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A New Species of Monkey Is Discovered in Tanzania: The First in Africa
Article about the 2005 discovery in Africa of the "'Highland Mangabey' (Lophocebus kipunji), a long-haired forest primate."Includes photos and audio of the mangabey's "honk-bark."The article also notes that in December 2004 "WCS researchers found a new species of macaque in India, followed by a new variety of titi monkey in Bolivia."From the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS). Seagrass Ecosystems At A 'Global Crisis'
An international team of scientists is calling for a targeted global conservation effort to preserve seagrasses and their ecological services for the world's coastal ecosystems, according to an article published in the December issue of Bioscience. The article "A Global Crisis for Seagrass Ecosystems"cites the critical role seagrasses play in coastal systems and how costal development, population growth and the resulting increase of nutrient and sediment pollution have contributed to large-scale losses worldwide. Chemists escape browser lock down
Is your browser so locked down that you can’t install any plugins or enable Java? Firewall refusing to cooperate with your molecules? Antivirus screaming at your structural efforts?If so, then you probably find it rather difficult to run some of the chemistry drawing packages available for interactive use on the Web. There is an alternative.Molinspiration [...] Stealth Worms May Improve Insect Pest Control
Nematodes comprise a worm family so large it literally covers the earth. They range in size from less than a micron in length to as much as 26 feet. Worldwide interest has begun to focus on microscopic nematodes that live with symbiotic bacteria. Routine Use Of Hib Vaccine Could Lead To Virtual Elimination Of Killer
Study provides firm evidence that Hib disease is a major problem in developing countries such as Kenya, and investment in immunization to control Hib meningitis &pneumonia, a significant killer of children under five, works. Increased awareness, funding and expanded use could virtually eliminate disease in Africa and other developing countries, but action is needed from countries, donors and other stakeholders to evaluate the growing body of evidence and support Hib vaccine programs today. [Scary] Pregnant woman says 'maternal instinct' helped her kill attack
FORT MITCHELL, Ky. - A pregnant woman who killed her attacker said a maternal instinct helped her fight off the woman who investigators believe was after her unborn child."I do believe that I fought harder because it was for my child,"Sarah Brady told ABC's "Good Morning America"in interviews aired Sunday and Monday. "It is a maternal instinct to protect your child to the very end."Katherine Smith, 22, died Thursday after luring Brady to her apartment to pick up a package supposedly delivered to the wrong address. When Smith pulled out a knife and attacked the pregnant woman, Brady fought back, striking Smith on the head with an ash tray and stabbing her three times with her own knife, police said. Brady, 26, said she didn't know Smith before the two met at Smith's apartment and can't be certain why Smith wanted to kill her."I really am not sure what was going through her mind,"Brady told ABC. "The only thing I thought was that she was going to kill me and my child and that is the only thing that ran through my mind." The First State of the Carbon Cycle Report (SOCCR): The North American
Full text and executive summary of this November 2007 report that considers the amount and sources of carbon dioxide released in the air in North America and the amount of growing vegetation and soil organic matter that act as carbon sinks. Topics include the carbon cycle; energy, industry, and waste management activities; and land and water systems. Also includes a historical overview and a glossary. From the U.S. Climate Change Science Program. WH's Scott McClellan Says He Knew 'Gannon' Was Guckert
This article discusses the questions surrounding former White House correspondent James Guckert (also known as Jeff Gannon, of Talon News). It provides excerpts from a February 2005 press briefing where White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan answers questions about Guckert, press credential requirements, and the role of the press secretary. Provides links to related articles. From the newspaper industry journal Editor &Publisher. Gallery: Brain Scan Machines
Scientists are getting good at deciphering how and why neurons fire inside the human brain, thanks to powerful, if portentous-looking, brain scan technologies. The Topsy-turvy Galaxy
ESO's VLT has taken an image of the starburst galaxy NGC 1313, whose captivating appearance belies its inner turmoil. The dense clustering of bright stars and gas in its arms, a sign of an ongoing boom of star births, shows a mere glimpse of the rough times it has seen. Probing ever deeper into the heart of the galaxy, astronomers have revealed many enigmas that continue to defy our understanding.
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