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India's Autorickshaw Challenge
Driving these unruly, motorized tricycles becomes an organized sport, attracting risk-takers from all over the world. By Scott Carney from Wired magazine. Net Gives Striking Writers Powerful Propaganda Platform
YouTube videos and blogs let savvy Writers Guild of America members tell their side of the story. Perhaps predictably, Hollywood studios just don't grok the power of the web. Seaweed Curbs Stem Cell Tumors
Australian scientists encapsulate stem cells in seaweed to prevent them from forming tumors. In Bodyhack. Surprising Killer Of Southeastern Salt Marshes: Common Sea Snails
From South Carolina to Texas, salt marshes have experienced a massive die-off in recent years, threatening fisheries and leaving coastal areas vulnerable to flooding. The culprit, ecologists have long thought, is degraded soil. But new research, published in Science, points to the periwinkle -- cordgrass consuming sea snails -- as a major contributor to salt marsh loss. Trumpeter Swans Re-established In Ontario, Canada
Originally native to Ontario, the trumpeter swan disappeared from Eastern Canada early in the 20th century. Restoration efforts were initiated in the early 1980's to reintroduce the trumpeter swan to its former range. Through conservation efforts the Ontario population has now reached 1000, with at least 131 breeding pairs, and the future looks bright. DNA-scanning Technology Finds Possible Sites Of Cancer Genes In Chromo
With equipment designed to probe the smallest segments of the genetic code, researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and collaborating institutions have found something much larger: sections of the chromosomes of lung cancer cells where cancer-related genes may lurk. Caffeine May Prevent Heart Disease Death In Elderly
Habitual intake of caffeinated beverages provides protection against heart disease mortality in the elderly. Avoiding colds and flu
Sciencebase reiterates perennial advice on how to avoid colds and flu this winter, and adds a timely discussion of bird flu Don Quixote's Home Shows Way To Future Earth Observation Missions
After an interval of six weeks 60 scientists from ten countries returned to the parched heart of Spain to complete testing a new type of sensor intended to yield new insights into global vegetation growth, as well as gather data for the design of a next-generation ESA Earth Observation mission and support efforts to use satellite data for irrigation management. Greenhouse Gas Burial: Storing Unwanted Carbon Dioxide In Unmineable C
Deep coal seams that are not commercially viable for coal production could be used for permanent underground storage of carbon dioxide generated by human activities, thus avoiding atmospheric release, according to two studies published in the Journal of Environment and Pollution. An added benefit of storing carbon dioxide in this way is that additional useful methane will be displaced from the coal beds.
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