US investment firm gives away Rhode Island-sized lands in Chile
...pport includes a substantial gift of endowment and operating support. WCS's conservation work will be done in cooperation with a distinguished advisory council to be selected and made up of a majority of Chilean citizens. In February 2002, Goldman Sachs purchased as part of a larger pool of distressed assets ...Hardy buoys: Texas A&M project predicts oil spill movements
...drilling platforms in the area. All oil companies operating within 40 miles of the Flower Garden Banks are required by law to protect it, Guinasso notes, "so our buoys are something they very much need and want." When the nuclear submarine USS Greeneville collided with the Ehime Maru on Feb. 9, 2001, nine Ja...ConocoPhillips & Conservation International launch 'Biodiversity Action Plan' in Venezuela
...rsity Action Plan include: Petroleum companies operating in the Gulf of Paria make positive contributions to local economic development and biodiversity conservation by implementing best operational practices and supporting improved resource management; Development of improved practices that conserve ...Wrapping a memory with an experience, capacity for recollection detected in non-human species
...lyses related to this technique, known as receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves, could be used to assess rat memory processes. With familiarity, previous encounters are not recalled. For instance, if you encounter someone you know you've met, your sense of "knowing" that person may be weak or strong...Study in Science reveals recreational fishing takes big bite of ocean catch
...y Sydney in Australia. "Recreational anglers are operating below the radar screen of management. While the individual may take relatively few fish, we show that a few fish per person times millions of fishermen can have an enormous impact." "The large impacts of recreational fisheries surprised us, and they ...Decreasing toxins in brains of Alzheimer's patients keep cognitive deficits at bay
... who had the specially designed shunt continuously operating for one year stayed stable. However, the scores of patients who did not get the shunt declined by 20 percent after 12 months. "What's interesting is that the patients without the shunt didn't stop taking their regular Alzheimer medication, such as an...New comprehensive textbook on companion animals fills need
...individual expertise. For chapters on careers and operating pet businesses, contributions and editing help were solicited from numerous industry leaders, said John Campbell. The book's conception came from an academic discussion in July 2002 at the joint annual meeting of the American Dairy Science Associatio...Near-zero-energy buildings blessing to owners, environment
... source heat pump was 45 cents. Adding the cost of operating the water heater and all of the appliances brought the total average daily energy cost for this all-electric house to 82 cents. This number takes into account $291 for solar credits that are part of the Tennessee Valley Authority's Green Power Genera...Rutgers-Newark scientist: Mosquitoes may carry lethal parasite
...ich has proven so effective that U.S. armed forces operating in swampy, mosquito-rich areas now routinely carry it with their other gear. Avoiding being outside at dawn and dusk, when mosquitoes are most active and prevalent, is another effective tactic, she adds....Endangered turtles' trek along ocean currents revealed by satellite
...gher partly due to a ban on longline US fishermen operating in the Ocean's northern section - but the turtles are still being lost at an unsustainable rate. A paper was recently published in Nature summarising the work done so far in tracking leatherbacks through the Atlantic, submitted by a team of res...Free electron laser reaches 10 kW
...emann, Jefferson Lab Director. "We look forward to operating this exciting new machine and carrying out the many experiments planned for it." The FEL provides intense beams of laser light that can be tuned to a precise wavelength, and which are more powerful than beams from a conventional laser. Conventional ...Satellites are tracing Europe's forest fire scars
...ire-fighting activities with more than 50 aircraft operating from 33 airbases as well as France's National Department of Civil Protection (DDSC) and the country's Centre D'Essais Et De Recherce de l'Entente (CEREN), the test and research centre of the government organisation tasked with combating forest fires...New world record magnet for chemical and biomedical research
...this one-of-a-kind magnet system that will have an operating frequency of 900 MHz for Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)," stated NMR Director Tim Cross. The ultra-wide bore (105 mm) is the unique aspect of this magnet that will permit a much greater range of sci...Ocean scientists assess impact of seismic pulses in effort to protect whales
...of the Marine Mammal Protection Act in 1972, ships operating in U.S. waters must adhere to increasingly strict guidelines, in order to minimize impacts on whales and other animals. This includes the gradual ramping up of a seismic array over 30 to 60 minutes, to warn whales and give them time to leave the area...Acamprosate: potential medication for treating alcoholism
...hem in increased danger while driving, boating, or operating machinery. Or it may cause more falls in the elderly, for instance." Anton added that a "new era of advancement in the treatment of alcoholism" is imminent. "There are a number of emerging possibilities," he said, "ranging from acamprosate, ...Report outlines steps needed to lessen smallpox threat
...overnment is going to have to consider new ways of operating with these companies. According to Harrison, one idea that was discussed was whether the government could provide contractual funding for development of the antiviral drugs and guarantee a market for them. "The Department of Defense has a lot of exp...EC boosts European electron microscopy research
...The 3D-EM Network of Excellence officially started operating on March 1, 2004. The project was kicked-off during a meeting at the Max-Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Martinsried, end of March 2004. 3D-EM Partner Institutions: University Basel, Biozentrum, Basel, Switzerland Max Planck Society for the Advan...Chemical Society announces EPA awards for environmentally friendly technology
...is dense and compressible; nearcritical water with operating temperatures between 250-300 degrees Celsius; and CO 2 -expanded liquids, which can be easily separated. Each solvent offers unique advantages for chemistry-intensive industries, such as pharmaceuticals. Using very hot or nearcritical water, for inst...Germans must research the history of reproductive medicine during the Nazi era
...patients who had to be forced by the police to the operating table." Many scientists seized on the opportunities offered by the regime to pursue their research. "Not all who used this opportunity did so from unscrupulous motives; however, for many scientists, the scientific impetus triumphed over ethical scru...New research shows that the seasons may be involved in onset of menopause
...of day is likely to be only one of several factors operating and melatonin might not be the only agent involved so we need to research this further." Dr Garai said that seasonality of one aspect (the first missed bleed) of the complex chain of events might indicate that other events could also be affected by t...