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Giant
Ocean Waves More Common Than Thought
August 5, 2005
Last year's Hurricane Ivan
generated an ocean wave that towered higher than 90 feet at one point, says a
study that also suggests such giants may be more common than once thought.
Source:
Environmental News Agency
Sewage
Study Spots Cocaine Users
August 5, 2005
A study of drug chemicals in sewage water suggests that
the level of cocaine use could be many times the figure suggested by
questionnaires.
Source:
Nature.com
Beating
World Hunger: The Return of 'Neglected' Crops
August 5, 2005
T. V. Padma reports on
efforts to tackle hunger and malnutrition by promoting traditional crops that
have been neglected by international agricultural research.
Source:
SciDev.net
Planes
Go Greener by Shifting Altitude
August 7, 2005
AIRCRAFT could reduce their impact on global warming
just by making small changes in altitude.
Source:
NewScientist.com
Shuttle
Landing Promises Tense Moments
August 7, 2005
After 12 days in space, the shuttle Discovery is now
just 24 hours from coming home. But despite the drama of the launch and
spacewalks, some of the tensest moments are yet to come.
Source:
NewScientist.com
Shuttle
Landing Postponed for 24 Hours
August 8, 2005
Space shuttle Discovery will not attempt to land on
Monday, due to low-level cloud and the chance of rain. Touchdown will now take
place at 0507 EDT on Tuesday at the earliest, at Kennedy Space Center in
Florida.
Source:
NewScientist.com
Malaysia
to Aid Technology Transfer to Its Businesses
August 9, 2005
Malaysia has pledged to help local companies import
technologies from abroad in an effort to boost the country's biotechnology and
information technology sectors.
Source:
SciDev.net
Gene-Modified
Corn Gone from Mexico, Study Finds
August 9, 2005
The Mexican region where modern
corn originated shows no traces of a genetically engineered contamination that
caused an international uproar and created tension over U.S. corn imports,
researchers said Monday.
Source:
Environmental News Agency
South
Korean Dies After Games Session
August 10, 2005
A South Korean man has died after reportedly playing an
online computer game for 50 hours with few breaks. The 28-year-old man collapsed
after playing the game Starcraft at an internet cafe in the city of Taegu,
according to South Korean authorities.
Source:
BBC News
Tsunami
Alert System 'Useless Without Communication'
August 10, 2005
A tsunami warning system in the Indian Ocean will only
be as good as the system for communicating its warnings, a conference in
Australia has heard.
Source:
SciDev.net
Health
Inequality Gap 'Widening'
August 11, 2005
Health inequalities between rich and poor areas in
England are growing, independent experts say.
Source:
BBC News
Rice
Genome Unraveled at Last
August 11, 2005
Scientists have unscrambled the genetic code of rice, a
development that could help end hunger around the world.
Source:
BBC News
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