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NASA & NSF create unprecedented view of upper atmosphere
Scientists from NASA and the National Science Foundation discovered a way to combine ground and space observations to create an unprecedented view of upper atmosphere disturbances during space storms.   view more (2005-12-06)

San Andreas earthquake observatory achieves milestone as drillers penetrate the active fault zone
The San Andreas Fault Observatory at Depth (SAFOD) reached a significant goal on Aug. 2 when scientists drilled into a seismically active section of the fault approximately two miles below the surface of the Earth.   view more (2005-08-04)

Polar neutrino observatory takes a big step forward
An international team of scientists and engineers has taken a major step toward completion of what will be the world's preeminent cosmic neutrino observatory, harnessing a sophisticated hot-water drill to build an observatory under the South Pole that eventually will encompass a cubic kilometer of... view more (2006-03-22)

Investing in poor people in less-favoured areas
Joint policy seminar of Wageningen University & IFPRI: In preparation of the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) , Wageningen University and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI, Washington D.C.) celebrate a joint seminar to analyze the policy options for... view more (2002-07-10)

Astronomers find grains of sand around distant stars
In a find that sheds light on how Earth-like planets may form, astronomers this week reported finding the first evidence of small, sandy particles orbiting a newborn solar system at about the same distance as the Earth orbits the sun. The report will be published online this week by the journal... view more (2008-03-13)

Top class images help ESA`s Rosetta prepare to ride on a cosmic bullet
Chase a fast-moving comet, land on it and `ride` it while it speeds up towards the Sun: not the script of a science-fiction movie, but the very real task of ESA`s Rosetta spacecraft. New observations with the European Southern Observatory`s (ESO) Very Large Telescope (VLT) provide vital... view more (2002-02-26)

For two primates, patience takes different forms, shaped by ecology
Across the animal kingdom, individuals face choices between patience and impulsivity. A classic case, confronted by all animals-humans included-is that between a small, immediate food reward and a delayed, but larger, reward.   view more (2005-10-25)

NARVAL — The first observatory dedicated to stellar magnetism
NARVAL, a stellar spectropolarimeter, has recently been installed on the 2 meter diameter Bernard Lyot Telescope (INSU-CNRS) at the summit of the Pic du Midi in the French Pyrenees.   view more (2007-02-09)

Tracking Earth's wobbles down to the size of a cell phone
New technologies are enabling scientists to determine precisely the extent and causes of Earth's short-term wobbling.   view more (2006-06-27)

Biodiversity yields dividends, finds pan-European research
A team of scientists from eight European countries, led by Professor John Lawton at the NERC Centre for Population Biology at Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, say that their experimental evidence should send a clear message to European policy makers: that preserving and... view more (1999-11-01)

Kari Saikkonen Appointed Research Professor of Ecologic Plant Production
The General Directorate of MTT Agrifood Research Finland has appointed Academy Research Fellow Ph.D. Kari Saikkonen as temporary Research Professor of Ecologic Plant Production from June 1, 2005 on. The professorship is jointly awarded with the University of Helsinki and it is located in Mikkeli.... view more (2005-05-24)

Smithsonian perspective: Biodiversity in a warmer world
Will climate change exceed life's ability to respond? Biodiversity in a Warmer World, published in the Oct. 10, 2008 issue of the journal, Science, illustrates that cross-disciplinary research fostered by the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama clearly informs this urgent debate.   view more (2008-10-10)

New Evidence Links Stellar Remains to Oldest Recorded Supernova
The new study shows that the supernova remnant RCW 86 is much younger than previously thought. As such, the formation of the remnant appears to coincide with a supernova observed by Chinese astronomers in 185 A.D. The study used data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and the European Space... view more (2007-01-05)

Smithsonian study concludes Caribbean extinctions occurred 2M years after apparent cause
Smithsonian scientists and colleagues report a new study that may shake up the way paleontologists think about how environmental change shapes life on Earth. The researchers summarized the environmental, ecological and evolutionary consequences for Caribbean shallow-water marine communities when... view more (2007-03-13)

Predators do more than kill prey
The direct effect predators have on their prey is to kill them. The evolutionary changes that can result from this direct effect include prey that are younger at maturity and that produce more offspring.   view more (2008-01-18)

Increased flow of groundwater after earthquakes suggests oil extraction applications
The most obvious manifestation of an earthquake is the shaking from seismic waves that knocks down buildings and rattles people. Now researchers have established a more subtle effect of this shaking—it increases the permeability of rock to groundwater and other fluids.   view more (2006-06-29)

The Bioethics and Law Observatory advocates that in certain circumstances sex selection should be permitted for non-therapeutic reasons
In a press conference hold today, the Bioethics and Law Observatory (OBD) of the Universitat de Barcelona (UB) (University of Barcelona), based at the Parc Cient'­fic de Barcelona (Barcelona Science Park), presented their latest Declaration on Sex Selection. This document advocates a modification... view more (2003-03-13)

Seagrass ecosystems at a 'global crisis'
An international team of scientists is calling for a targeted global conservation effort to preserve seagrasses and their ecological services for the world's coastal ecosystems, according to an article published in the December issue of Bioscience, the journal of the American Institute of... view more (2006-12-01)

Astronomers report mysterious giant star clusters
An international team of astronomers reported evidence for the formation of mysterious "super star clusters" Jan. 9 at the annual meeting of the American Astronomical Society in Washington, D.C.   view more (2006-01-11)

Rutgers, Penn State Astronomy Teams Discover Ancestors of Milky Way-Type Galaxies
Astronomers at Rutgers and Penn State universities have discovered galaxies in the distant universe that are ancestors of spiral galaxies like our Milky Way.   view more (2008-01-09)

Study Shows Lack of National Consensus on Teaching K-12 Students about Human-Environmental Impacts
The destruction caused by natural disasters such as Hurricane Katrina and human activities such as mountaintop removal mining are powerful examples of how the environment and society are tightly interwoven.   view more (2006-06-30)

International team establishes unique observatory in Antarctica
A team of scientists representing six international institutions, including Texas A&M University, has succeeded in reaching the summit of Antarctica - also a monumental achievement for ground-based astronomy -- to establish a new astronomical observatory at Dome Argus on the highest point of... view more (2008-02-04)

Noospheric Reality
A specialist of the Vavilov Institute of Natural History and Engineering, Russian Academy of Sciences, A.G. Nazarov has considered Vernadsky's famous concept on biosphere transmutation into noosphere ("sphere of human thought") from the ecological point of view and has come to the conclusion that... view more (2005-04-05)

Study of guanacos launched in Chile
The Wildlife Conservation Society has launched a study in Chile's Karukinka reserve on Tierra del Fuego to help protect the guanaco - a wild cousin of the llama that once roamed in vast herds from the Andean Plateau to the steppes of Patagonia.   view more (2008-06-11)

Gas giants jump into planet formation early
Observations from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope show that gas giants either form within the first 10 million years of a sun-like star's life, or not at all.   view more (2007-01-09)
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