Rainforest birds keep dying out long after logging stops
...tober issue of Conservation Biology. While the bad news isthat many more species are likely to go extinct, the good news is that we can save them if weact now. "There is no room for complacency," says Thomas Brooks of th...NASA laser instrument to aid forest management, media briefing scheduled for Oct. 12
... firstglobal maps of forest vegetation. A news media briefing on the NASA mission and its application tomanagement of national forest lands will be held Tuesday, October 12 at 10 a.m.in Fresno, Calif. The briefing and tours of the NASA C-130 aircraft will beheld at the Fresno Yosemite Internatio...On the floor of the sea: watch while biologists search for rare white abalone
...effort will be available for interviews. Note to news editors: B-roll available. Why: An opportunity to see, first-hand, the beginning of this effort to restorethe white abalone population to California's marine environment and to interviewthe primary researchers involved in this effort to find, map...AGU 1999 Fall Meeting -- Information for media representatives
...ersons: Working press representing bona fide news media with a press card, business card, or letter .... Note: Representatives of the business side of news media, publishing houses, and of for-profit corporations must register at the main registration desk...Primitive primate makes the case for Asian anthropoid origins
This news release is also available in French Forty million year old fossil teeth and jaw fragments from a new species ofearly primate found in Myanmar lend support to the idea that the ancestor of allmonkeys and apes lived in Asia instead of Africa. The......, tissues and/or organs into human patients. This news release contains forward looking statements. Such statements aresubject to certain factors which may cause Alexion's plans to differ or resultsto vary from those expected including unexpected pre-clinical or clinicalresults, the need for additional r...Yale and Alexion report advance in spinal cord repair
..., tissues and/or organs into human patients. This news release contains forward looking statements. Such statements aresubject to certain factors which may cause Alexion's plans to differ or resultsto vary from those expected including unexpected pre-clinical or clinicalresults, the need for additional r......ent and which were harmful," said Lewis. "The good news is that manyenvironmental pollutants including some DDT derivatives, PCBs and plasticizersaren't as bad as previously thought. On the other hand, steps taken to protectthe environment, such as using treated sewage sludge as a commercial fertilizer,wi...AGU names new journalism award for David Perlman
...t judging panel has found in meaningfully weighing news stories written under deadline pressure against fe... and the David Perlman Award will honor writers of news stories. Full details of the awards, eligibility requirements, and an entry form are available on th...Giant plant-eating dinosaur found; two cast skeletons to be unveiled
...of the University of Chicago. To be unveiled at a news conference at the National Geographic Society, a sponsor of the project, the species was discovered in the Republic of Niger and is described in the Nov. 12 issue of the journal Science. Full-size cast skeletons of a 60-foot-long adult, rearing to a ...Monsanto's modified soya beans don't agree with the heat
...barely a week goes by without another piece of bad news for the agribiotech giant Monsanto. Now researchers in the US have found that hot climates don't agree with Monsanto's herbicide-resistant soya beans, causing stems to split open and crop losses of up to 40 per cent. This could be a serious blow to...USGS reports that West Nile virus goes beyond crows
...tially disseminate the disease elsewhere. The good news is, with the exception of American crows, there were only a few individual birds from each respective species that tested positive. It is still too early to tell if this is because they are not as susceptible or they were not as readily observed as c...1999 Fall Meeting: Press conferences and special events
...ts and scientists will discuss the realities of TV news and seek ways to improve the relationship between researchers and reporters. Panelists are: Juju Chang, ABC News Rick Chapell, Vanderbilt University Ann Marie Cunningham, WNET/13 New York Jim Hartz, PBS Jay Ingram, Discovery Channel Canada Gregory va...Researchers identify molecule crucial to adjusting bodys internal clock
...eset a person'ssleep cycle, which would be welcome news for night-shift workers and for some people with sleepdisorders. The co-authors of the paper were Gillette, Dong Chen, Gordon F. Buchanan and Jian M. Ding, all ofthe U. of I., and Jens Hannibal, a professor of clinical biochemistry at the University...Fall Meeting: updated press conferences and special events
...cientists will discuss the realities of TV science news and seek ways to improve the relationship between researchers and reporters. Panelists: Juju Chang, ABC News Rick Chappell, Vanderbilt University Jim Hartz, PBS Jay Ingram, Discovery Channel Canada Gregory van der Vink, IRIS The Music of Earthquakes...Chemistry leaders expect longer lives, less pollution in the future
...ng News, published Dec. 6. The premier source of news in the world of chemistry, Chemical & Engineering News is published by the American Chemical Society, the world's largest scientific society. Sprinkled throughout the magazine's "Millennium Special Report: Chemistry In The Service Of Humanity," are...Big brother has a lot to answer for
...ses in size with each successive male. The good news is that brothers pose no risk to girls. "Even though mum's immune system is primed, there's nothing to respond to," says Lalumire....Study finds no evidence hormone benefits autism
...ved until evaluations were complete. "Following news reports, many parents contacted us wanting to have... we didn't find any treatment effect, but the good news is that we were able to mobilize the clinical and research communities to answer fairly quickly in a...Study: avoiding vitamins A, E might improve cancer therapy
...ne presented their findings Monday(12/13) during a news conference at the American Society for Cell Biology's annual meeting inWashington, D.C. Drs. Rudolph Salganik, research professor of nutrition, and Terry Van Dyke, professorof biochemistry and biophysics, directed the studies. "We believe this work ...Statement by APA President Allan Tasman, M.D., on the Surgeon Generals Report on Mental Health
...ental Health The Surgeon Generals report is good news to millions of people with mental illnesses, and constitutes a national call to action. Based on an exhaustive review of scientific research spanning many years, Surgeon General David Satcher, M.D., the nations top physician, has stated unequivocall...