NIAID-Supported Scientists Discover Origin Of HIV-1
...DS pandemic. A subspecies of chimpanzeesnative to west equatorial Africa has been identified as the origi...impanzees: three belonged to asubspecies native to west equatorial Africa, Pan troglodytes troglodytes. Thefourth, the chimpanzee infected with a virus mos...Amphibian Revival: Build It And They Will Come
...ashington University research center some 25 miles west ofSt. Louis. "I think we've shown that not all amphibian populations are at riskand that if habitats can be preserved -- if not created -- then conditions can befavorable for amphibians to thrive. I think this also shows that long-termstudies are n......; continue onHighway 48. Meeting site is 1-2 miles west of where Highway 48 splits fromHighway 33, where Highway 48 goes under the Florida Turnpike (Highway 91 onmaps) - under the viaduct. For the first time in decades, a second population of whooping cranes exists inthe wild - and on March 4, 1999, eight...The Largest Bacterium: Scientist Discovers New Bacterial Life Form Off The African Coast
...water. The coast of Namibia and the South American west coast have similar hydrographicconditions which brings vast amounts of nutrients to the sea surface. Theybelong to the richest areas in the world ocean in terms of phytoplankton(microalgae) productivity and fish stocks. A large proportion of the micr......ion of the turning Earthpushes the currents to the west and causes an upwelling of deep ocean water thatis unusually rich with the nutrients on which phytoplankton -- and thus othermarine organisms -- thrive. Once the scientists reached Namibia, however, they were surprised tofind only scant leve...Media Advisory: 1999 Spring Meeting -- Updated Press Conference Schedule
..., because use of water for any purpose in the arid west is controversial,and, in this case, a major dam was being used to meet objectives beyond itsnormal purpose. The flood was released to demonstrate riparian ecosystemrestoration in Grand Canyon National Park. AGU has just published a book, "TheControll...Surface water not always the answer to Bangladesh arsenic pollution problem
...heavier in the monsoon-prone east than in thedrier west -- is long-lived," concluded Rojstaczer. "It indicates that rainfallhas been higher in the east for perhaps thousands of years, which offers asignificant insight into the history of global climate." Importantly, the scientists also found hin...Gray wolf nears recovery in Yellowstone
...emains controversial. Wolves wereeliminated in the west in the 1920s and '30s and many ranchers bitterly opposebringing them back. Nonetheless, wolves play an important part in the ecosystemand beginning in 1995 the National Park Service reintroduced 31 gray wolves to Yellowstone. The wolves have flourish...USGS director and science camp kids to pull invaders from USGS backyard
...rom theBeltway (I-495). Take the Dulles Toll Road west to exit 12, Reston Parkway. Turn left (south) onto Reston Parkway. At the 3rd light, turn right (west) ontoSouth Lakes Drive and proceed _ mile to the USGS, which will be on your right. Asign indicates Visitor Parking. The event will occur opposite ...Catastrophic draining of huge lakes tied to ancient global cooling event
... Under normal conditions, winds blowing from the west across the Atlanticsend air warmed by the sea toward Western Europe, said Barber. About one-thirdof the heat that warms Western Europe is delivered by the ocean, while the othertwo-thirds comes from the sun, he said. Although southern Green...Children are at greatest risk of eye damage during the eclipse
... will occur on 11 August at 11:11 hours over south west England and north west France.)...USGS issues wildlife health alert: Chytrid fungus infection
...every month at the site, which is on private lands west of Denver. USGS researchers said they have identified chytrid fungus in many of the dead and living toads they examined from the site in 1999. Live toads show few clinical signs of the disease, but some may appear weak, lethargic and reluctant to fl...CU-Boulder professor documents controversial history of Rocky Flats
...kland's story is about the Church family, who came west seeking gold in 1861,settled near what would become the Rocky Flats site and began a lifetime journeyof negotiations with the federal government. It is about the government andprivate corporations that were involved in questionable and even dangerou...Biosensor expected to improve food safety
... in November at Gold Kist in Carrollton, Ga., just west ofAtlanta. Laboratory tests have proven the biosensor is extremely sensitive,meaning it can detect pathogens at minute levels of 500 cells per milliliter.Researchers believe they can improve that sensitivity to 100 cells permilliliter. Curren...USGS finds elevated levels of organochlorine pesticides in Aleutian bald eagles
...e contaminants increased in eggs from east to west along the Aleutian Island chain, which suggests that Asia may be one potential source of these pollutants. Seabirds such as northern fulmars and glaucous-winged gulls were a consistent part of the diet of bald eagles from all the ...Sea level rise behind coastal tree deaths
...re immediate threat to coastal forests onFlorida's west coast than commonly recognized, partly because sma...ect large areas of extremely flat coastline on the west coast,and partly because development and farms impede forests from growing anew onhigher ground furt...New books view storms, the stratosphere, and more
...ope). That expedition discovered then-inexplicable west winds inthe stratosphere above the equator that were blowing in the oppositedirection from the surface trade winds. From there, progress inunderstanding the stratosphere has included a sequence of majordiscoveries: the ozone layer in the 1930s; sudde...New Cosumnes River research partnership announced
...river emerges onto the floor of the Central Valley west of State Road 16. The rich soils of the Cosumnes floodplain support highly productive farms, cattle ranches and vineyards. Much of the riverbank has been built up with low levees, but the Cosumnes is still prone to spilling over its banks and floodi...Reversible bone shrinkage documented in Galapagos iguanas
...erience cold, nutrient-rich currents from both the west and south. During El Niño years, however, warm currents and heavy rains raise water temperatures. Less digestible brown algae replaces the iguanas’ preferred green and red algae. In years immediately after El Niño events, survivin...Formosan termite may be top concern of entomologists of the new millenium, according to report
...e in the U.S. extends from Washington State in the west to Massachusetts in the east," he said. Native to China, Formosan termites have been found in Japan, Guam, Sri Lanka, Hawaii and South Africa. They were discovered in Atlanta in 1992. While entomologists ponder the problems associated with the Formo...