China now leads world in sulfur emissions, study shows
... encompassing the Industrial Revolution, two world wars and complex economical and policy changes of the latter part of the century. The study is the only sulfur emissions study to examine annual sulfur emissions by each country through a long time span.Husar says that global fuel consumption over the pa...Formosan termite may be top concern of entomologists of the new millenium, according to report
...he globe. The greatest challenge in the man-insect wars in the new millennium, at least in the United States, may be a swarming little nuisance called the Formosan termite, a transplant from Asia that has been gnawing its way north from the Louisiana-Texas coast for the past 35 years. "This species gets ...Vanderbilt archaeological team unearths buried Maya royal palace
...d no evidence that Cancuén conducted any major wars with its neighbors. Instead, Cancuén's rulers appear to have been single-mindedly dedicated to commerce. Their location, at the beginning of the navigable stretch of the Pasion River, the major waterway used by the Maya, allowed them to control t...Gulf war veterans report more ill health than other service men and women
.... An accompanying editorial says that we know that wars produce health problems, and that efforts should be made to implement routine surveillance, risk assessment and systematic record keeping to prevent or reduce these problems....What remains to be discovered in Central American forests
...o mint a penny tells you about metal availability, wars and shortages, new supply sources. Likewise, a plant collection yeilds many secrets about the natural history and functioning of a forest. The shape of a flower blossom may tell us what insect is absolutely essential for its pollination. Mariela Be...Waging war: The curse of human intelligence
...ause surprisingly little work has been done on the wars waged by these people, many of whom did not have contact with outsiders until the 1930s. In addition, the island presents a potential treasure trove of information on warfare because, at the time of contact, there were thousands of groups that spoke ...... be kept cold would be ideal for use in disasters, wars and remote areas. But company after company has worked on substitutes only to abandon their efforts because of safety concerns. Most blood substitutes are based on various forms of haemoglobin, the protein that carries oxygen in most animals. The gu...