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Green Gods: Is environmentalism becoming a new hair-shirted religion? - BBC Environmentalism has become a religion, writes Martin Livermore in this week's Green Room; humans should take off their hair shirts, and enjoy the lifestyles which progress has created. Our very intelligence sometimes makes us realise how little of the natural world we truly understand, and puts us in awe of the forces of Nature. This feeling of powerlessness before the forces of Nature led to early forms of religion. Although they were replaced in time by the current great world religions, in a strange way we are returning to our earlier beliefs. |
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Shading Earth: Could sunshades in space and giant guns curb global warming? - BBC he US National Academy of Sciences found that 55,000 orbiting mirrors would reflect enough sunlight to counter about half the doubling of carbon dioxide. But each mirror must be 100 sq km; any larger and you would need a manufacturing plant on the Moon, says Dr MacCracken. By contrast, the "human-volcano" approach is on terra firma and less costly. Inspired by studies of the Mt Pinatubo eruption of 1991 and the cooling effect of its sulphur plume, one proposal suggests that naval guns shoot sulphur pellets into the air to increase Earth's albedo, or reflectivity. "One of the problems of putting sulphate particles in the stratosphere is that it would destroy the ozone layer; so you might solve the global warming problem, but then we'd all die of that." A few years ago, Dr Caldeira set out to disprove an idea to cool the Earth with a sheet of superfine reflective mesh. "We were originally trying to show that this is a bad idea. Much to our chagrin, it worked really well." |
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How whales outsmart fishing fleets - MSNBC Left:
A sperm whale swims near
a fishing boat in Alaska. Sperm whales are likely using the sounds of
fishing boat engines as underwater "dinner bells" to hone in
on sablefish hooked by longlines in the Gulf of Alaska, scientists say.  View
related photos Sperm
whales don’t tune in to just any engine noise to track what are
essentially miles of sablefish shish kebabs. The endangered whales key
in on the engines’ sporadic bubbling, the continuing study said. The
work has led researchers to recommend some low-cost ways for fishermen
to hoodwink the highly intelligent cetaceans
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Biosciences:
3/12/2005: How whales outsmart fishing fleets
- MSNBC
3/12/2005: Convergent Evolution Of Molecules In Electric Fish - Science
Daily
3/12/2005: Mammals, fruit flies-same biological clock ... - FirstScience
3/12/2005: Stopping the next extinction wave -
BBC
3/12/2005: Under threat: Illegal logging threatens millions of butterflies in Mexico -
BBC
3/12/2005: A scientist suggests 'Nessie the elephant' monster theory -
BBC
3/12/2005: Frozen embryo case decision due -
BBC
3/12/2005: Mighty mice - MSNBC
3/12/2005: Have we got cell division all
wrong? - New
Scientist
3/12/2005: Furry 'lobster' found in Pacific -
BBC
3/12/2005: Pollination power The US is running out of bees for its key almond crop -
BBC
Climate, Environment:
3/12/2005: Green Gods: Is environmentalism becoming a new hair-shirted
religion? -
BBC
3/12/2005: Shading
Earth: Could sunshades in space and giant guns curb global warming?
- BBC
3/12/2005: Global Warming Evidence Grows - Un Expert ... - FirstScience
3/12/2005: Managing toxic waste ... - FirstScience
3/12/2005: Kidnapping of journalist who condemned deforestation ... - FirstScience
3/12/2005: New Orleans Rebuilders Face Pollution Exposures ... - FirstScience
3/12/2005: Controversial Russia oil pipeline approved ... - MSNBC
3/12/2005: Tsunami changes giant earthquake theory ... - FirstScience
3/12/2005: Vesuvius risk planning criticised -
BBC
3/12/2005: Carbon burial plan for North Sea -
BBC
Computers:
Devices
3/12/2005: CeBIT show to unveil new range of products - Seattle
Times
3/12/2005: Women Gamers Duke It Out - Wired News
3/12/2005: Fetish: The Portable Astronomer - Wired News
3/12/2005: Wireless iPod headphones for $45 - C/Net
3/12/2005: Video:
Trailer: Godfather, the game - C/Net
3/12/2005: What do women want from
gaming? - C/Net
3/12/2005: Gadgets: Supergrip tripod turns your camera upside down - C/Net
3/12/2005: Are gadgets too complex for
us? - C/Net
3/12/2005: Massive LCD to debut at CeBIT - C/Net
3/12/2005: Cebit opens up world of hi-tech -
BBC
3/12/2005: CES reveals cool, clean gadgets -
BBC
3/12/2005: TV revolution: BBC and ITV take first steps to putting TV channels on internet -
BBC
Communications
3/12/2005: Calling time: What does the future hold for telephone calls over the internet- -
BBC
3/12/2005: Big phone merger and the little guy - C/Net
3/12/2005: Wi-Fi poaching can be uncouth - C/Net
3/12/2005: Intel speeds up Wimax plan -
BBC
Technology
3/12/2005: Researcher Works On Molecular Diode - Science
Daily
3/12/2005: 'Rev F' ends single-core Opteron era for AMD - C/Net
PC's
3/12/2005: Little PC a big step - Seattle
Times
3/12/2005: Archive | Big ideas at work in tiny PC from Microsoft - Seattle
Times
3/12/2005: Wireless USB devices arriving by September - C/Net
3/12/2005: Intel CTO tips 'tera-scale' computing - El.
Engr. Times
Internet
3/12/2005: Web site builds powerful storehouse of research - Seattle
Times
3/12/2005: Stay tuned for MSN search news - Seattle
Times
3/12/2005: Identity 2.0 - Technology
Review
3/12/2005: You've Got PayMail - Technology
Review
3/12/2005: Building a Narrated Slide Show on the Web - Technology
Review
3/12/2005: Are Spam Blockers Too
Strict? - Wired News
3/12/2005: Chinese Set Up Lawmaker Blogs - Wired News
3/12/2005: E-mail delivery 'tax' criticised -
BBC
3/12/2005: 'Internet evangelist' Vint Cerf on the future of the web -
BBC
3/12/2005: E-commerce soap opera - C/Net
3/12/2005: Microsoft: Microsoft lets people drive in online map - C/Net
3/12/2005: Politics: Justice Department v. Google court date postponed again - C/Net
3/12/2005: MySpace: It's up there with MSN, Google & Yahoo! But have you heard of it- -
BBC
3/12/2005: New standards for website access -
BBC
3/12/2005: Selling the search: Google's Internet Evangelist on the future of the internet -
BBC
3/12/2005: World web: How China could change the global nature of the internet -
BBC
3/12/2005: Move over couch potatoes, the super surfers are taking over -
BBC
3/12/2005: Thousands fall for Hotmail prank -
BBC
3/12/2005: Blogging book prize hots up -
BBC
3/12/2005: Online publisher's European move -
BBC
Miscellaneous
3/12/2005: Cisco, Microsoft to collaborate on tools - Seattle
Times
3/12/2005: Apple puts home network where it makes sense - Seattle
Times
3/12/2005: Backup battery gives you time to save data - Seattle
Times
3/12/2005: What Jobs Didn't Say - Wired News
3/12/2005: Media- Studios want teens to just say 'no' to file sharing - C/Net
3/12/2005: Microsoft to make Vista easily upgradeable - C/Net
3/12/2005: LAMP lights the way in open-source security - C/Net
3/12/2005: New debate for French piracy law -
BBC
Energy:
3/12/2005: Think Solar Not Nuclear For The Energy Of The Future, Say Scientists - Science
Daily
3/12/2005: New Nukes in Europe - Technology
Review
3/12/2005: Battery Promises Portable Power - Wired News
3/12/2005: Energy efficiency and renewable energy projects ... - FirstScience
3/12/2005: Clean energy market to clean up - C/Net
3/12/2005: Power politics Why the EU wants a common energy policy and its key points -
BBC
Health:
Cardiovascular
3/12/2005: New Route To Stroke Therapy Could Protect Vulnerable Neurons - Science
Daily
3/12/2005: Secrets Of Success In The Rapid Treatment Of Heart Attacks - Science
Daily
3/12/2005: Early sign of artery damage found -
BBC
3/12/2005: Thin couch potatoes risk heart disease too, a study suggests -
BBC
Cancer
3/12/2005: Inflammatory Biomarker Helps Identify Progressive Precancerous Lesions In The Lung - Science
Daily
3/12/2005: Breast cancer and the hype over Herceptin - New
Scientist
3/12/2005: Taking the blame: Non-smokers with lung cancer say people look down on them -
BBC
Infectious
3/12/2005: Flu 'hits tropics just as hard' -
BBC
3/12/2005: Editorial: Use vaccines against bird flu - New
Scientist
3/12/2005: 'Hedges not cull' for cattle TB -
BBC
Non-Infectious
3/12/2005: Antibody Therapy Reduces Asthma In Mice - Science
Daily
3/12/2005: Kick the habitSupport available to help you give up smoking for good -
BBC
Miscellaneous
3/12/2005: Rare Liver Disease More Prevalent Around Toxic Waste Sites In New York City - Science
Daily
3/12/2005: Reducing Teens' Intake Of Sugary Drinks - Science
Daily
3/12/2005: New Genetic Discovery Explains 74 Percent Cases Of Age-related Macular Degeneration - Science
Daily
3/12/2005: Mum's exercise boosts baby's brain
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Nature
History, Anthropology:
3/12/2005: Archaeologists To Establish True Value Of Roman Silver Coins - Science
Daily
3/12/2005: Vesuvius Could Destroy Naples, History Suggests - Live Science
3/12/2005: Study Finds Evolution Doesn't Always Favor Bigger Animals ... - FirstScience
3/12/2005: 4,000-year-old shipyard found in Egypt - MSNBC
3/12/2005: Statues found at ancient Egyptian temple - MSNBC
3/12/2005: Many human genes evolved recently - New
Scientist
3/12/2005: On This Day
1950: Rover unveils gas turbine car for Silverstone test -
BBC
3/12/2005: Family may provide evolution clue -
BBC
Miscellaneous:
3/12/2005: Government to go deeper into debt - Seattle
Times
3/12/2005: Looking for a
home? Start at your computer - Seattle
Times
3/12/2005: Itsy bitsy Bell - Seattle
Times
3/12/2005: Senator Opposes Pentagon Plan To Downgrade Space Command - SpaceDaily
3/12/2005: They Enjoyed Their Oscar - Wired News
3/12/2005: Scientists Developing a 'Nuclear Car Wash' to Protect Our Ports ... - FirstScience
3/12/2005: Google's Cerf on talent hunt in U.K. - C/Net
3/12/2005: Europe to invest $3 billion in embedded research - El.
Engr. Times
3/12/2005: Did Pentagon create orbital space
plane? - MSNBC
3/12/2005: Pacemaker for Sir Patrick Moore -
BBC
3/12/2005: Science book longlist announced -
BBC
Neurosciences:
3/12/2005: High Percentages Of Depression Have Been Greatly Exaggerated - Science
Daily
3/12/2005: Researcher Identifies Brain Activity That 'Sets The Stage' For Retaining Memories - Science
Daily
3/12/2005: Do active mums produce brainier
babies? - New
Scientist
Physics and Astronomy:
3/12/2005: Software To Bring Order To Information Chaos - Science
Daily
3/12/2005: Spitzer Spies Intergalactic 'Sonic Boom' - SpaceDaily
3/12/2005: Asteroid theorist wins top research prize ... - FirstScience
3/12/2005: Cosmic collisions, past and future, shown ... - FirstScience
3/12/2005: Next decade of solar storms could be much stronger - C/Net
Prolongevity
Robotics:
3/12/2005: Lower Cost, Portable Surgical Robots Could Be Smooth Operators - Science
Daily
Space:
3/12/2005: Space Walk, Docking Planned - SpaceDaily
3/12/2005: To Pluto And Beyond - SpaceDaily
3/12/2005: Spirit Measures Highest Columbia Hill - SpaceDaily
3/12/2005: Rants 'n
Raves: Prospace Responds - Wired News
3/12/2005: Fourth orbiter to arrive at Mars on Friday ... - FirstScience
3/12/2005: Japanese entrepreneur next space tourist to head into orbit ...
- Physics Org
3/12/2005: Ukraine, Russia working on joint space program ... - FirstScience
3/12/2005: Scientists On Capitol Hill Decry NASA''s Science Budget Request ... - FirstScience
3/12/2005: SpaceX building reusable crew capsule - MSNBC
Technology:
3/12/2005: HP inventor infects others with desire to ask
"Why?" - Seattle
Times
3/12/2005: Spacesuit Technology Reaching Earthly Applications - SpaceDaily
3/12/2005: Working Toward Computer Roll-ups - Wired News
3/12/2005: Format wars: As Blu-ray and HD DVD come to market, which will
win? -
BBC
3/12/2005: Cosmic
Log: Revving up the Miles-Per-Gallon Prize - MSNBC