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China launches new global positioning satellite
Reuters | Science news 01 08 2010 BEIJING (Reuters) - China took a further step on Sunday toward ending its dependence on U.S. satellites to provide navigation and positioning services.
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Blog - Guns 'n' Roses
Technology Review | Top Stories 31 07 2010 The best of the rest from the Physics arXiv: Buffering Blood Pressure Fluctuations By Respiratory Sinus Arrhythmia May In Fact Enhance Them: A Theoretical Analysis
  
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Everglades on Unesco danger list
BBC News | Science/Nature 31 07 2010 A UN panel adds the Florida Everglades and Madagascar's tropical rainforest to a list of world heritage sites at risk.
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Mammals decline in Chernobyl zone
BBC News | Science/Nature 31 07 2010 The largest wildlife census of its kind conducted in Chernobyl reveals evidence of mammals declining in the exclusion zone.
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Further Chile quakes 'possible'
BBC News | Science/Nature 31 07 2010 Land in the north of Chile is "ready" for another major earthquake, say researchers, adding that authorities did not act on previous warnings.
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BP boss scaling back oil effort
BBC News | Science/Nature 31 07 2010 The incoming BP chief executive has said it is time to scale back some parts of the oil spill clean-up in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Galapagos off Unesco danger list
BBC News | Science/Nature 31 07 2010 A UN panel votes to remove the Galapagos Islands from a "red list" of endangered heritage sites, to protests from a leading conservation group.
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Hi-tech Indian water plant opens
BBC News | Science/Nature 31 07 2010 A desalination plant which begins operating in Madras on Saturday will provide some of the cheapest drinking water in India, backers say.
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Gene variant role in Parkinson's uncovered
New Scientist | Breaking news 31 07 2010 An RNA fragment known to be implicated in Parkinson's has been shown to cause the death of neurons in the brains of fruit flies
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Google tracks political allegiances
New Scientist | Breaking news 31 07 2010 Search engines provide a rough and ready way to map political relationships
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Solar cycle may drive Venice's floods
New Scientist | Breaking news 31 07 2010 If you want to see Venice with dry feet, don't go when the sun has lots of spots. Peaks in solar activity cause the city to flood more often
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Everglades on Unesco danger list
BBC News | Science/Nature 31 07 2010 A UN panel adds the Florida Everglades and Madagascar's tropical rainforest to a list of world heritage sites at risk.
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Predators and Prey, and Catching Turtles
NYT | Science News 31 07 2010 Dr. Sterling discusses the complex species interactions that could help explain the high predator to prey ratios, and describes the effort to capture, tag and recapture sea turtles as the expedition winds down.
  
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Which oil-mopping technology will win $1.4m X prize?
New Scientist | Breaking news 31 07 2010 Filters, centrifuges, and oil-gulping ships may be among the contenders for a new X prize designed to avert another Deepwater Horizon disaster
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What's the best way to eject astronauts during lift-off?
New Scientist | Breaking news 30 07 2010 For 60 years, engineers have placed escape rockets on top of crew capsules – future craft may stow them below
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Today on New Scientist: 30 July 2010
New Scientist | Breaking news 30 07 2010 All today's stories on newscientist.com at a glance, including: the threat from cosmic Trojans, a convenient "drop-in" biofuel, and spinning dog brains
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Quantum electron 'submarines' help push atoms around
New Scientist | Breaking news 30 07 2010 Injecting electrons beneath the surface of a silicon wafer could move us closer towards building things atom by atom
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Galapagos: off the danger list, still in danger
New Scientist | Breaking news 30 07 2010 The decision to take the Galapagos off UNESCO's danger list suggests the islands are in the clear – but conservationists say that's far from true
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A Final Fix to Gulf Oil Leak May Be at Hand
American Scientist | Magazine 30 07 2010 For more than three months, the world has waited for a permanent fix to the BP oil leak. It may not have to wait much longer. As early as Sunday evening, the oil giant will take the first steps in a weeks-long process that, though highly complex, has a simple idea at its core: to cram a leaky hole full of cement... from the Los Angeles Times (Registration Required)
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Plankton Decline Across Oceans as Waters Warm
American Scientist | Magazine 30 07 2010 The amount of phytoplankton--tiny marine plants--in the top layers of the oceans has declined markedly over the last century, research suggests. Writing in the journal Nature, scientists say the decline appears to be linked to rising water temperatures... from BBC News Online
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Nuclear Forensics Skill Is Declining in U.S., Report Says
American Scientist | Magazine 30 07 2010 The nation's ability to identify the source of a nuclear weapon used in a terrorist attack is fragile and eroding, according to a report released Thursday by the National Research Council... from the New York Times (Registration Required)
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Global Warming "Undeniable," U.S. Government Report Says
American Scientist | Magazine 30 07 2010 "Global warming is undeniable," and it's happening fast, a new U.S. government report says... from National Geographic News
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CPR Studies Find No Benefit to Mouth-to-Mouth
American Scientist | Magazine 30 07 2010 New research published Thursday adds to growing evidence that cardiopulmonary resuscitation could be far simpler and less off-putting. For adults in cardiac arrest, mouth-to-mouth breathing might not be needed--or even helpful... from the Washington Post (Registration Required)
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Conference Agrees on Global Science Ethics Code
American Scientist | Magazine 30 07 2010 Concerns that research fraud is on the rise have led science leaders from across the world to put together a set of principles and a voluntary code on research integrity... from SciDevNet
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Consumer Gene Testing in the Hotseat
American Scientist | Magazine 30 07 2010 Companies that sell direct-to-consumer (DTC) gene-testing kits have had a tumultuous time in the past ten days... from Nature News
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