Glaciers from Antarctic peninsula in widespread retreat, Science study says
... hundreds of hours wading through piles of photos, historic records and satellite images to create three cartographic-quality maps that will soon be available to researchers and the public around the world from the United States Geological Survey. "This is the kind of exploration of Antarctica you could neve...ESA at the European Geosciences Union General Assembly
...nding of the worlds beyond Earth. Results from the historic Huygens landing on Titan are providing fresh insights into the distant methane-rich moon of Saturn, while Mars Express continues to deliver spectacular images of the Martian surface and new information on the planet's atmosphere and climate. At the s...Major losses projected for earthquake on little-known fault under Los Angeles
...ges would also be greater than for a repeat of the historic 1857 San Andreas Fault earthquake. The USGS and SCEC researchers developed hazard analysis software and used existing models from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to calculate losses. Their study appears in the May issue of Earthquake Spectra....NIH awards $11.9 M to The Burnham Institute to establish the San Diego Chemical Screening Center
... We at TPIMS are very excited to be a part of this historic effort for San Diego and the nation." Projects underway at Burnham, TPIMS, and HBRI include design of drugs that selectively kill cancer cells, cytoprotective drugs for reducing cell loss during stroke, neurodegeneration, heart disease, and trauma, ...First high-tech incubator at a women's college says girls can do science
...t John Paine Hall, a building at the center of the historic Russell Sage campus, into an incubator for use by technology businesses that would be linked to programs at the college. The upgraded facilities will be located immediately adjacent to Sage's Science Hall and include a new connector "bridge" as well ...NASA probe could reveal comet life, scientists claim
...a comet. NASA's Deep Impact spacecraft will make a historic encounter with Comet Tempel-1 on 4th July, when a metre-long projectile will crash into the comet and tunnel through its outer layers, producing a crater and a plume of gas and dust. UK astronomers involved in monitoring the comet before, during and ...The Academy of Natural Sciences probes what's eating historic USS Monitor
...in Parkway. For nearly 140 years, the wreck of the historic battleship lay at the bottom of the ocean, slowly deteriorating. Recovery efforts in recent years have brought to the surface hundreds of artifacts that conservators have set to preserving--or so they thought. But a hidden enemy is mucking up the wor...New Scripps Oceanography project to study sediments and ecosystem restoration in Venice lagoon
...anslocation in Venice lagoon, a vital facet of the historic city of Venice, Italy. The new effort, a two-year, $1.5 million project for Scripps, is part of Italy's broad commitment to safeguard Venice and its lagoon, the coastal wetland that surrounds the city and links directly with the Adriatic Sea through ...Census of Marine Life explorers surprised by diversity, density of Arctic creatures
...ole May Be Cradle of Maritime Genetic Diversity A historic expedition of Census of Marine Life explorers to the planet's most northern reaches has revealed a surprising density and diversity of Arctic Ocean creatures, some believed new to science. Sheltered for millennia under a lid of ice currently one to 2...Restoring the 'Garden of Eden'
...roup, Ontario, Canada) and colleagues will revisit historic surveys of the 371 species of wetland plants that ... supporting many important species, but well below historic numbers....New genome comparison finds chimps, humans very similar at DNA level
...apiens). "The sequencing of the chimp genome is a historic achievement that is destined to lead to many more exciting discoveries with implications for human health," said NHGRI Director Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D. "As we build upon the foundation laid by the Human Genome Project, it's become clear that ...Ultralight plane migrating with monarch butterflies to land in Washington
...h St.) When: Thursday, Sept. 15, 10-11 a.m. In a historic transcontinental flight, a crew piloting an ultralight plane is following and filming the annual migration this year of North America's monarch butterflies. The motorized hang glider painted like a monarch butterfly will stop in Washington from Sep...Preserving a 460 year old wreck
...e new results provide insight to the state of this historic vessel and should aid preservation efforts. They are published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Early Edition. The Mary Rose served as English King Henry VIII's principal warship for 35 years until she went down outsi...1 million expected to join in on Cutler Global Disaster Lecture
... groups participating in the dissemination of this historic lecture represent a 'network of networks,' with more than 300 organizations joining together on the Internet, including the United Nations, the World Health Organization and the Library of Alexandria in Egypt, by Satellite (Peacesat). It will be the ...TB Alliance and Bayer launch historic global drug trials for tuberculosis
...Trials Partnership (EDCTP). "We are witnessing an historic moment in global health," said Dr. Maria C. Freire, President and CEO of the TB Alliance. "Today, we stand with Bayer, embarking on a major clinical trial program to see if this excellent antibiotic can shorten TB treatment by 2-3 months, which would...... bugs acting together have driven pesticide use to historic low levels ... this is a wonderful success of integrated pest management." Since widespread adoption of Bt cotton in 1997, insecticide use on Arizona's cotton crops is down 60 percent, said Tabashnik. The reduction in chemical pesticide use saves gro...Advancing saltwater fish farming
...s coasts, and explore the implications of a recent historic and unprecedented endorsement of aquaculture by the Bush administration. "Major strides have now been made in overcoming technological and regulatory hurdles to advancing marine fish aquaculture since our last conference in 2003," says Ken Riley, Ha...Highlights from October ESA journals
... cultural resources in "Microbial deterioration of historic stone." From Ecology Wandering albatrosses Wandering albatrosses (Diomedea exulans) soar across the Indian Ocean for thousands of kilometers in a single trip, scouring the ocean for food. Henri Weimerskirch and colleagues from the National Scien...Washington University receives $29.5 million to sequence corn genome
...rms of the roles it has played in contemporary and historic plant genetics and because of its role in agriculture," says Richard K. Wilson, Ph.D., director of the GSC, professor of genetics and lead investigator on the project. "It's a top food source for humans and animals and a leading U.S. export." The Nat...HHMI awards $10 million for interdisciplinary graduate education
...ining grants. "NIBIB is excited to enter into this historic alliance with HHMI to support training of the biomedical scientist of the future, one skilled in interdisciplinary research," said Roderic Pettigrew, NIBIB director. "These scientists will be better equipped to advance medical research in the 21st ce...