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New HIV Cases Could Be Reduced By 95% With Universal Voluntary Testing And Immediate Treatment, Mathematical Model ShowsUniversal and annual voluntary testing followed by immediate antiretroviral therapy treatment (irrespective of clinical stage or CD4 count) can reduce new HIV cases by 95% within 10 years, according to new findings based on a mathematical model developed by a group of HIV specialists in WHO.Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 1 Dec 2008 | 4:00 pm Sex Life Of Killer Fungus Finally RevealedBiologists have announced a major breakthrough in our understanding of the sex life of a microscopic fungus which is a major cause of death in immune deficient patients and also a cause of severe asthma.Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 1 Dec 2008 | 4:00 pm Melatonin May Save Eyesight In Inflammatory Disease, Study SuggestsCurrent research suggests that melatonin therapy may help treat uveitis, a common inflammatory eye disease.Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 1 Dec 2008 | 4:00 pm How Many Meteorites Have Landed In Western Canada? Prospects For The Missing Holocene Impact RecordBased on the amount and frequency of meteorite falls and the formation of impact craters on the Earth, there should be over 20 impact craters in the <100 m size range that formed within the past 10,000 years, yet only five such craters are known worldwide.Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 1 Dec 2008 | 4:00 pm Why Are So Many Infectious Diseases Jumping From Animals To Humans?The first trench-to-bench field guide for tracking wild primate infectious diseases provides integrated information that could help scientists identify infection patterns and prevent epidemics.Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 1 Dec 2008 | 4:00 pm Better Golf Ball Dimples Result in Less Drag and Balls That Fly FartherScientists may soon give avid golfers another way to improve their game -- better balls that fly farther. Up to now, dimple design has been more of an art than a science. For many years, sporting goods companies would design their dimple patterns by simple trial and error, testing prototype after prototype against one another.Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 1 Dec 2008 | 4:00 pm Venice is hit by serious floodingThe historic centre of Venice is submerged, as Italy's lagoon city is hit by the biggest flood in more than 20 years.Source: BBC News | Science & Environment | UK Edition | 1 Dec 2008 | 3:27 pm Antarctic seas richer in life than Galapagos Islands, study claimsSeas surrounding an archipelago near the tip of the Antarctic peninsula are richer in animal life than the Galapagos Islands, challenging the notion that warm seas in tropical zones are higher in biodiversity, scientists claimed today. Much less is known about the South Orkney islands than the tropical islands that helped to shape Charles Darwin's thoughts about natural selection on his Beagle voyage. But according to a new study published today by the Journal of Biogeography, the sea around them is teeming with a huge variety of life. The survey disproves the notion that the waters in chilly polar regions have a much poorer variety of fauna. "There has been a long-held belief that the tropics are rich and the polar regions are poor and mid-latitudes are somewhere in between," said Dr David Barnes at the British Antarctic Survey, who led the study, part of the international Census of Marine Life. "This is the first time we've been able to actually look at the fauna of a polar archipelago – it is not actually that poor at all." Barnes said the reason for carrying out the survey was to give a baseline from which changes in biodiversity due to global warming can be judged. "This is in the part of the world with fastest change in terms of temperature," he said. The Antarctic peninsula has already experienced warming of 3C over the past 50 years. "If you don't know what the fauna is at any one point it is very difficult to detect either species moving in or species moving out", he added. The survey recorded 1,224 species in 50 different biological classes. The team discovered five new species and one genus - the biological category that is higher than species - that was new to science. The new species are all sea mosses (bryozoans) or isopods (woodlouse-like animals) but they have not been given names yet. The team also scoured reports from scientific expeditions and the scientific literature going back decades to find every mention of species observed in the region in a bid to create the most complete and authoritative list of creatures that have ever been found there. But studying the sea creatures off the South Orkneys is not for the faint hearted - and a far cry from the balmy waters around the Galapagos. Barnes's team had to brave biting winds that frequently stopped them from working. And while diving in the freezing waters, they had to keep an eye out for potential attacks by orcas and leopard seals. If either predator came near they had to stop diving by climbing onto the British Antarctic Survey's Royal research vessel James Clark Ross or scrambling to shore. "Although that sounds dramatic, weather is a far bigger issue," said Barnes. "It stops us working far more and makes our work far more hazardous ... Sometimes it's much warmer under the water - it's only minus one and a half [degrees]!" Once underwater though the view is spectacular. "," said Barnes, who has dived extensively on coral reefs and all over the world. "I don't think I've been anywhere where you can see so many different types of major groups of animals all in one place. "You would have to swim quite a long way in the UK or maybe cover hundreds of metres in a coral reef to see so many types of animals that you can see in a very small space at the polar regions." He said that the marine environment off the South Orkneys is also pristine and free from invasive species. "It is literally the only place in the world where you can dive and not see alien species. Everything you can see in front of you is native to Antarctica." None of the trawls of the ocean depths brought up any plastic waste – something expected anywhere else in the world. The only human crafted item the team did uncover was a piece of lead shot that was probably fired by whalers who used the South Orkneys as a base at the turn of the last century. The team's survey covered all realms of sea life. As well as diving in the shallows they also trawled the sea bottom to a depth of 1,500m using nets and employed a special sled that when dragged across the bottom could collect even very tiny creatures. Its sieve held everything bigger than 0.3mm. Other team members combed the intertidal zone of the islands to survey life in rock pools and living on the shore. guardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2008 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More FeedsSource: Science | guardian.co.uk | 1 Dec 2008 | 3:26 pm HIV-positive pupils refused places at some UK schoolsGovernment urged to issue guidelines, as discrimination against children and teachers is uncoveredSource: Science | guardian.co.uk | 1 Dec 2008 | 3:25 pm In pictures: Antarctic seas rich in marine lifeThe first comprehensive inventory of sea and land animals around the South Orkney islands off the tip of the Antarctic peninsula has revealed a region rich in biodiversity, with more species than the GalapagosSource: Science | guardian.co.uk | 1 Dec 2008 | 3:22 pm Clean People Are Less Judgmental (LiveScience.com)LiveScience.com - A vigorous hand wash or shower could cause a person to be less judgmental.Source: Yahoo! News: Science News | 1 Dec 2008 | 3:18 pm The Energy Debates: Small Wind PowerThe Energy Debates is a LiveScience series about the pros, cons, policy debates, myths and facts related to various alternative energy ideas.Source: Livescience.com | 1 Dec 2008 | 3:12 pm Clean People Are Less JudgmentalFeeling physically clean could make a person less judgmental of others.Source: Livescience.com | 1 Dec 2008 | 3:10 pm High court turns down pipeline company appeal (AP)AP - The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from a pipeline company over denial of environmental permits for a proposed natural gas pipeline through Long Island Sound.Source: Yahoo! News: Science News | 1 Dec 2008 | 3:08 pm Electric futureClimate advisors are talking 'bout new generationSource: BBC News | Science & Environment | UK Edition | 1 Dec 2008 | 2:38 pm New Fan-Like Coral Found in Deep SeaA spectacular new coral species is found amid undersea mountains off the Pacific Northwest.Source: Discovery News Top Stories : Discovery Channel | 1 Dec 2008 | 2:37 pm U.S. and Others Could Face Eco-Punishment from Global CourtA British judge has proposed an international "supreme legal authority" to rule on environmental issues and punish countries and companies.Source: Livescience.com | 1 Dec 2008 | 2:35 pm 150 whales die in stranding off Australian coastSYDNEY (Reuters) - At least 150 whales have died in a mass stranding off Tasmania's west coast, Australian authorities said on Sunday, despite the efforts of rescuers who managed to shepherd a small number back to the ocean.Source: Reuters: Science News | 1 Dec 2008 | 2:28 pm Economy Could Derail Climate EffortsThe global financial crisis will pass but global warming could be permanent.Source: Livescience.com | 1 Dec 2008 | 2:22 pm Why College Football BCS Rankings Are So MysteriousFixing the college football post-season is on the national agenda.Source: Livescience.com | 1 Dec 2008 | 1:47 pm Weather around the U.S.A. (AP)AP - Weather around the U.S.A.Source: Yahoo! News: Science News | 1 Dec 2008 | 1:35 pm Planet Found Orbiting Puffed-Up StarA newly discovered exoplanet sheds light on what will happen to Earth in billions of years.Source: Livescience.com | 1 Dec 2008 | 1:24 pm Some Brains Are Wired for ChangeInnovation-oriented people may have stronger connections between their memory and reward brain centers.Source: Livescience.com | 1 Dec 2008 | 1:01 pm Genetic Variants Giving Rise To Differences In Metabolism IdentifiedCommon genetic polymorphisms induce major differentiations in the metabolic make-up of the human population, according to an article in PLoS Genetics. Scientists have conducted a genome-wide association study with metabolomics, identifying genetic variants in genes involved in the breakdown of fats. The resulting differences in metabolic capacity can affect individuals' susceptibility to complex diseases such as diabetes and hyperactivity.Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 1 Dec 2008 | 1:00 pm Cancer Cell 'Bodyguard' Turned Into KillerIf you're a cancer cell, you want a protein called Bcl-2 on your side because it decides if you live or die. It's usually a trusted bodyguard, protecting cancer cells from programmed death and allowing them to grow and form tumors. But sometimes it turns into their assassin. Scientists knew it happened, but they didn't know how to actually cause such a betrayal. Now they do and it may lead to the development of new cancer-fighting drugs.Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 1 Dec 2008 | 1:00 pm Blocking A Neuropeptide Receptor Decreases Nicotine AddictionScientists have found that blocking the receptor for a specific neuropeptide, short chains of amino acids found in nerve tissue, significantly decreases the desire for nicotine in animal models. In addition, these data may explain intriguing findings from human smokers who spontaneously quit smoking when they suffer brain damage restricted to a small portion of their frontal cortex.Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 1 Dec 2008 | 1:00 pm Humanity May Hold Key For Next Earth EvolutionHuman degradation of the environment has the potential to stall an ongoing process of planetary evolution, and even rewind the evolutionary clock to leave the planet habitable only by the bacteria that dominated billions of years of Earth's history, according to Harvard geochemist Charles Langmuir.Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 1 Dec 2008 | 1:00 pm How do you beat jet lag?Do you suffer from desynchronosis? You know, chronic tiredness, disorientation, stomach upsets, and stinging red-eyes? Jet lag, as it's more commonly known, can consign you to the zombie zone, usually populated only by new parents. Ahead of the Lancet medical journal unveiling research tomorrow on a possible cure for jet lag, we'd like you to share your tips for beating it. There's a fairly obvious and simple one, of course: don't fly. But acknowledging the fact that people do fly to go on holiday, or have to fly for work or to see family members, we'd like to pass on your tips. Do you avoid alcohol and caffeine and max out on tomato juice and water, as recommended on the NHS website? Do you stay up all night before a long flight or starve yourself to trick your body into thinking it's in another time zone? Do you take homeopathic pills or ingest the extract from the bark of a French pine tree for seven days, as advocated by another recent medical survey? Or do you simply hit the sleeping pills? guardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2008 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More FeedsSource: Science | guardian.co.uk | 1 Dec 2008 | 12:28 pm EU to search out cyber criminalsPolice forces will be remotely searching hard drives as Europe steps up the fight against hi-tech thieves.Source: BBC News | Science & Environment | UK Edition | 1 Dec 2008 | 10:57 am Britain 'needs deeper CO2 cuts'Official advisers to the UK government demand Britain slash greenhouse gases by a fifth of current levels by 2020.Source: BBC News | Science & Environment | UK Edition | 1 Dec 2008 | 10:27 am Space shuttle glides to safe landing in California (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Science News | 1 Dec 2008 | 9:47 am Rare Bronze Age necklace is foundA rare amber necklace believed to be about 4,000 years old is uncovered in Stockport.Source: BBC News | Science & Environment | UK Edition | 1 Dec 2008 | 8:59 am First inventory of life at polesThe first comprehensive inventory of the sea and land animals living in a polar region has been carried out.Source: BBC News | Science & Environment | UK Edition | 1 Dec 2008 | 6:53 am Space shuttle Endeavour lands safely in California (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Science News | 1 Dec 2008 | 4:46 am Genetically Modified Peanuts Could Save Lives
Scientists have genetically engineered peanuts to silence two of the genes responsible for the most common cause of fatal allergic reactions to food in the United States. While the research is unlikely to result in the creation of completely allergen-free peanuts, it could result in fewer outbreaks and even fewer deaths. For years now, government scientists have been testing ordinary peanuts in the hope of finding one that cannot cause the deadly allergic reactions which kill more than 50 Americans every year. But nature may not be able to provide an answer. Horticulture expert Peggy Ozias-Akins at the University of Georgia in Tifton is taking a different tack by using genetic engineering to grow hypoallergenic peanuts. Most allergic reactions to peanuts are triggered by the same eleven molecules. In theory, peanuts without those substances would be far less likely to trigger allergic reactions. "Some proteins cause more severe allergic reactions than others," said Ozias-Akins. Tackling the worst offenders first, her team has made and tested peanuts that do not produce two proteins that are among the most intense allergens. The research appears in The Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. The biologists shot a customized DNA sequence into the plants with a gene gun, causing the legumes to produce hairpin-shaped RNA molecules, which halt the production of the two proteins. Messing with the genetic code of a plant could potentially cause the seeds to develop improperly, change the taste of the crop, or render it more susceptible to fungal infections. But Ozias-Akins' team found that they grow normally and can resist a common mold without any problems. Still, getting rid of every allergy-causing substance in peanuts would not be easy, Ozias-Akins said. "Given the number of allergenic proteins in peanuts, I doubt that developing an allergen-free peanut is realistic." Although it may be impossible to make a perfectly safe peanut, clipping the right genes out could make food accidents far less common. Image: Hypoallergenic peanuts (left) and wild peanuts/Peggy Ozias-Akins. Source: Wired: Wired Science | 1 Dec 2008 | 2:16 am Food crunch opens doors to bioengineered crops (AP)AP - Zeng Yawen's outdoor laboratory in the terraced hills of southern China is a trove of genetic potential rice that thrives in unusually cool temperatures, high altitudes or in dry soil; rice rich in calcium, vitamins or iron.Source: Yahoo! News: Science News | 1 Dec 2008 | 1:28 am Antioxidants 'cannot slow ageing'Diets and creams which claim their antioxidant properties could cheat the advances of time may be worthless, researchers suggest.Source: BBC News | Science & Environment | UK Edition | 1 Dec 2008 | 1:17 am UN climate summit in Poland seeks clarity on emissionsUN climate change talks open in Poland, seeking details on plans for emission cuts and forest protection.Source: BBC News | Science & Environment | UK Edition | 1 Dec 2008 | 12:30 am Space shuttle touches down in CaliforniaCAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Astronauts aboard the space shuttle Endeavour wrapped up a 16-day mission to prepare the International Space Station for its first six-member crew with a flawless touchdown at NASA's backup landing site in California.Source: Reuters: Science News | 1 Dec 2008 | 12:29 am 'Life destroying''Damaging' open- cast coal mining is back in the UKSource: BBC News | Science & Environment | UK Edition | 1 Dec 2008 | 12:27 am Science Weekly: Climate change technology and drug classificationWriter and broadcaster Chris Goodall discusses his new book Ten Technologies to Save the Planet. We ask him whether Barack Obama will be the key. We also hear from Sir Gabriel Horn on why the government should not be involved in classifying drugs. Ken Arnold from the Wellcome Collection takes us around his new exhibition War and Medicine, which looks at the paradoxical relationship between conflicts and medical advances. Also getting a mention – the European Space Agency's new facility near Oxford; fresh fuel economy claims; and lizards doing push-ups. Science correspondents Ian Sample and James Randerson are also in the pod. Feel free to post your comments about the show on the blog below. You can also join our Facebook group, where you can scrawl your thoughts on our wall. WARNING: does not contain any discussion of religion or atheism Source: Science | guardian.co.uk | 1 Dec 2008 | 12:16 am Carbon capture and electric energy at centre of climate plansImportant decisions about the future of coal power in Britain are likely to be made today when the government's climate change committee sets out plans to de-carbonise the economy. The committee will publish its first report recommending how Britain can achieve its target of cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 80% by 2050, which could eventually see the country ending almost all fossil fuel use to generate energy or run cars and public transport. It will also urge quicker development of carbon capture and storage for coal power, and recommend whether government should allow coal plants to be built before the technology is fully developed. Environmentalists hope the committee will set emissions standards from about 2020 which would force coal plants to fit at least some capture equipment, possibly with increasingly tough limits. Critics believe such a move would make it too risky or expensive to proceed with a coal-fired power station at Kingsnorth, Kent, and up to seven others, unless the technology has been proved to work. Jeff Chapman, chief executive of the Carbon Capture and Storage Association, said with enough government financial support there could be partial trials by 2015 and full capture in 2020."We've talked the talk, now it's walk the walk time," he said. Under the climate change bill, which received royal assent last week, Britain set the world's first legally-binding target to cut emissions of CO2 and other greenhouse gases. The climate change committee will recommend interim targets up to 2022, taking into account both the 2050 target and the EU's pledge to reduce emissions by 20-30% by 2020. Friends of the Earth has urged the committee to ask for a 40% cut by 2020. The report, Building a Low Carbon Economy - Britain's Contribution to Tackling Climate Change, will set out a transformation of Britain's economy, including widespread reliance on electric energy for homes and industry, and to power transport. Electricity generation is likely to be based on renewable energy, nuclear power and coal with carbon capture. The committee will suggest what proportion of cuts can be "bought" as credits for overseas carbon-reduction schemes, and how the interim targets should be increased to account for emissions from aviation and shipping. An interim report this year estimated the cost of meeting the 2050 target would be 1-2% of GDP. Ministers are due to respond to the full report in March. The report comes as international talks on a climate change treaty resume today in Poznan, Poland. The negotiations aim to set the stage for a deal in 2012 on global warming to succeed the Kyoto protocol, which needs to be agreed by this time next year at a meeting in Copenhagen. Insiders say the Poznan talks are not expected to produce a breakthrough, as negotiators will wait for the new US administration to declare its intentions. Yvo de Boer, executive secretary of the UN climate secretariat, said the Poznan meeting was not likely to be "exciting" but important progress could be made on issues such as how rich countries help the developing world cope with the impact of climate change. "The whole issue of adaptation needs to be taken off the back burner and receive a lot more serious attention," he said. The talks could also work out a way to pay tropical countries to protect their forests, as a cost-effective way to tackle rising CO2 emissions despite fears from green campaigners that a lack of land rights could see the money diverted. The Poznan talks follow a meeting in Bali last December where countries agreed to formally negotiate a new treaty. Analysts say it needs to be agreed at Copenhagen for it to come into force by 2012. De Boer said: "I think it is important that countries in Copenhagen reach a political agreement that is a response to what scientists tell us need to be done." Andy Atkins, executive director of Friends of the Earth, said: "Over the next two weeks [Gordon] Brown's government will shape an international deal that could settle whether we conquer climate change, or let the planet cook. The UK needs to ... lead all developed countries in committing to cutting their greenhouse gas emissions by 40% by 2020." guardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2008 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds
Source: Science | guardian.co.uk | 1 Dec 2008 | 12:07 am Phones and hangovers distract drivers, studies showChatting on a hands-free phone is more distracting to drivers than a conversation with a passenger, researchers have found. Drivers were more likely to drift out of their lane and miss a right turning if they were using a hands-free set, than if they were talking to someone sat in the car or not speaking at all, a study reveals. The finding builds on recent work that suggests younger people's reactions become as slow as those of pensioners if they are talking on a hands-free set while driving. David Strayer, at the University of Utah, used a driving simulator to see how conversations affected people's driving. He asked 41 men and women to take part in 10-minute journeys during which they either chatted to a passenger, sat in silence with them, or drove alone but took a call from a person on a hands-free set. Drivers had to negotiate two-lane roads with traffic moving in both directions, a multi-lane motorway, and were asked to take a specific exit to finish the test, according to the study in the Journal of Experimental Psychology. "When there is a passenger in the car, almost everyone takes the exit, but half the people talking on the cell phone fail to," said Strayer. "A driver conversing with a passenger is not as impaired as a driver talking on a cell phone. You see bigger lane deviations for someone talking on a cell phone compared with a driver talking to a passenger," he added. Analysis of the drivers' conversations revealed that they used more simple speech, with fewer syllables, when driving was more demanding. The finding was significant enough for the researchers to urge people not to call drivers who would need to use a hands-free set to talk to them. The risk of having an accident was greater if the driver was alone, the study found. "[If] the passenger is in the vehicle and knows what the traffic conditions are like, they help the driver by reminding them of where to take an exit and pointing out hazards," Strayer said. A separate study commissioned by insurer RSA found that driving with a hangover is four times more dangerous than getting behind the wheel sober. A poor night's sleep, low blood sugar and dehydration all affect the ability to drive safely, even if someone is within the drink-drive limit, the study by Brunel University found. Students were tested on a driving simulator while sober and again while suffering a hangover. The tests were compared and it was found that, on average, hungover drivers drove almost 10mph faster, left their lane four times as often and committed double the number of traffic violations. "What surprised us was that people were driving faster. The fact they were driving more erratically we'd expect. Not taking care, going through red lights, that's more alarming," Graham Johnston, an RSA director, said. guardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2008 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More FeedsSource: Science | guardian.co.uk | 1 Dec 2008 | 12:06 am Blow to vitamins as antidote to ageingThe notion that antioxidant supplements such as vitamins C and E could slow ageing has been dealt a blow by a scientific study showing that the theory behind the advice is wrong. Beloved of health food shops and glossy magazines alike, antioxidants have long been peddled as preventative pills that have the ability to slow ageing and protect against diseases such as cancer. But the research has shown that the molecular mechanism proposed to explain how they work is mistaken. David Gems, at University College London, who led the study, said: "It really demonstrates finally that trying to boost your antioxidant levels is very unlikely to have any effect on ageing." The dominant theory for ageing has been around since the 1950s; it blames glitches in cells caused by the damaging byproducts of our metabolism. As cells break down sugars to release energy, they also unleash reactive forms of oxygen such as superoxide. These supposedly cause the damage which is the hallmark of ageing. Gems' team set about testing the theory that raising or lowering the body's natural defences against superoxide could affect an individual's lifespan: make the defences stronger, and lifespan should increase; make them weaker, and it should decrease. As it would be unethical to experiment on humans, his team used the nematode worm, Caenorhabditis elegans. By tweaking its genes, the scientists were able to "tune" the worms' natural defences - enzymes it produces to tackle superoxide. However, this made no difference to the worms' lifespan. "You can drastically change the natural defence levels and there's just no effect on ageing," said Gems, who published his results yesterday in the journal Genes and Development. He added that molecular damage was probably caused by numerous different chemicals within the cell."With increasing lifespan comes greater exposure and vulnerability to the ageing process," said Alan Schafer, head of molecular and physiological sciences at the Wellcome Trust. "Research such as this points to how much we have to learn about ageing, and the importance of understanding the mechanisms behind this process. This new study will encourage researchers to explore new avenues in ageing research." Gems's findings coincide with a recent US study on the effectiveness of antioxidants against cancer. The clinical trial on nearly 15,000 men tested whether vitamin C and E supplements were effective against the disease. After following the subjects for several years, researchers found no statistical difference in the number of cancers between the groups taking the vitamins and those on a placebo. guardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2008 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More FeedsSource: Science | guardian.co.uk | 1 Dec 2008 | 12:06 am Swiss approve heroin scheme but vote down marijuana lawProgramme credited with reducing crime and improving health and daily lives of addicts since its inceptionSource: Science | guardian.co.uk | 1 Dec 2008 | 12:06 am Space shuttle touches down safelyNasa's space shuttle Endeavour returns to Earth, landing at an air force base in California after an eventful mission.Source: BBC News | Science & Environment | UK Edition | 30 Nov 2008 | 10:22 pm Mandates driving surge to the river for hydropower (AP)AP - Many decades ago, cost-conscious Henry Ford turned to hydroelectric plants to power his car factories like the one by the Great Miami River, near this Cincinnati suburb. That assembly plant is long gone, but the power plant and the technology behind it isn't.Source: Yahoo! News: Science News | 30 Nov 2008 | 8:16 pm Congo's war-baby gorillas bring hope for endangered species (AFP)
Source: Yahoo! News: Science News | 30 Nov 2008 | 8:08 pm Space Shuttle Endeavour Lands in Calif.Endeavour and its seven astronauts safely returned to Earth on Sunday.Source: Discovery News Top Stories : Discovery Channel | 30 Nov 2008 | 4:30 pm
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