Monthly Archives: June 2009

Mekong dolphins almost Extinct

Posted on June 19, 2009 by Rashid Faridi

The Mekong River Irrawaddy dolphin (Orcaella brevirostris) population inhabits a 190km stretch of the Mekong River between Cambodia and Lao PDR. Since 2003, the population has suffered 88 deaths of which over 60 percent were calves under two weeks old. … Continue reading →

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‘Life Force’ Linked To Body’s Ability To Withstand Stress

Posted on June 18, 2009 by Rashid Faridi

Our ability to withstand stress-related, inflammatory diseases may be associated, not just with our race and sex, but with our personality as well, according to a study published in the July issue of the journal Brain, Behavior and Imunity .An … Continue reading →

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Scientists Debate Shading Earth As Climate Fix

Posted on June 18, 2009 by Rashid Faridi

Climate researcher Ken Caldeira was skeptical when he first heard about the idea of shading the Earth a decade ago in a talk by nuclear weapons scientist Lowell Wood.Caldeira conducts research on climate and carbon cycles at the Carnegie Institution … Continue reading →

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Rise Of Oxygen Caused Earth’s Earliest Ice Age

Posted on June 17, 2009 by Rashid Faridi

Geologists may have uncovered the answer to an age-old question – an ice-age-old question, that is. It appears that Earth’s earliest ice ages may have been due to the rise of oxygen in Earth’s atmosphere, which consumed atmospheric greenhouse gases … Continue reading →