jueves 25 de enero de 2007

Greenpeace to confront Japanese whalers in Southern Ocean (AFP)

   

MV Esperanza departing Auckland for the Southern Ocean to once again attempt to shield the whales from the whaler's harpoons and show the world the reality of whaling that is taking place under the guise of 'research'.  A global moratorium on commercial whaling has been in force since 1986 but Japan still catches whales for what it claims is scientific research.(AFP/Greenpeace/Daniel Beltra)AFP - A Greenpeace ship is set to sail from Auckland for the Southern Ocean to confront Japanese whalers as the New Zealand government released film of the fleet slaughtering whales.



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Iran ready to launch satellite, raising arms alarm: report (AFP)

   

Iran launches a Shahab-3 long-range ballistic missile in the desert near Qom in November 2006. Iran is on the verge of launching a satellite into space that could herald a new dimension in Tehran's strategic capabilities, Aviation Week and Space Technology has said on its website.   US agencies, said the weekly, believe the Iranian launcher is a derivation of Iran's Shahab 3 missile, which has a range of 1,300-1,600 kilometers (800-1,000 miles).(AFP/Mehr/File)AFP - Iran is poised to launch a satellite into space, a step that could herald a new dimension in Tehran's strategic capabilities, Aviation Week and Space Technology has said. on its website.



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Arctic air arrives in the Northeast (weather.com)

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Workers free tangled whale off N.C. (AP)

   AP - Rescue workers have freed a rare whale caught up in fishing line in Onslow Bay. Part of the line remains stuck in the animal's mouth, but workers said the North Atlantic right whale can eat and seemed safe from serious harm.
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Fish-killing virus found in Lake Huron (AP)

   AP - A fast-spreading aquatic virus threatening stormy waters for the Great Lakes fishing industry has been detected in Lake Huron for the first time, officials said Thursday.
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Ultraviolet light key to spider mating (AP)

   

Undated image provided by the journal Science shows a close up of Cosmophasis umbratica. C. umbratica which has excellent eyesight that is sensitive to UV light and the males and females have UV-reflective body parts. (AP Photo/Science, Matthew L.M. Lim and Daiqin Li)AP - What puts that sexy twinkle in a spider's eye? A mate aglow. Take away the ultraviolet portion of light, and what seemed like the arachnid version of Scarlett Johansson or Matthew McConaughey attracts no more lust than plain Jane or dumpy Dan.



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Atlantis may launch as early as March 15 (AP)

   

The Swedish astronaut Christer Fuglesang, right, is welcomed home to Sweden by the Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, left, before a lunch with the entire Cabinet at the Government offices Thursday Jan. 25, 2007 in Stockholm, Sweden. Fuglesang is back in Sweden for first time after a 13-day NASA mission to the International Space Station ISS with US space shuttle Discovery STS-116 December 10 to December 22, 2006. (AP Photo/Scanpix Sweden, Henrik Montgomery)AP - NASA has pushed up by a day its first space shuttle launch attempt of the year, a mission that will continue construction of the international space station, officials said Thursday.



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Olmec-influenced city found in Mexico (AP)

   

A worker takes a break at the recently discovered Zazacatla archeological site near the town of Xochitepec, Mexico on Jan. 25, 2007. The site is a 2,500-year-old city influenced by the Olmecs that has yet been discovered, hundreds of miles away from the Olmecs' Gulf coast territory, archaeologists said.(AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)AP - A 2,500-year-old city influenced by the Olmecs, often referred to as the "mother culture" of Mesoamerica, has been discovered hundreds of miles away from the Olmecs' Gulf coast territory, archaeologists said.



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Vets turn to acupuncture for ailing pets (AP)

   AP - When Ann Dey's dog had a stroke in July, one side of his face became paralyzed so severely he couldn't blink. She knew she needed to do something before the 13-year-old pug, Jimmy, lost his eye to infection.
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Feds tout anti-crime move in New Orleans (AP)

   

UPS New Orleans Business Operations Manager Lance Laurent talks with a reporter at a UPS display at the company's New Orleans East operation center Thursday, Jan. 25, 2007. UPS plans to kickoff its centennial-year celebration Friday in eastern New Orleans, where its local hub, flooded after Hurricane Katrina, is seen as a spark of life in a neighborhood slowly returning from the storm. (AP Photo/Bill Haber)AP - More federal crime-fighting help is headed to this city, where the murder rate has rebounded much faster than the population since Hurricane Katrina hit, U.S. Department of Justice officials announced Thursday.



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Russia's Putin, India call for 'weapons free' space (AFP)

   

Russian President Vladimir Putin(L) shakes hands with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh(R) in New Delhi. Putin and Singh called for a "weapons free outer space," after China staged a satellite-destroying weapons test.(AFP/Raveendran )AFP - Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh called for a "weapons free outer space," after China staged a satellite-destroying weapons test.



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Cold targets the Northeast (weather.com)

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Ultraviolet light is key to spider mating (AP)

   AP - What puts that sexy twinkle in a spider's eye? A mate aglow. Take away the ultraviolet portion of light, and what seemed like the arachnid version of Scarlett Johansson or Matthew McConaughey attracts no more lust than plain Jane or dumpy Dan.
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Bitter cold takes hold of the Northeast (weather.com)

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Maximum fine for China pollution

   A Chinese firm is fined the maximum amount over a toxic chemical spill that cut off water to millions, state media report.
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China's satellite destruction spurs US space policy debate (AFP)

   

Taiwan's air force major-general Wang Cheng-hsiao briefs reporters in Taipei on the perceived Chinese military threat, with an image in the background demonstrating the shooting-down of a satellite by China. China's confirmation that it tested an anti-satellite weapon is refueling debate in the United States between proponents of space regulation and those who insist on Washington's absolute free rein.(AFP/Sam Yeh)AFP - China's confirmation that it tested an anti-satellite weapon is refueling debate in the United States between proponents of space regulation and those who insist on Washington's absolute free rein.



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Energy roadmap backs renewables

   Half of the world's energy needs in 2050 can be met by renewables and improved efficiency, a study says.
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Russia slams U.S. space weapon plans (AP)

   AP - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday criticized U.S. plans for space-based weapons, saying they were the reason behind a recent Chinese anti-satellite weapons test.
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Future of science debate begins

   The UK public is invited to talk about its hopes and fears for the future of science and technology.
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Lake effect snow and bitter cold (weather.com)

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US military unveils heat-ray gun

   The US military unveils a "revolutionary" heat-ray gun to repel enemies or disperse hostile crowds.
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Hobbit cave digs set to restart

   Archaeologists who uncovered the "Hobbit" are given permission to restart excavations at the cave where it was found.
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Drilling blamed for Java mud leak

   A mud flow that has displaced thousands of Indonesians was most probably caused by gas drilling, scientists say.
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Climate change: Public concern is rising fast (AFP)

   

The Scattergood Power Plant operates after sunset in El Segundo, California. Thirty years ago, global warming was an issue restricted to a handful of climatologists who, clamouring in the wilderness, warned that uncontrolled burning of fossil fuels would damage Earth's climate.     Today, opinion polls in many countries say climate change is now a concern that citizens often place just after unemployment, terrorism or a similarly key issue of prosperity or survival.(AFP/Getty Images/File/David NcNew)AFP - Thirty years ago, global warming was an issue restricted to a handful of climatologists who, clamouring in the wilderness, warned that uncontrolled burning of fossil fuels would damage Earth's climate.



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