The Coming Drought in India/Asia and More for Thursday, August 13, 2009

World population to hit 7 billion in 2011

http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/08/12/world.population/index.html


Lasting benefits seen in gene therapy for blindness (Reuters)

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre57b5pn-us-blindness-genetherapy/

India's water use 'unsustainable'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8197287.stm

Australia emissions plan rejected

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8198690.stm

Atlantic hurricanes 'at 1,000-year high'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8197191.stm

Wikipedia List of Atlantic Hurricane Seasons

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_hurricane_season

Conserving Big Cats Works: South African Leopard Field Study Yields Encouraging Results

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090811143838.htm

Panthera pardus

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leopard

Panthera pardus pardus (EOL Link)

http://www.eol.org/pages/1270484



Australia camel cull sparks woe

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8198701.stm

Camelus

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camelus

Breeding like...Rise in rabbit numbers

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8198790.stm

Have scientists solved mystery of why flamingos stand on one leg?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8197000/8197932.stm

Phoenicopterus

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flamingo

Radio tags reveal secrets of roadrunners

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32374535/ns/technology_and_science-science/

Geococcyx

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roadrunner

Synthetic Derivative Of Kudzu Vine Can Reduce Drinking And Prevent Relapse

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090811161255.htm

Daidzin (Unsponsored link to Chemblink site)

http://www.chemblink.com/products/552-66-9.htm

GMA: Tainted Fruit - Produce and Pesticide Residue

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=8315670&page=1



Anthrax Bacteria Conspire With Viruses To Stay Alive

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090812035445.htm

Bacillus anthracis

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacillus_anthracis

Martian Methane: Red Planet Not So Dormant

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090810085308.htm

Martian life appears less likely, study reveals

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32394763/ns/technology_and_science-science/

Mars

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars

For Sunday, October 26, 2008

"Remains of Karema" image from Virunga National Park licensed under Creative Commons by WildlifeDirect

Donate to WildlifeDirect

http://wildlifedirect.org/

Congo rebels seize gorilla park

http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/10/26/congo.gorillapark/index.html

Virunga National Park

http://www.gorilla.cd/

Seaweed farms 'could fuel future'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/7690973.stm

Toxic waste verdict disappoints

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7687612.stm

2006 Ivory Coast toxic waste spill

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7687612.stm

Premier says China to ensure safe food

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27380609/

Protein Compass Guides Amoebas Toward Prey

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081023144057.htm

Australia scientists say bees can count to four

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081026/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_australia_science;_ylt=AlViAg4RYRGe_FcMTgGzv6_tiBIF

Seabass And Chips: Harnessing Science To Predict Ocean Climate Change

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081023222558.htm

Dolphins Use Complex Coordination During Predation, High-tech Acoustics Study Finds

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081021093946.htm

Making Flies Sick Reveals New Role For Growth Factors In Immunity

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081023175137.htm

Hippocratic Oath What's in the famous medical promise and why?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7654432.stm

Hippocratic Oath

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippocratic_Oath

A guide to the Hippocratic Oath

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7654432.stm

Acupuncture Used For Animal Ailments

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081026100516.htm

'Cheshire Cat' Escape Strategy In Response To Marine Viruses

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081026094351.htm

Why Some Marine Algae Is Shaped Like Crumpled Paper

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081026094936.htm

WPBF: Bees attack home, kill dogs

http://www.wpbf.com/cnn-news/17802980/detail.html

Dog risks life for kittens

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/7691667.stm

"Green" Burial: From Ashes To Reef

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/23/tech/livinggreen/main4540779.shtml

U.K. Approves Animal-Human Embryo Testing

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/23/tech/main4540636.shtml

Forgotten Fossil Bed Found Again After 150 Years

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,443964,00.html

More lights seen in sky at UFO hotspot

Post-cardiac Arrest Care Key To Survival

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081023100850.htm

Alternative Medicine And Heavy Metal Poisoning

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081023101226.htm

Heavy Metal

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heavy_metal_poisoning

Vaccine slashes diarrheal illness in kids

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081026/ap_on_he_me/med_childhood_vaccines;_ylt=AljCr_dpLudapcdwLbdNUXGs0NUE

Rotavirus

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotavirus

Cleaning Infected Blood

http://www.sciencedaily.com/videos/2008/0602-cleaning_infected_blood.htm

Atmospheric Scientists And Engineers Demonstrate Amount Of Pollution In U.S. Originating Overseas

http://www.sciencedaily.com/videos/2008/0710-overseas_pollution_hitting_the_us.htm

Climate Change, Acid Rain Could Be Good For Forests

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081021214850.htm