT support $100 laptop for the world's poorest children Google, MIT support $100 laptop for the world's poorest children Rhett Butler, mongabay.com October 6, 2005 Google, AMD, Brightstar, News…
Climate change to affect migratory birds and animals
Climate change to affect migratory birds and animals Climate change to affect migratory birds and animals Defra news release October 6, 2005 Climate change could affect and disrupt breeding, hamper…
95% of mahogany from Peru is illegally logged says scientist
95% of mahogany from Peru is illegally logged says scientist 95% of mahogany from Peru is illegally logged says scientist mongabay.com October 6, 2005 95% of the mahogany that leaves…
Great White Shark swims 12,400 miles, shocks scientists
Great White Shark swims 12,400 miles, shocks scientists Great White Shark swims 12,400 miles, shocks scientists WCS release October 6, 2005 Photo copyright MCM/ M. Meyer of the Wildlife Conservation…
Link between ecosystems uncovered as fish in ponds help flowering plants
Link between ecosystems uncovered as fish in ponds help flowering plants Link between ecosystems uncovered as fish in ponds help flowering plants By Tony Fitzpatrick Washington University in St. Louis…
Simplified stereotypes of “typical” Americans, Brazilians, Chinese are common but mistaken
Simplified stereotypes of typical Americans, Brazilians, Chinese are common but mistaken Simplified stereotypes of typical Americans, Brazilians, Chinese are common but mistaken NIH release October 6, 2005 Simplified stereotypes of…
Genomes of 200 Human Flu Strains Reveal a Dynamic Virus
Genomes of 200 Human Flu Strains Reveal a Dynamic Virus Genomes of 200 Human Flu Strains Reveal a Dynamic Virus NIH release October 6, 2005 In the first large-scale effort…
Poor aid response to storm damage in Central America
Weak aid response to tropical storm damage in Central America Poor aid response to storm damage in Central America mongabay.com October 5, 2005 Tropical storm Stan has killed more than…
Satellite monitors health of coral reefs
Satellite monitors health of coral reefs Satellite monitors health of coral reefs European Space Agency news release October 5, 2005 This high-resolution IKONOS satellite image of the Heron Island reef…
Weight of flooded Amazon river causes Earth to sink 3 inches
Weight of flooded Amazon river causes Earth to sink 3 inches Weight of flooded Amazon river causes Earth to sink 3 inches Ohio State University news release October 5, 2005…
Python explodes after swallowing 6-foot alligator in Florida Everglades
Fatal mistake: giant snakes eats alligator The National Park Service released photos that show the carcass of an American alligator that was almost swallowed by a Burmese python. Park officials…
Food-borne diseases are a serious threat in Africa
Food-borne diseases are a serious threat in Africa Food-borne diseases are a serious threat in Africa FAO news release October 4, 2005 3 October 2005, Geneva/Rome - Food-borne diseases are…
New battery lasts 12 years, helps stimulate nerves
New battery lasts 12 years, helps stimulate nerves New battery lasts 12 years, helps stimulate nerves by Terry Devitt University of Wisconsin-Madison news release October 4, 2005 With the help…
Climate change boosts visitors to Alaska, Antarctica
Prospect of climate change boosts visitors to Alaska, Antarctica Climate change boosts visitors to Alaska, Antarctica mongabay.com October 4, 2005 Alaska Travel Industry Association billboard A new advertising campaign launched…
El Salvador’s tropical storm damage worsened by deforestation
El Salvador's tropical storm damage worsened by deforestation El Salvador's tropical storm damage worsened by deforestation Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com October 4, 2005 Forest clearing on hillside in Central America…
conservation agriculture holds promise for food production in Africa
Conservation agriculture holds promise for food production in Africa Conservation agriculture holds promise for food production in Africa FAO news release October 4, 2005 3 October 2005, Rome - Conservation…
Oil companies help marine biologists to explore new frontiers in deep-sea oceanography
Oil companies help marine biologists to explore new frontiers in deep-sea oceanography Oil companies help marine biologists to explore new frontiers in deep-sea oceanography National Oceanography Centre, University of Southampton…
SUV sales plummet, high gas prices cited
SUV sales plummet, high gas prices cited SUV sales plummet, high gas prices cited mongabay.com October 4, 2005 High gas prices caused American consumers to spurn sport-utility vehicles in September.…
Evolutionary history of the origin of potatoes revised — study
Evolutionary history of the origin of potatoes revised -- study Evolutionary history of the origin of potatoes revised -- study University of Wisconsin-Madison news release October 4, 2005 Humans have…
Cancer death rates continue to fall according to the National Cancer Institute
Cancer death rates continue to fall according to the National Cancer Institute Cancer death rates continue to fall according to the National Cancer Institute NIH release October 4, 2005 The…
90% of American men will become overweight, one third obses
90% of American men, 70% of women will become overweight 90% of American men, 70% of women will become overweight Modified NIH release October 3, 2005 90% of American men…
Dodging bullets in Brazil with Greenpeace
Dodging bullets in Brazil with Greenpeace Dodging bullets in Brazil with Greenpeace The Independent Published: 02 October 2005 When self-confessed hippie and Innocent smoothies entrepreneur Richard Reed travelled to the…
Louisiana seafood products safe for consumption — LSU AgCenter
Louisiana seafood products safe for consumption -- LSU AgCenter Louisiana seafood products safe for consumption -- LSU AgCenter Release from the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries October 2, 2005…