Following a string of shark attacks along Mexico’s Pacific coast – the first in more than 30 years – biologists in Mexico plan to monitor shark populations so as to learn more about the recent attacks.
Earth Observation – The French Connection to GEOSS
Whether for surface imagery, altimetry, studies of aerosols and clouds or recording the Earth’s magnetic field, satellites permit a global view of our Earth and in combination with more precise local in situ measurements offer enormous potential in understanding how the Earth system works from the planet’s core out to the stratosphere, helping us to manage our Earth.
Administration Moves to Avert a Late Rules Rush
Looking to avoid the usual rush of legislation as a president’s term approaches its end, the Bush administration has given federal agencies June 1 to propose any new regulations.
"Horror Frog" Breaks Own Bones To Produce Claws
Harvard biologists have described a bizarre, hairy frog with cat-like extendable claws – trichobatrachus robustus – that breaks its own bones to produce claws that puncture the frog’s skin.
Burma Cyclone Was Forecast Four Days In Advance
As the death toll continues to climb in the wake of last week’s Cyclone Nargis, it is shown that the path of the cyclone was accurately predicted four days ahead of groundbreak – butNew the information never reached the people in its path.
Cyclone "Is A Sign Of Things To Come"
As Burma still struggles to regain its feet after the devastating Nargis cyclone, a top Indian advocacy group that monitors climate change warned that the cyclone is “a sign of things to come.”
Insects Use Plants Like A Telephone
A Dutch ecologist and her team have found that subterranean and aboveground insects use chemical signs like a telephone to communicate their presence.
Slowly-developing Primates Definitely Not Dim-witted
A study by anthropologists from Duke University and the University of Zurich shows that as primates develop larger brains, the benefits far outweigh the disadvantages.
Observations to support predictions of sea level “CReSIS” contribution toward understanding the term glacial speed
Accurate prediction of sea level is arguably one of the most important societal goals facing the research community. Combining cutting-edge technologies with sustained observations to understand processes and improve numerical models will be required to address the issue of future ice-sheet changes and impacts on global sea level.
Squid Beak Is Both Hard And Soft, A Material That Engineers Want To Copy
Engineers, biologists, and marine scientists have joined forces to discover how the soft, gelatinous Humboldt Squid can operate its knife-like beak – one of the hardest and stiffest organic materials known – without tearing itself to pieces.