Scientists have identified a potential new treatment for the Nipah and Hendra viruses, two lethal…
Month: October 2010
Precocious galaxy cluster identified by Chandra
NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory has observed an unusual galaxy cluster that contains a bright core…
Microsoft earnings rise with business spending (AP)
AP – A swell of spending by businesses on new computers, software and servers helped…
Scientists divided over rainforest CO2 impact
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Researchers in Queensland’s far north are still unclear about the effects of…
Greener carbon capture comes closer
CBC News: New Canadian research may help scientists design a system that captures carbon without…
China and EU pursue cleaner aircraft
Shanghai Daily: CHINA and the European Union have agreed to pursue jointly financed research focused…
UK commits £100 million for international forestry
Edie: UK commits £100 million for international forestry Environment secretary Caroline Spelman The government has…
UN summit poised to seal biodiversity deal
AFP: Rich and poor nations were poised to forge an ambitious pact to protect threatened…
Scientists to see if oil spill hurt deep sea life
AP: A team of scientists are leaving on a research cruise to see if the…
IPCC will ‘probably’ make more mistakes, vice chair claims
Telegraph: Professor Jean-Pascal van Ypersele conceded that the IPCC had been “naive and incompetent” in…