Monthly Archives: March 2009

UK team builds robot fish to detect pollution

Posted on March 21, 2009 by Rashid Faridi

Robot fish developed by British scientists are to be released into the sea off north Spain to detect pollution.If next year’s trial of the first five robotic fish in the northern Spanish port of Gijon is successful, the team hopes … Continue reading →

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U.S. Birds in Trouble

Posted on March 21, 2009 by Rashid Faridi

Nearly one-third of all U.S. bird species are endangered, threatened or in significant decline, with birds in Hawaii facing a “borderline ecological disaster,” scientists reported recently. The State of the Birds report, issued by Interior Secretary Ken Salazar along with … Continue reading →

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South Pacific Quake in Tonga Causes Tsunami

Posted on March 20, 2009 by Rashid Faridi

A powerful undersea earthquake struck off the south Pacific island of Tonga today and generated a tsunami capable of causing severe damage to the area, the U.S. Pacific Tsunami Warning Center reported.There were no reports of damage or of sea … Continue reading →

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New Tool For Study Of Air Quality Developed

Posted on March 19, 2009 by Rashid Faridi

Air quality models have achieved a great degree of sophistication over the last few years thanks mainly to scientific and computational advances. These are tools that simulate the dynamics of the atmosphere and estimate the impact of particular sources of … Continue reading →