TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's biggest astronomical observatories are teaming up for an unprecedented quest to find out whether there is life in outer space.
The Jason-2 satellite is launched on a mission to measure the shape of the world's oceans and track sea level rise. Source: BBC News | Science/Nature | UK Edition | 20 Jun 2008 | 8:34 am
A coalition of 99 companies hands a climate action plan to G8 leaders, asking for emission targets and global carbon trading. Source: BBC News | Science/Nature | UK Edition | 20 Jun 2008 | 2:08 am
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Leukemia patients may be able to avoid developing resistance to the drug Gleevec through a mathematical formula that predicts when they should receive an immune-boosting vaccine, researchers said on Thursday.
A rare meteorite that could hold clues to the Solar System's birth has been bought by the Natural History Museum. Source: BBC News | Science/Nature | UK Edition | 19 Jun 2008 | 11:21 pm
PARIS (Reuters) - New computing technologies and the evolution of a "virtual man" to predict the effects of new drugs before they enter clinical trials could transform the fortunes of pharmaceutical research, a report said on Friday.
CHICAGO (Reuters) - If soaring gasoline prices have prompted you to look for a more fuel-efficient ride, using miles per gallon as a guide could lead you astray, U.S. researchers said on Thursday.
Ian Sample: Reports of cancer cures have proved so many false dawns. So what might make this case of cloned T-cells different? Source: guardian.co.uk Science | 19 Jun 2008 | 6:00 pm
The future of eMerlin, an upgrade to the world-famous Jodrell Bank observatory, is starting to look brighter. Source: BBC News | Science/Nature | UK Edition | 19 Jun 2008 | 5:43 pm
SUKHUMI, Georgia (Reuters) - Behind a thicket of weeds and broken window panes, one of the former Soviet Union's dark secrets is the laboratory where captured German scientists worked to build an atomic bomb for Josef Stalin.
The UK government's renewable energy policy is inadequate and lacking urgency, warn MPs. Source: BBC News | Science/Nature | UK Edition | 19 Jun 2008 | 1:52 pm
Mark Lynas: The government is keen to reassess GM crops in light of the food crisis - but running to profit-seeking companies is not the answer Source: guardian.co.uk Science | 19 Jun 2008 | 1:30 pm
LONDON (Reuters) - European Union governments fail to rely enough on scientific evidence in health care spending decisions and are sometimes influenced by political factors, World Health Organisation officials said on Wednesday.
Trawler fishing is banned in an area of Lyme Bay to protect the marine environment and wildlife. Source: BBC News | Science/Nature | UK Edition | 19 Jun 2008 | 12:28 pm
AFP - The French-US satellite Jason 2, slated for lift-off Friday from California, will provide precise monitoring of rising sea levels and currents and track the effects of climate change.
AP - Russia successfully launched six U.S. communications satellites into orbit Thursday, officials said. Source: Yahoo! News: Science News | 19 Jun 2008 | 11:19 am
AP - A South Korean team led by disgraced stem cell scientist Hwang Woo-suk said Thursday it has created 17 clones of an endangered dog breed popular in China. Source: Yahoo! News: Science News | 19 Jun 2008 | 10:12 am
AP - Supporters and foes of a proposed University of California, Berkeley sports center that ignited a rancorous tree-sitting protest claimed victory after a judge issued a complex ruling on the matter. Source: Yahoo! News: Science News | 19 Jun 2008 | 9:54 am
Reuters - Iranian and
Western wildlife experts are working together to save rare
cheetahs from extinction in this arid, mountainous region,
despite a nuclear row between their governments.
KUH-E BAFGH PROTECTED AREA, Iran (Reuters) - Iranian and Western wildlife experts are working together to save rare cheetahs from extinction in this arid, mountainous region, despite a nuclear row between their governments.
AFP - The French-US satellite Jason 2, slated for lift-off Friday from California, will provide precise monitoring of rising sea levels and currents and track the effects of climate change.
Reuters - Iranian and
Western wildlife experts are working together to save rare
cheetahs from extinction in this arid, mountainous region,
despite a nuclear row between their governments.