US troops quarantined in Italy after W. Africa stint
Washington (AFP) Oct 27, 2014 -
US troops returning from West Africa are being quarantined at a base in Italy as a precaution to prevent the potential spread of the Ebola virus, the Pentagon said Monday.
The outgoing commander of the US military mission in Liberia, Major General Darryl Williams, along with 11 other members of his staff, were the first to undergo the isolation measures, which will last up to 21 days, a Pent ...
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Litmus strip-like Ebola diagnostic test works in 30 minutes
Boston (UPI) Oct 27, 2014 -
A team of synthetic biologists have developed a prototype paper test that they say can detect the presence of Ebola strains within 30 minutes, a development that could make the process of finding and containing the disease faster and more efficient.
The litmus-like test utilizes a technology that's popular in science labs called "cell free system," whereby cellular processes are replica ...
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New analysis advances our understanding of photosynthesis
Baton Rouge LA (SPX) Oct 28, 2014 -
A world without plants would be a world without oxygen, uninhabitable for us and for many creatures. We know plants release oxygen by absorbing carbon dioxide and breaking down water using sunlight through the process of photosynthesis.
However, we know little about the mechanics of how plants create oxygen during photosynthesis. A breakthrough that will help advance our understanding of t ...
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Past Climate Change Was Caused by the Ocean, Not Just the Atmosphere
Piscataway Township NJ (SPX) Oct 28, 2014 -
Most of the concerns about climate change have focused on the amount of greenhouse gases that have been released into the atmosphere. But in a new study published in Science, a group of Rutgers researchers have found that circulation of the ocean plays an equally important role in regulating the earth's climate.
In their study, the researchers say the major cooling of Earth and continental ...
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Reducing population is no environmental quick fix
Adelaide, Australia (SPX) Oct 28, 2014 -
New multi-scenario modelling of world human population has concluded that even stringent fertility restrictions or a catastrophic mass mortality would not bring about large enough change this century to solve issues of global sustainability.
Published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA, ecologists Professor Corey Bradshaw and Professor Barry Brook from the Un ...
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N.Korea likely can build nuclear warhead: US general
Washington (AFP) Oct 24, 2014 -
The commander of US forces in South Korea said Friday that North Korea likely has the ability to produce a nuclear warhead that could be mounted on a missile, but officials later sought to downplay his remarks.
The comments by the commander echoed an internal debate among US spy agencies that came to light last year, in which the military's intelligence service warned the North was closer to ...
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Canadian military communications getting upgrade
Ottawa (UPI) Oct 26, 2014 -
Thousands of combat net radios and vehicle interface units of the Canadian military are being upgraded by General Dynamics Canada under a three-year contract.
A total of more than 11,000 radios - purchased in 1991 - and 6, 800 vehicle interface units are covered by the contract, which is worth about $108.5 million.
General Dynamics said the upgrade will allow for simultaneous ...
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