Science and Nature

How to Live Without Oil New energy sources and efficiency could make petroleum obsolete. By Amory B. Lovins Newsweek International Aug. 8, 2005 issue - In 1850, most homes in the were lit by lamps that burned whale oil. As demand rose, supply dwindled—whales...

Genetics may affect how older adults respond to exercise WINSTON-SALEM , N.C. – New research suggests why some older adults who exercise have better physical function than others . Surprisingly, researchers found that an enzyme involved in blood pressure...

http://www.nzbirds.com/NZStormPetrel.jpg The long-legged warbler found alive in Fiji Source: REUTERS Rusty-throated Wren Babbler Mishmi Hills, Arunachal Pradesh, Julian P. Donahue Cisticolas

‘Extinct’ birds in comeback but no hope for dodo by Ed Stoddard JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Scientists beware: don't count your extinct bird species because one of them may hatch. Several supposedly extinct birds have recently been "rediscovered," raising...

We are not at the end of the oil age: New developments soon will increase the world’s supply WE are not running out of oil - not yet. "Shortage" is certainly in the air - and in the price. Right now, the oil market is tight , even tighter than it was...

Jump start for solar? Car race shows potential Tapping the sun, students drove 2,500 miles from Texas to By Miguel LLANOS MSNBC reporter TRANS-CANADA HIGHWAY — Mile after mile along this stretch of 's coast-to-coast highway, the faces of the farmers,...

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Greenhouse effect could melt nearly all world's glaciers, says UN-backed report 4 August 2005 – Dramatic scenarios from man-made global warming can no longer be excluded, including the complete disappearance of glaciers from entire mountain ranges, leading...

Endangered turtles disappear from Malaysian nesting sites KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - Endangered turtles have disappeared from Malaysia's famous nesting beaches this year, with just one landing recorded compared to the thousands that used to lay eggs there,...

Leatherback turtle hatchlings make their way into the sea after being released on a beach at a turtle sanctuary near Kemaman, August 2004. Several populations of sea turtles in could soon be extinct unless urgent action is taken, scientists warned(AF...