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Preventing preemies: New rules limit induced laborWASHINGTON -- Labor is becoming less of a late-night surprise, but some hospitals are starting to tighten the rules for elective deliveries - because some
babies are being delivered too early.
Seattle Post Intelligencer Tuesday, October 27, 2009New tools in the fight against frog-killing fungus available onlineAs the deadly chytrid fungus ( Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, or Bd ) continues its spread
around the globe , putting thousands of amphibian species at risk of extinction,
scientists are taking a few steps to control it, or at least understand it bette[More]
Scientific American Tuesday, October 27, 2009Why More Green Ships Are Setting SailAs Hong Kong and other port cities try to reduce dangerous ship emissions, more and more solar-powered ferries and container ships are getting ready to hit the high seas
TIME Tuesday, October 27, 2009How Women Can Save the PlanetAt six billion plus today, the earth’s human population will reach more than nine billion by 2050, according to estimates. If this many people consume
energy at the current rate in the developed world, the planet will need more than
double the amount of power it consumes today. But energy is just one issue that humankind will have to tackle to create a sustainable future. The root cause of the looming energy problem--and the key to easing environmental, economic and religious tensions while improving public health--is to address the unending, and unequal, growth of the human population. And the one proven way to reduce fertility rates is to empower young women by educating them.High fertility rates in areas of the developing world that can least cope put tremendous pressure on freshwater and sanitation needs and fuel economic and religious tensions. In response, these countries ramp up their energy production via the only means available to them based on their resources--means th
Scientific American Tuesday, October 27, 2009Weather Interferes With NASA Test FlightThe prototype of a new manned spacecraft is scheduled to
launch Tuesday morning from the Kennedy Space Center. The weather has has caused a delay in the
launch. The rocket is intended to carry astronauts into orbit after the aging space shuttles are retired.
NPR Tuesday, October 27, 2009Charles Darwin really did have advanced ideas about the origin of lifeWhen Charles Darwin published "The Origin of Species" 150 years ago, he deliberately avoided the subject of the origin of life. This, coupled with the mention of the "creator" in the last paragraph of the book, led us to believe he was not willing to commit on the matter.
Eurekalert.org Tuesday, October 27, 2009The skeleton: Size mattersIt has long been known that the identity of each vertebra is due to the activation of a class of genes called "Hox." Now, in the latest issue of Developmental Cell researchers from the Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciencia, in Portugal, the Institute KNAW and University Medical Center show that besides determining the identity of the vertebrae, Hox genes also have a say in how many are going to be formed at all.
Eurekalert.org Tuesday, October 27, 2009Plugging into an electric vehicle revolutionA road trial of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, which could one day end up in every Australian driveway, is underway.
Eurekalert.org Tuesday, October 27, 2009World interest in Australian fishery impact test(CSIRO Australia) An Australian method for assessing the environmental impact of marine fisheries has caught the eye of fishery management agencies worldwide.
Eurekalert.org Tuesday, October 27, 2009Bad weather could interfere with NASA test flightNASA's newest rocket is on the verge of blasting off on a test flight.
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