Pit bulls seized in raids killed in Ohio (AP)

   AP - A dozen pit bull terriers seized in police raids have been put to death because of fears the dogs would attack employees caring for them at an animal shelter.
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Shot lion had human blood in her claws (AP)

   AP - A female mountain lion shot by game wardens at a state park had human blood in her claws, leading wildlife officials to believe the cat is responsible for attacking a 70-year-old man.
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NASA marks anniversary of Apollo deaths (AP)

   

AP - It was supposed to be a routine launch pad test.

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Bitter cold, lake snow, and a flood threat (weather.com)

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Wiley acquires publications from Carpe Diem Communications

   John Wiley & Sons Inc., announced today that it has acquired three controlled-circulation publications from Carpe Diem Communications Inc., of Yardley, Pa. The acquisition expands Wiley's global controlled-circulation portfolio of life and physical science offerings.
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Role of anesthetics in Alzheimer's disease: Molecular details revealed

   Inhaled anesthetics commonly used in surgery are more likely to cause the aggregation of Alzheimer percents disease-related plaques in the brain than intravenous anesthetics say University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine researchers in a journal article published in the Jan. 23 issue of Biochemistry. This is the first report using state-of-the-art nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopic technique to explain the detailed molecular mechanism behind the aggregation of amyloid β (Aβ) peptide due to various anesthetics.
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A boost for hydrogen fuel cell research

   The development of hydrogen fuel cells for vehicles, the ultimate green dream in transportation energy, is another step closer. Researchers with the US Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Argonne National Laboratory have identified a new variation of a familiar platinum-nickel alloy that is far and away the most active oxygen-reducing catalyst ever reported.
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Lutetia asteroid in Rosetta's spotlight

   Earlier this month ESA's Rosetta had a first look at asteroid 21-Lutetia, one of the targets of its long mission. The onboard camera OSIRIS imaged the asteroid passing through its field of view during the spacecraft's gradual approach to Mars. The planet will be reached on Feb. 25, 2007, for the mission's next gravity assist.
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Next arctic cold shot sweeps east (weather.com)

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Sweden kicks off Linnaeus celebrations (AP)

   

AP - There are places on the Moon named after him. His face appears on Swedish currency, and an era of scientific history bears his name. But Carl Linnaeus is best known for creating the system of classifying living organisms that became the international standard.

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NASA marks 40 years since Apollo deaths (AP)

   

AP - It was supposed to be a routine launch pad test.

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Washington wakes up to global warming (AP)

   AP - Maybe it's the weird winter weather, or the newly Democratic Congress.
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Blair sees hope of climate deal

   Tony Blair tells the World Economic Forum a breakthrough on climate change may be near.
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Humans Wiped Out Australian Giants (LiveScience.com)

   LiveScience.com - Humans, not climate change, wiped out large beasts such as marsupial lions and tree kangaroos that roamed Australia thousands of years ago, scientists have concluded based on a remarkable new set of fossils.
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Cost of 1607 flood repeat '£13bn'

   Experts estimate that a repeat of a huge flood 400 years ago, which hit south Wales and south west England, could cost billions.
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Solar home in Va. getting high marks (AP)

   

AP - State Sen. Frank Wagner is staying warm at his temporary address, even in below-freezing weather and without a traditional power supply or fireplace.

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Solar home in Va. getting high marks (AP)

   

AP - State Sen. Frank Wagner is staying warm at his temporary address, even in below-freezing weather and without a traditional power supply or fireplace.

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Arctic air sweeps the East (weather.com)

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February Geology and GSA Today media highlights

   Topics include: a new technique for analyzing the relationship between climate and hurricane activity; discovery of fossilized embryos in advanced stages of development from South China; revised dispersal and extinction dating of the late Neogene "terror bird;" new data illustrating real-time changes beneath a large Antarctic glacier; evidence that mid-latitude North America's prevailing winds once blew from east to west, and recent formation of a mud volcano in an area of active petroleum exploration.
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DNA gets new twist: Carnegie Mellon scientists develop unique 'DNA nanotags'

   Carnegie Mellon University scientists have married bright fluorescent dye molecules with DNA nanostructure templates to make nanosized fluorescent labels that hold considerable promise for studying fundamental chemical and biochemical reactions in single molecules or cells. The work, published online Jan. 26 in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, improves the sensitivity for fluorescence-based imaging and medical diagnostics.
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Using nanotechnology to improve health care in developing countries

   What is nanotechnology? How is nanotechnology expected to transform medicine and health care in the future? How can nanomedicine help the truly needy in developing countries? And what are the challenges of ensuring that nanotechnology meets the specific health needs of Third World peoples? These questions are the focus of an event and live Web cast at noon Tuesday, Feb. 27 in the 5th Floor Conference Room of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.
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Together, biological membranes prevail

   Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have developed a novel method to visualize the fusion of biological membranes at the single-event resolution. Observing the individual fusion events revealed an unprecedented detailed picture of membrane fusion, which was chronicled in one of the cover stories in the December 2006 issue of the journal Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences.
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Carnegie Mellon engineers devise new process to improve energy efficiency of ethanol production

   Carnegie Mellon University chemical engineers have a devised a new process that can improve the efficiency of ethanol production, a major component in making biofuels a significant part of the U.S. energy supply.
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Carnegie Mellon engineers devise new process to improve energy efficiency of ethanol production

   Carnegie Mellon University chemical engineers have a devised a new process that can improve the efficiency of ethanol production, a major component in making biofuels a significant part of the U.S. energy supply.
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Orangutans re-learn monkey business in Indonesia (Reuters)

   

Reuters - Kevin is a one-year-old orphan who's taking a walk on the wild side.

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NASA Studies Early Moon Shot for New Space Capsule (SPACE.com)

   SPACE.com - NASA is studying a variant of its planned Ares 5 heavy-lift rocket that would enable an Apollo 8-like trip around the Moon in the 2015 time frame, a top U.S. space agency official told reporters Jan. 25.
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Mainly precipitation free (weather.com)

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