Networking in space: Mars Express EU–(ENEWSPF)–13 April 2012. Reliable Internet access on the Moon, near Mars or for astronauts on a space station? How about controlling a planetary rover from a spacecraft in deep space? These are just some of the pioneering technologies that ESA is working on for future[Read More…]
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Children of Flower Workers Show Effects of Secondary Pesticide Exposures
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 13, 2012. A study has found that the children of flower plantation workers in Ecuador are neurologically affecxted by the pesticide residues that their parents unwittingly carry home on their clothes, tools, and skin. The study documents significantly reduced activity for the essential enzyme acetycholinesterase (AChE) in children[Read More…]
Additional 1.5 Million Megawatt-hours of Renewable Energy Could Be Generated through Hydropower at Existing Reclamation Sites
Newest report shows hydropower generation at canal sites in Colorado, Oregon, Wyoming and other western states could power more than 30,000 homes WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 12, 2012. As part of President Obama’s all-of-the-above strategy for American energy, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Assistant Secretary for Water and Science Anne[Read More…]
NOAA Retires GOES-7 After 25 Years as a Weather and Communications Satellite
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 12, 2012 This image from the GOES-7 satellite shows Hurricane Andrew at its peak intensity on August 24, 1992 before making landfall near Homestead, FL. High resolution (Credit: NOAA) This week, the GOES-7 satellite, one of NOAA’s earliest geostationary satellites, was moved into a higher orbit and retired from[Read More…]
NOAA Seeks Input on Possible Expansion of Thunder Bay Sanctuary
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 12, 2012 Diver in Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary High resolution (Credit: NOAA) NOAA’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries today announced it will prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to consider possible expansion of Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary in Lake Huron. The agency is soliciting public and stakeholder[Read More…]
Test Links Strains of Common Parasite to Severe Illness in U.S. Newborns
NIH-supported research underscores value of screening for toxoplasmosis Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 12, 2012. Scientists have identified which strains of the Toxoplasma gondii parasite, the cause of toxoplasmosis, are most strongly associated with premature births and severe birth defects in the United States. The researchers used a new blood test developed by[Read More…]
Groups Appeal Arctic Oil Drilling Decision in Chukchi Sea
Lease Sale 193 approval flawed by missing science on impacts Anchorage, AK–(ENEWSPF)–April 12, 2012. A coalition of groups filed an appeal today in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals challenging the approval of Lease Sale 193, which opened for oil drilling the remote Chukchi Sea, home to iconic species such[Read More…]
Farmers Sue for Roundup Poisonings
MAINE–(ENEWSPF)–April 12, 2012. A group of farmers from Argentina have sued Monsanto, the makers of Roundup, for “knowingly” allowing them to be poisoned while using the weed killer and other pesticides. Citing “devastating birth defects,” the lawsuit filed in a Delaware court also names significant players in the tobacco industry,[Read More…]
Sensing When the Brain is Under Pressure
New monitoring strategy forgoes surgery, could help doctors treat patients with head injuries. CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(ENEWSPF)–April 12, 2012. Brain tumors and head trauma, including concussions, can elevate pressure inside the skull, potentially crushing brain tissue or cutting off the brain’s blood supply. Monitoring pressure in the brains of such patients could[Read More…]
Skeletons Found at Mass Burial Site in Oxford Could Be ’10th-Century Viking Raiders’
United Kingdom–(ENEWSPF)–April 12, 2012. Thirty-seven skeletons found in a mass burial site in the grounds of St John’s College may not be who they initially seemed, according to Oxford researchers studying the remains. When the bodies were discovered in the grounds of the college in 2008 by Thames Valley Archaeological[Read More…]
