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Science News
October 22, 2005
Janet Raloff |
Light Therapy for Tainted Fish Although broiling does reduce dioxin in fish, a new technique -- treating the food given to farmed fish -- might prove even more effective at limiting the pollutant that reaches people's dinner plates.   |
National Defense
November 2005
Grace Jean |
Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning System to Become Operational in 2006 UNESCO officials set forth a plan calling for the establishment of seven regional tsunami advisory centers in the Indian Ocean basin, the installation and upgrading of coastal sea-level gauges, seismic instruments and stations, and the deployment of deep underwater sensors. |
National Defense
November 2005
Grace Jean |
Satellite Radio Could Globalize Tsunami Warning Raytheon has developed a communications network that could transmit emergency warnings to satellite-radio receivers around the globe, according to a company representative. |
National Defense
November 2005
Grace Jean |
U.S. Expanding Tsunami Alert Network The government has pledged $37.5 million over the next two years for the wave monitoring and detection project, which includes the production and deployment of 31 new DART (Deep-Ocean Assessment and Reporting of Tsunamis) buoys. |
HBS Working Knowledge
October 17, 2005
Garry Emmons |
Turning on the Tap: Is Water the Next Oil? Many competing forces lead some experts to believe that water will replace petroleum as the twenty-first century's core commodity, with nations rich in water enjoying enormous social and economic advantages over those that are not. |
Science News
October 15, 2005 |
Iceberg Thrills The Ocean World Web site offers lessons devoted to icebergs, accompanied by dramatic images. |
BusinessWeek
October 24, 2005
Otis Port |
Herding Hurricanes It can't be done yet, but one scientist's computer simulations point the way to tempering fierce weather in the future. |
BusinessWeek
October 24, 2005
Otis Port |
Rainmaking Has Its True Believers -- And Skeptics While modern rainmakers and their clients believe the technology works, convincing the skeptics will be difficult. |
Geotimes
October 2005
Michael Roberts |
On Darwin's Trail Details from a three-day trip replicating where Darwin went on his geological trip around Wales with geologist Adam Sedgwick. |
Geotimes
October 2005
Lisa M. Pinsker |
Feuding Over the Origins of Fossil Fuels The so-called inorganic or abiogenic oil idea has been getting more attention lately. With oil more expensive than ever and many people citing future shortages, understanding the origins of petroleum is increasingly relevant. |
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