Friday, December 7, 2007

Molecular 'Switch' That Could Save Very Young Lives Identified
December 6, 2007 — Scientists have identified a molecular 'switch' that, when blocked, may help reverse necrotizing enterocolitis, a leading cause of death in premature ... > full story

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In a win for conservationists and tigers, Indian police have broken up a major ring of alleged poachers.

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A giant gush of fresh water into the North Atlantic altered a deep ocean current and triggered a century-long chill in Europe and North America some 8,200 years ago, according to a new research.

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A law that gives forest-dwelling tribes the right to cultivate their traditional lands will devastate India's endangered wildlife, some conservationists argue.

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A handful of Pacific islands villagers are headed to the United Nations' climate conference in Bali to seek aid for so-called climate refugees.

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Carved into Iranian mountains, the village of Kandovan may be older than 700 years old. The energy-efficient homes draw tourists from around the world.

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Electrical charges cause a chemical reaction that spurs growth in ailing coral.

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Corals in Bali's Pemuteran Bay are making a comeback, thanks to an unusual experiment using low-voltage electricity.

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Pieces of the only known surviving Roman throne were recently found in lava and ash from the first-century eruption of present-day Italy's Mount Vesuvius.

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The first law to recognize the rights of tribal people to live in protected forests is yet to be enforced due to an outcry from conservationists that the move could doom India's tigers.

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Local officials rejected Donald Trump's plan to build a Scottish-coast golf course and resort. Construction would have affected some of the country's rarest birds.

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Reefs are getting zapped with electricity as part of a creative effort to save climate-change-afflicted corals in Bali.

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A bed of 115-million-year-old bones lies in the path of pipes for a planned desalination plant meant to supply freshwater to drought-stricken Melbourne.

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Get out those Bermuda shorts -- the Equator's "tropical belt" has spread north and south more quickly than predicted, according to a new study.

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