Evidence Of Survivors Of 9/11 Will Help Save Lives In Future High Rise Evacuations

New research involving face-to-face interviews with survivors of the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Centre (WTC) will help save lives in the future.
Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 11 Sep 2008 | 6:00 pm

Cortisol And Fatty Liver: Researchers Find Cause Of Severe Metabolic Disorders

A healthy body stores fat in the form of so-called triglycerides in specialized fatty tissue as an energy reserve. Under certain conditions the delicate balance of the lipid metabolism gets out of control and fat is accumulated in the liver, leading to the dreaded fatty liver. This increases the risk of many metabolic diseases, such as the metabolic syndrome known as "deadly quartet". This combination of fatty liver, obesity, diabetes and hypertension is regarded as the primary cause of life-threatening vascular events such as myocardial infarction and stroke.
Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 11 Sep 2008 | 6:00 pm

Cryopreservation Techniques Bring Hopes For Women Cancer Victims And Endangered Species

Emerging cryopreservation techniques are increasing hope of restoring fertility for women after diseases such as ovarian cancer that lead to destruction of reproductive tissue. The same techniques can also be used to maintain stocks of farm animals, and protect against extinction of endangered animal species by maintaining banks of ovarian tissue or even nascent embryos that can be used to produce offspring at some point in the future.
Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 11 Sep 2008 | 6:00 pm

May 2008 Earthquake In China Could Be Followed By Another Significant Rupture

Researchers analyzing the May 2008 Wenchuan earthquake in China's Sichuan province have found that geological stress has significantly increased on three major fault systems in the region. The magnitude 7.9 quake on May 12 has brought several nearby faults closer to failure and could trigger another major earthquake in the region.
Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 11 Sep 2008 | 6:00 pm

Popular Surgery Provides No Relief For Osteoarthritis Of The Knee, Study Finds

A landmark study shows that a routinely practiced knee surgery is ineffective at reducing joint pain or improving joint function for sufferers of osteoarthritis.
Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 11 Sep 2008 | 6:00 pm

Why Delaying Gratification Is Smart

If you had a choice between receiving $1,000 right now or $4,000 ten years from now, which would you pick? Previous research suggests that higher intelligence is related to better self-control, but the reasons for this link are unknown.
Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 11 Sep 2008 | 6:00 pm

Geologists Dig Up One Of The Largest Lakes In The World, Dammed By Ice During Last Ice Age

Geologists are digging in the bed on the western bank of what was once a 700-800 kilometre-long lake along the 62nd parallel in Russia. Large lakes, dammed up by a huge ice sheet one or more times during the last Ice Age, used to dominate this enormous plain.
Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 11 Sep 2008 | 3:00 pm

Variety In The Splice Of Life: Chromosome Breaks Are Surprisingly Complex

When chromosomes break, trouble usually ensues; chromosome abnormalities are the single biggest cause of birth defects in humans. But a new study of translocations, in which two chromosomes swap segments of DNA, shows that the chromosomes can splice the pieces together in a variety of ways with no ill effects.
Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 11 Sep 2008 | 3:00 pm

1843 Stellar Eruption May Be New Type Of Star Explosion

Eta Carinae, a bright, variable star in the southern sky that is the most luminous known star in the Milky Way Galaxy, underwent a major eruption 145 years ago that may be the first example of a new type of stellar explosion that is much fainter than a supernova and doesn't destroy the star. UC Berkeley astronomer Nathan Smith reached this conclusion after discovering a fast-moving blast wave from the 1843 eruption.
Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 11 Sep 2008 | 3:00 pm

Help From Herpes? Coinfection Induces Acyclovir To Inhibit HIV

A surprising interaction may enable development of new HIV treatment strategies by exploiting infection with multiple pathogens. The research demonstrates that a drug commonly used to treat herpes directly suppresses HIV in coinfected tissues and thus may be beneficial for patients infected with both viruses.
Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 11 Sep 2008 | 3:00 pm

Greece unearths treasures at Alexander's birthplace

ATHENS (Reuters) - Archaeologists have unearthed gold jewellery, weapons and pottery at an ancient burial site near Pella in northern Greece, the birthplace of Alexander the Great, the culture ministry said on Thursday.


Source: Reuters: Science News | 11 Sep 2008 | 11:31 am

Indian court sentences 2 Czech men in insect theft (AP)

AP - An Indian court has fined a Czech entomologist and sentenced another Czech citizen to three years in prison after finding them guilty of illegally collecting rare butterflies and beetles in the country's remote northeast, officials said Thursday.
Source: Yahoo! News: Science News | 11 Sep 2008 | 11:06 am

The Yin-Yang of Ultraviolet Radiation

What has UV radiation meant to life on Earth?
Source: Livescience.com | 11 Sep 2008 | 10:55 am

Mini Sub for Small Spaces

Swedish researchers are developing a submersible to explore thick ice caps.
Source: Livescience.com | 11 Sep 2008 | 10:55 am

Oil brokers sex scandal may affect drilling debate (AP)

This Friday, Sept. 15, 2006 picture shows Earl E. Devaney, Inspector General of the Interior Department, during a news conference in Washington. Government brokers responsible for collecting billions of dollars in federal oil royalties operated in a 'culture of substance abuse and promiscuity' that included having sex with energy company employees, accepting lavish gifts and rigging contracts to favored firms, investigators said Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2008. The investigations expose a small group of individuals 'wholly lacking in acceptance of or adherence to government ethical standards,' wrote Inspector General Earl E. Devaney, whose office spent more than two years and $5.3 million on the investigation. (AP Photo/Chris Greenberg)AP - A scandal involving sex, drugs and — uh, offshore oil drilling. It's a strange mix, and it couldn't have come at a worse time for those in Congress pressing to expand oil and gas development off America's beaches while trying to stave off an election-year rush by Democrats to impose new taxes and royalties on the oil industry.



Source: Yahoo! News: Science News | 11 Sep 2008 | 10:51 am

Houston-Galveston could face major damage from Ike (AP)

Hurricane Ike is seen in the Gulf of Mexico in a satellite image taken September 10, 2008. (NOAA/Handout/Reuters)AP - Gleaming skyscrapers, the nation's biggest refinery and NASA's Johnson Space Center lie in areas that could be vulnerable to wind and damaging floodwaters if Hurricane Ike crashes ashore as a major hurricane.



Source: Yahoo! News: Science News | 11 Sep 2008 | 10:48 am

Quiz: Fictional mad scientists

Test your knowledge of literature's mad scientists, as the world's biggest particle collider is started up in Geneva by a group of undoubtedly very sane physicists
Source: guardian.co.uk Science | 11 Sep 2008 | 10:46 am

The Nation's Weather (AP)

The Weather Underground forecast for Thursday, Sept. 11, 2008, shows environmental conditions over the Gulf of Mexico are expected to be favorable for strengthening Hurricane Ike to a Category 3 hurricane. Meanwhile, moderate to heavy rain and thunderstorms are expected to develop throughout the Southeast. (AP Photo/Weather Underground)AP - Hurricane Ike was forecast to continue moving northwestward through the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday, bringing heavy rain and strong winds to most areas along the northern Gulf. Coastal flooding was possible across the region, especially from western Florida to eastern Louisiana.



Source: Yahoo! News: Science News | 11 Sep 2008 | 10:43 am

Switching on the Large Hadron Collider

Ian Sample watches the Large Hadron Collider being switched on in Geneva. With comment from Professor Peter Higgs, father of the 'God particle' or Higgs boson
Source: guardian.co.uk Science | 11 Sep 2008 | 10:36 am

New battle over Arctic oil plans

As petrol prices rise in the US, pressure is growing to open up new areas of Alaska for oil exploration.
Source: BBC News | Science/Nature | UK Edition | 11 Sep 2008 | 10:26 am

Why are geology students the happiest at university?

Students on geology courses are the happiest with their degrees, while those on cinematics and photography courses are the least content
Source: guardian.co.uk Science | 11 Sep 2008 | 10:17 am

Feds set fish shipment rules for Great Lakes (AP)

AP - Federal regulators trying to contain a fish-killing virus in the Great Lakes region have issued rules for shipping live fish across state lines that some wholesalers say will be financially devastating.
Source: Yahoo! News: Science News | 11 Sep 2008 | 8:58 am

Breaking the ice

Satellite imaging system helps polar navigation
Source: BBC News | Science/Nature | UK Edition | 11 Sep 2008 | 8:45 am

World's 'rarest tree frog' found

An extremely rare female frog has been spotted for the first time in 20 years.
Source: BBC News | Science/Nature | UK Edition | 11 Sep 2008 | 8:10 am

Giant Buddha statue unearthed in Afghanistan

KABUL (Reuters) - Archaeologists have discovered a 19-metre (62-foot) Buddha statue along with scores of other historical relics in central Afghanistan near the ruins of giant statues destroyed by the Islamist Taliban seven years ago.


Source: Reuters: Science News | 11 Sep 2008 | 7:38 am

Australian researchers discover elusive frog (AP)

In this photo released by James Cook University, an armoured mistfrog is recently discovered in far north Queensland in this July 12, 2008 photo. The creatures had not been seen since 1991 and were thought to have been wiped out by a fungus. (AP Photo/James Cook University, Robert Puschendorf, HO)AP - A tiny frog species thought by many experts to be extinct has been rediscovered alive and well in a remote area of Australia's tropical north, researchers said Thursday.



Source: Yahoo! News: Science News | 11 Sep 2008 | 7:25 am

New NASA rocket passes initial design review

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - NASA on Wednesday cleared the launch system being developed to replace the space shuttle for a detailed design review, confident the Ares rocket will meet technical, safety and budget requirements.


Source: Reuters: Science News | 11 Sep 2008 | 5:34 am

Think tank to drum up new uses for molybdenum

VINA DEL MAR, Chile (Reuters) - Scientists from around the world have joined forces in what they call a "Molybdenum Offensive," to work out strategies by the end of this year that will boost demand for the resilient metal.


Source: Reuters: Science News | 11 Sep 2008 | 4:52 am

Doomsday fears come with territory

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Doomsday predictions surrounding the start-up of Europe's Large Hadron Collider -- a giant particle-smasher designed to explore the origins of the universe -- come as little surprise to physicists.


Source: Reuters: Science News | 11 Sep 2008 | 4:42 am

Hurricane History: Texas a Top Target (LiveScience.com)

LiveScience.com - Florida and Louisiana have had an unfair share of hurricane activity these past four years while Texas has generally taken less of a beating.
Source: Yahoo! News: Science News | 11 Sep 2008 | 4:41 am

Hurricane History: Texas a Top Target

Texas has been in the crosshairs of hurricanes many times.
Source: Livescience.com | 11 Sep 2008 | 4:36 am

Scientists beaming after test of big atom smasher (AP)

Scientists look at a computer screen at the control centre of the CERN in Geneva September 10, 2008. Scientists at the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN) started up a huge particle-smashing machine on Wednesday, aiming to re-enact the conditions of the 'Big Bang' that created the universe. (Fabrice Coffrini/Pool/Reuters)AP - A small blip on a computer screen sent champagne corks popping among physicists in Switzerland. Near Chicago, researchers at a "pajama party" who watched via satellite let out an early morning cheer.



Source: Yahoo! News: Science News | 11 Sep 2008 | 3:15 am

NASA's New Rocket Passes Early Design Review

NASA's Ares I moon rocket passed a key review late Wednesday.
Source: Livescience.com | 11 Sep 2008 | 1:27 am

Private Suborbital Spaceships Could Aid NASA Science

The number of private groups working on suborbital vehicles is growing.
Source: Livescience.com | 11 Sep 2008 | 1:25 am

Atlantis Astronauts Gear Up for Risky Hubble Mission

Shuttle astronauts are ready for risky Hubble flight with rescue plan in place.
Source: Livescience.com | 11 Sep 2008 | 1:25 am

Rocket Racing League’s Engine Switch Leaves Questions

Rocket-powered racers receive engine replacements following their earlier public debut.
Source: Livescience.com | 11 Sep 2008 | 1:25 am

An Interview with NASA Chief Mike Griffin

NASA's head explains a study on extending the shuttle's life beyond 2010.
Source: Livescience.com | 11 Sep 2008 | 1:25 am

Hubble Space Telescope Ready for Its Close-up

Hubble gets a host of upgrades in a final shuttle visit.
Source: Livescience.com | 11 Sep 2008 | 1:25 am

NASA: Space Debris a Higher Risk for Hubble Shuttle Flight

NASA's shuttle mission to Hubble faces extra risk from space debris.
Source: Livescience.com | 11 Sep 2008 | 1:25 am

Rare African okapi seen in wild

The rare okapi, under threat from the bush meat trade, has been photographed in DR Congo's Virunga National Park.
Source: BBC News | Science/Nature | UK Edition | 11 Sep 2008 | 12:10 am

Freshwater fish in N. America in peril, study says (AP)

AP - About four out of 10 freshwater fish species in North America are in peril, according to a major study by U.S., Canadian and Mexican scientists.
Source: Yahoo! News: Science News | 11 Sep 2008 | 12:05 am

Newly asked questions: What will the Large Hadron Collider really do for us?

Besides potentially revealing the underlying structure of the universe the LHC project will show us how to manipulate vast amounts of data
Source: guardian.co.uk Science | 10 Sep 2008 | 11:20 pm

Doctors running out of antibiotics to fight some infections, say experts

Drug companies urged not to stop less profitable research as bacteria grow increasingly resistant
Source: guardian.co.uk Science | 10 Sep 2008 | 11:20 pm

Gravity-mapping satellite will help predict climate change

£265m project will enable scientists to produce more precise picture of ocean currents
Source: guardian.co.uk Science | 10 Sep 2008 | 11:19 pm

Severin Carrell on the shy professor behind the largest scientific experiment ever conducted

The physicist responsible for the largest scientific experiment ever conducted resists stardom
Source: guardian.co.uk Science | 10 Sep 2008 | 11:19 pm

Obituary: Tony Bradshaw

Obituary: Evolutionary biologist at the cutting edge of land restoration
Source: guardian.co.uk Science | 10 Sep 2008 | 11:19 pm

Secrets of the hidden universe: first hurdle cleared in hunt for dark matter

Tense scientists celebrate as beams of protons go round Cern ring in both directions
Source: guardian.co.uk Science | 10 Sep 2008 | 11:19 pm

The drugs don't work, testing for counterfeit medicines

Scientists are developing a quick and inexpensive method of testing for potentially dangerous counterfeit medicines
Source: guardian.co.uk Science | 10 Sep 2008 | 11:15 pm

Colorful bacteria could spot oil spills: scientist

LONDON (Reuters) - A new technique using bacteria that lights up so it is easy to spot could help better detect pollution from oil spills and other environmental leakage, researchers in Switzerland said on Thursday.


Source: Reuters: Science News | 10 Sep 2008 | 11:06 pm

'Not a waste'

Physicist defends money spent on 'Big Bang' machine
Source: BBC News | Science/Nature | UK Edition | 10 Sep 2008 | 9:43 pm

Nuclear or petrol?

Your choice: electric socket or petrol pump?
Source: BBC News | Science/Nature | UK Edition | 10 Sep 2008 | 9:29 pm

Conflict fear over Arctic borders

A senior US Coast Guard commander warns of conflict in the Arctic unless border disputes are resolved.
Source: BBC News | Science/Nature | UK Edition | 10 Sep 2008 | 8:59 pm

China's big quake doubles chances of more

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China's giant earthquake in May near Chengdu caused so much geologic stress in the Tibetan Plateau that it doubled the chance of more big quakes along three neighboring faults, scientists reported.


Source: Reuters: Science News | 10 Sep 2008 | 7:35 pm

Huge star explosion aimed gamma ray burst at Earth

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A gigantic explosion of a star halfway across the universe long ago aimed a burst of gamma rays directly at Earth, an international team of scientists said on Wednesday.


Source: Reuters: Science News | 10 Sep 2008 | 7:25 pm

Big Bang experiment gets turned on

GENEVA (Reuters) - Physicists around the world, some in pajamas and others with champagne, celebrated the first tests on Wednesday of a huge particle-smashing machine they hope will simulate the "Big Bang" that created the universe.


Source: Reuters: Science News | 10 Sep 2008 | 7:21 pm

Vesuvius Could Blow Again, Pompeii-Style

Another cataclysmic explosion by Vesuvius can't be ruled out, say scientists.
Source: Discovery News Top Stories : Discovery Channel | 10 Sep 2008 | 7:00 pm

Power station protesters cleared

Six Greenpeace activists charged with causing criminal damage after a protest in Kent are found not guilty.
Source: BBC News | Science/Nature | UK Edition | 10 Sep 2008 | 6:33 pm

Ants Slack Off for Colony's Greater Good

Leaf cutter ants carry much less than they're capable of, but it's for the greater good.
Source: Discovery News Top Stories : Discovery Channel | 10 Sep 2008 | 6:14 pm

Study could boost forecasts for Vesuvius eruptions

LONDON (Reuters) - The magma pool feeding the Italian volcano that destroyed Pompeii in AD 79 has shifted in the past 2,000 years, a discovery that could help in predicting future eruptions, researchers said in the journal Nature.


Source: Reuters: Science News | 10 Sep 2008 | 5:17 pm

Astronomers Spy Brightest Galactic Blast

Astronomers look down the barrel at the most powerful explosion ever seen.
Source: Discovery News Top Stories : Discovery Channel | 10 Sep 2008 | 5:00 pm

Japan's stem-cell pioneer grapples with pressure of success (AFP)

Professor Shinya Yamanaka of Japan speaks at the Shaw Prize Award presentation ceremony in Hong Kong on September 09, 2008. Yamanaka, whose work could help transform medicine and find cures for a range of debilitating diseases, says he was a pretty awful doctor.(AFP/Mike Clarke)AFP - Pioneering stem-cell scientist Shinya Yamanaka, whose work could help transform medicine and find cures for a range of debilitating diseases, says he was a pretty awful doctor.



Source: Yahoo! News: Science News | 10 Sep 2008 | 4:33 pm

UK gives Bangladesh climate help

The UK is to announce funding to help Bangladesh protect itself against the impacts of climate change.
Source: BBC News | Science/Nature | UK Edition | 10 Sep 2008 | 4:18 pm

'Extreme waves' worry Australia

Australia's coastline is being battered by extreme waves that are driven in part by climate change, scientists say.
Source: BBC News | Science/Nature | UK Edition | 10 Sep 2008 | 3:38 pm

Particle Smasher's Black Holes Would Be Tiny

A particle smasher is unlikely to produce a black hole, and if it did, it would be harmless.
Source: Discovery News Top Stories : Discovery Channel | 10 Sep 2008 | 3:24 pm

Largest Atom-Smasher Runs Successful Test

The Large Hadron Collider successfully fires a beam of protons around its 17-mile ring.
Source: Discovery News Top Stories : Discovery Channel | 10 Sep 2008 | 1:24 pm

Mega-Quakes Hit Where Ocean Mud Piles High

Earth's strongest quakes often strike where sediments fill ocean trenches.
Source: Discovery News Top Stories : Discovery Channel | 10 Sep 2008 | 1:19 pm