Science picksLeads, feeds and story seeds (December 2002)
...than 75 million Americans in 39 states who live in cities with moderate to high risk from earthquakes. USGS scientists and their partner colleagues have just revised and updated the national seismic hazard maps that provide information essential to seismic design provisions of building codes in the United ...European scholars support development of germ line modification
...r and a compelling right." A list of the names and cities of the participants who support the statement is provided below. For additional information, contact Prof. dr. Guido Van Steendam, director IFB, Craenendonck 15, 3000 Leuven Belgium; +32 16 23 11 74. guido.vansteendam@biophilosophy.be . TEXT OF ...Science picks-leads, feeds and story seeds (January 2003)
...in and snow that brought a White Christmas to many cities and towns, leading to cautious optimism that much of the area is on its way to recovering from the drought that has long plagued the area, according to the USGS. A quick glance at the real-time streamflow map ( http://water.usgs.gov/waterwatch/ ) th...Flying SnifferSTAR may aid civilians and US military
...ll aerial drones to detect possible gas attacks on cities and military bases has been created by researchers at Sandia National Laboratories in partnership with Lockheed Martin Corporation. The patented device, which detects nerve gases and blister agents, operates on only half a watt of electrical power, s...USDA Forest Service publishes wildland-urban interface assessment
...Rapidly increasing human populations and spreading cities and suburbs throughout the South are creating both opportunities and challenges for natural resource managers. SFRA found that urbanization will have the "most direct, immediate, and permanent effects on the extent, condition, and health of forests."...Tufts civil engineer predicts Bostons rising sea levels could cause billions of dollars in damage
...k City, Los Angeles, New Orleans and other coastal cities around the country. As part of efforts to protec...t on metropolitan Boston and other similar coastal cities if steps aren't taken to address the issue." The team of civil engineers and geographers, which incl...Forest fragmentation may increase Lyme disease risk
Arlington, Va. Patchy woodscommon in cities and suburbia, and even in rural areasmay have more Lyme disease-carrying ticks, which could increase risk of the disease in these forest remnants, scientists have found. While forest fragments generally have fewer species than continuous habitat does...Tufts environmental engineers tackle destructive nutrients in nations waterways
...r 10 percent of the state's population--live in 21 cities and towns within the 76-square-mile Mystic River watershed alone. "For more than 30 years, Tufts' civil and environmental engineers and health sciences researchers have been trailblazers in addressing the safety and security of our world's most preci...Wild ape population undergoing 'catastrophic' decline
...ow far the site was from one of Gabon's four major cities and how far it was from a documented outbreak of human Ebola virus, which transfers from apes to humans. Illegal hunting of apes, a problem for many years, has worsened with an increase in mechanized logging, Walsh said. Many people in the region eat...Free shuttles can close the grocery gap
...sis of low-income neighborhoods in five California cities -- Bakersfield, Fresno, Long Beach, Oakland and San Diego (a list of zip codes follows) -- and concluded that a supermarket-sponsored shuttle service would be financially viable in any of the areas. Depending on the area, estimated annual shuttle-dri...Five studies look at risks of differing particulate matter, including exposures on 9/11
.... The findings were replicated across a number of cities and regions. These results were unexpected, says Dr. Samet. As levels of particles -- the larger ones measured in earlier studies, not the smaller ones so much a part of modern consideration -- had been falling in American cities, many researchers ...Counties in northeast, midwest continue to offer best access to U.S. population, study shows
... This research is important because cities and counties often tout acces... "We see chambers of commerce in many cities and counties brag that a given percentage of the nation's population is within ...Satellites will join search for source of Ebola virus
...date, so we've asked for high-resolution images of cities from Casablanca in Morocco to Vientiane in Laos, to help us better plan medical responses such as locating urban clinics. We also hope to keep better track of nomadic peoples, so we're better placed to provide them with medical help." Combating mal...Researchers: Fire may help combat fatal dogwood epidemic
.... Knoxville and Atlanta are among several Southern cities that hold dogwood festivals annually. Jenkins said anthracnose has killed between 70 percent and 94 percent of the dogwoods in the Great Smoky National Park since it arrived there in the late 1980s. However, in the three plots that burned in the fore...UGA scientist to study effect of air quality on unborn babies
...iences. Scientists know the air pollution in large cities can aggravate or cause health problems in children and adults. But how can it affect a baby inside a mother's womb? Naeher wants to answer this question. In the summer of 2002, Naeher studied the personal air pollution exposure of 45 pregnant women i...'Homegrown' relief for victims of arsenic poisoning in South Asia
...d in more than 100 village drinking wells near the cities of Howrah and Calcutta in West Bengal. Arsenic levels in the filtered wells have plummeted from toxic rates of 100 to 500 parts per billion, SenGupta says, to well below the 50-ppb maximum permitted by the Indian government. Arsenicosis sufferers hav...Governing commons still a struggle, but fight not without hope, according to new report
...overnance of local commons are designed in capital cities or by donor agencies in ignorance of the state of the science and local conditions," the authors write. "The results are often tragic, but at least these tragedies are local." The authors conclude that the challenge is for humans "to develop and depl...Scripps Research receives $3 million anonymous donation
...ng results of the trial, which was conducted in 21 cities nationwide, acamprosate is in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval process and could become available shortly in this country. At Scripps Research, Mason has just begun a study on gabapentin, an anti-convulsant that has been successful in ...From neighborhoods to globe, NASA looks at land
...(LIS) uses computer models to predict impacts that cities and other local land surfaces might have on region...m air, leading to more rain around and downwind of cities like Houston and Atlanta. The LIS case study offers an example of the future of climate-related comp...AGI announces the winners of Earth Science Week 2003 contests
...2003 was a tremendous success, with events held in cities across the U.S. and in several countries. The celebration was officially proclaimed by 21 states and was recognized by President George W. Bush. The theme for Earth Science Week 2003, "Eyes on Planet Earth: Monitoring our Changing World," emphasized ...