After one year, the RAM Terminal has still not received Clean Water Act permits from the Army Corps of Engineers NEW ORLEANS, LA–(ENEWSPF)–July 12, 2013. In the wake of President Obama’s recent commitment to reduce carbon emissions, proposals to increase the volume of coal exports through the Gulf region are[Read More…]
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National Audubon Society Receives Esri Special Achievement Award for Exceptional Application of Geospatial Technology
Digital mapping technology powers conservation policy analysis nationwide REDLANDS, CALIF.–(ENEWSPF)–July 12, 2013. The National Audubon Society yesterday received a Special Achievement in GIS (SAG) Award at the Esri International User Conference (Esri UC) in San Diego, Calif. The award acknowledges vision, leadership, hard work and innovative use of Esri’s geographic[Read More…]
Responsive Brain Stimulation Could Improve Parkinson’s Treatment
UK–(ENEWSPF)–12 Jul 13. The new system cancels out Parkinson’s-related brainwaves only when needed. Researchers in Oxford have demonstrated a significant improvement in the treatment of advanced Parkinson’s disease with deep brain stimulation. Deep brain stimulation involves permanently inserting electrodes into the brain to deliver electrical impulses that cancel out the[Read More…]
Mixture of Arsenic and Estrogen Increases Risk of Prostate Cancer
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 12, 2013. New research concludes that exposure to a combination of both arsenic and estrogen, at levels U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) considers “safe” for humans, can cause cancer at elevated levels in prostate cells. Texas Tech University researchers revealed that humans exposed to a combination of both[Read More…]
FDA Approves New Treatment for a Type of Late-stage Lung Cancer
Companion test also approved to identify appropriate patients Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–July 12, 2013. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Gilotrif (afatinib) for patients with late stage (metastatic) non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) whose tumors express specific types of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) gene mutations, as detected by[Read More…]
Chantal to Reach Bahamas, Florida Waters by This Weekend
Source: AccuWeather.com. State College, PA-(ENEWSPF)- AccuWeather.com reports Chantal, or its ghost will cruise the Bahamas and waters just east of Florida by this weekend with rough surf, building seas, torrential downpours and gusty squalls. After bringing the potential for flooding rain and mudslides to portions of Hispaniola and Puerto Rico at[Read More…]
Feeding Galaxy Caught in Distant Searchlight by International Research Team
Artist’s impression of a galaxy accreting material from its surroundings. Image courtesy European Southern Observatory Santa Barbara, CA-(ENEWSPF)- An international group of astronomers that includes UC Santa Barbara astrophysicist Crystal Martin and former UCSB postdoctoral researcher Nicolas Bouché has spotted a distant galaxy hungrily snacking on nearby gas. The gas[Read More…]
Astronomers Witness Birth Of Milky Way’s Most Massive Star
(PHOTO SUPPLIED) Scientists have observed in unprecedented detail the birth of a massive star within a dark cloud core about 10,000 light years from Earth California State University-(ENEWSPF)- The team used the new ALMA (Atacama Large Millimetre/submillimetre Array) telescope in Chile – the most powerful radio telescope in the world[Read More…]
SOLIS Observatory Gives New Insights Into Space Weather
California State University-(ENEWSPF)- Shifts in the magnetic field just above the surface of the Sun lead to liftoff of interplanetary "space storms," according to new results from the Synoptic Optical Long-Term Investigation of the Sun (SOLIS) instrument. The results were presented by California State University, Northridge, physics and astronomy professor[Read More…]
Sun’s Loops are Displaying an Optical Illusion
This photo of the Sun’s edge, taken with the Solar Dynamics Observatory Atmospheric Imaging Assembly, shows coronal loops in a variety of sizes. Although the loops appear to have a constant width, like strands of rope, new work suggests that this is an optical illusion. The loops are actually tapered,[Read More…]
