To suppress or not to suppress: Questioning the ponderosa pine model of forest fire management
For more than a century, US citizens have been urged to help suppress and prevent forest fires whenever possible. For the last few years, however, policies of fire suppression have been modified and questioned, as scientists and land managers have struggled to imitate historical fire p...Discover Magazine honors landmine detector, cellular research
...nternational issue that impacts millions of global citizens - the proliferation of landmines. We're proud of their groundbreaking work." This is the 12th year the magazine has recognized top technological innovations in science and technology. For more information on the awards, go to http://www.discove...New Zealand aircraft to fly mission to USA McMurdo Station
...urdo Station, Antarctica to transport several U.S. citizens to New Zealand, some of whom require medical attention that cannot be provided in Antarctica. The wheeled, C-130 aircraft will leave Christchurch, New Zealand on Monday, April 23 (Christchurch time) to pick up the patients from the main U.S. rese......iming and rate of the uplift, and what it means to citizens of the Carolinas. REGIONAL FOSSIL DISCOVERIES (Thursday, April 5, 1:00 5:00 p.m., Governor's Room 1.) In a session titled "Triassic Basins of the Southeastern United States," scientists will describe recent significant fossil finds in the Ral...Pauling Centenary to recognize scientist, humanitarian
... that it was the duty of scientists as responsible citizens to share that knowledge with the public and help them understand the issues." His leadership in this area, some of which was quite controversial in the highly-charged politics of McCarthyism and the Cold War, required a great deal of personal courage...Largest grant ever to Indiana U fuels Genomics Initiative
... notonly have an obligation to educate the state's citizens but to improve their quality of life and help crea...se. Since more than half of thephysicians treating citizens in Indiana are educated at the IU School of Medicine, it is vital for us to provide them with the be...Feds give $16 million to UNC-CH scientists studying waste site problems
...te goal for the COEP is to help all North Carolina citizens become aware of issues involved in the disposal of... training workshops and preparing a manual to help citizens participate in decision making at sites." More information is available at the program's Web site: ...Prosthetic limb to be controlled by microchip: Agreement signed to create smart leg
...aid, "Never doubt that a small group of concerned citizens can change the world."...Study finds rare juvenile turtles
...ape." He said the project was made possible by the citizens who contributed to the Nongame Wildlife Fund on the Michigan income tax form or by a direct donation to the Fund....UF researchers find painless electrical stimulus helps restore hand movement for stroke patients
...they still could not move as many blocks as senior citizens who were not impaired. They also performed better on a test of how much force they exerted when pushing up on a small wooden platform with their wrist, exerting more force and holding it for longer. In contrast, members of the control group did not s...Alcohol and thiamine deficiency together: a dangerous combination?
...r nutrition among alcoholics, anorexics and senior citizens - is food supplementation. Both Langlais and Gauvin noted the Australia example (see EurekAlert/A:C&ER October 1999). During the 1980s, Australia had the highest recorded rates of WE in the world, mostly alcoholics, and large numbers of people need...Vaccine study to target bioterrorism threat
...king efforts to improve its ability to protect its citizens in the event of an attack," said Sharon E. Frey, M.D., associate professor of infectious diseases and immunology, and lead investigator in the study. The study is funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), which also is funding the establ...USGS seeks citzens of all ages to listen for frogs and toads
...d hears. Mr. Chamberlin is one of hundreds of U.S. citizens who are counting frogs as part of the U.S. Geologi...played on the Frogwatch USA Web site. Droege urges citizens to join Frogwatch USA to begin to monitor frogs and toads in their communities and to help communiti...The future of planet earth: scientific challenges in the coming century
...es: Safe drinking water is vital to the health of citizens in every community. Reliance on water treatment plants and chlorination is important to safe drinking water but it is clear that strategies must go beyond treatment to protection of water sources. Increasing urbanization of land used as sources of ...Colorado State scientist is Ecological Society of America president
...ess making ecological knowledge more accessible to citizens and decision-makers at all levels of government. The Society publishes its journals and bulletin online and will take other measures to enhance its educational outreach. "Americans depend upon ecological knowledge to manage our natural resources, pr......romise the education that informed and responsible citizens need to receiveto participate fully in our increas...ultfor students to become informed and responsible citizens in an increasinglytechnological world. "Students need to study and judge for themselves theempirica......to do about it. "No one wants to deny U.S. citizens or increasing numbers ofinternational visitors who use this country's magnificent natural resourcesaccess to the outdoors, nor limit their activities in some way," said GlennHaas, Colorado State professor of natural resource recreation and tourism an...CU-Boulder professor documents controversial history of Rocky Flats
...owth that accompanied it. Gradually,however, many citizens protested its potential danger as a global hazard ...risk," Ackland said. "But the story also shows how citizens can become involved and help change badgovernment policy." Ackland has been a member of the CU-Bould...USGS scientists tracking environmental damage from Floyd
..., USGS crews have made several rescues of stranded citizens during theirstreamflow and water quality data collection efforts. Virginia USGS scientists are tracking bacteria sources and other contaminants in AccotinkCreek in Fairfax County and Blacks Run in Rockingham County where high levels ofbacteria was...Nearly half of Earth's land has been transformed by humans; 50 'dead zones' found in oceans
...he privatesector, religious groups, and individual citizens to take responsibility andundertake innovative action." "As inhabitants of earth, we need to take stock of these massive changes,understand their implications, and change our direction, " Lubchenco said. "Weare currently inattentive stewards. It is ...