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Small Canadian Town Bans Shark Fins

Using the concept 'Think Global, Act Local,' Coquitlam council this week banned shark fins from being possessed, traded, sold and distributed in the city.

Scientists Find New Way To Search For Origin Of Life

Washington DC (SPX) Nov 13, 2006 - Over the last half century, researchers have found that mineral surfaces may have played critical roles organizing, or activating, molecules that would become essential ingredients to all life--such as amino acids (the building blocks of proteins) and nucleic acids (the essence of DNA). But which of the countless possible combinations of biomolecules and mineral surfaces were key to this evolution?

Genes offer researchers a ‘crystal ball’ to help them prevent, diagnose and treat cancer

The science of cancer prevention has advanced to the point where researchers now say they can detect "cancer genes" in the breath of smokers, and can test the presence of two proteins in men they say will predict development of prostate cancer a decade in advance.

Novel vaccine shows promise against early-stage breast cancer

A diagnosis of breast cancer has taken on a new meaning in the past 10 years, as research has produced a host of new therapies and detection techniques, significantly improving long-term survival for women who have been fighting the disease.

Indian Scientists Find Rare Plant

New Delhi, India - Indian scientists working in a tropical forest in the country's remote northeast have found a rare medicinal plant last seen 115 years ago, a scientific journal reported.

U.S. Sends Relief Supplies to Ethiopia

Gode, Ethiopia - The U.S. Air Force delivered food and relief supplies Friday to flood victims in eastern Ethiopia, where at least 80 people have died and tens of thousands have been left homeless.

Winner of ‘oldest worker’ title continues farm job in Kansas

Quinter, Kansas, USA - Waldo McBurney lives in two worlds: one of buggies and hitching posts and the other of a growing trend of older Americans working longer.

Dental Detectives Reveal Diet of Ancient Human Ancestors

Using a pioneering laser technique to analyze fossil teeth, researchers have shown that a species of ancient human ancestor had a surprisingly diverse diet.

Arsenic water safety advance

Scientists say they can remove arsenic from water, a move that could help millions of Bangladeshis.

Space Maps of Forests from 1990s Could Aid Climate

Photographs taken from space can track deforestation in developing nations and could be used along with cash incentives to safeguard trees and combat global warming, experts say.

Peace being sown among olive trees

Kafr Qalil, West Bank, Israel - The day is hot and dusty on this West Bank hillside, but 53-year-old Fuad Amer moves with the energy of a man half his age, stripping the fruit from his olive trees in giant handfuls, plucking others from the high branches with a surgeon's care.

‘Air Shower’ Set To Cut Water Use By 30 Per Cent

Melbourne, Australia (SPX) Nov 10, 2006 - As Australians become increasingly alert to the importance of using water wisely in the home, CSIRO researchers have found a way to use a third less water when you shower - by adding air. The scientists have developed a simple 'air shower' device which, when fitted into existing showerheads, fills the water droplets with a tiny bubble of air.

Pacific Ocean Gives Birth To New Volcanic Island

Sydney (AFP) Nov 9, 2006 - The Pacific Ocean has given birth to a new volcanic island near Tonga, according to ocean-going eyewitnesses. Crew on board a yacht called the "Maiken" believed they were the first to see a volcanic island forming a day out from Neiafu, Tonga, while sailing towards Fiji in August, the Matangi Tonga news website reported Wednesday.

Campaign launched to plant 1 billion trees in 2007

NAIROBI, Kenya - Kenyan environmentalist and Nobel Peace Prize winner called on people around the world to plant 1 billion trees in the next year, saying Wednesday the effort is a way ordinary citizens can fight global warming.

Teen hailed as a hero for teddy bear project

Vista, California, USA - Since the fourth grade, Taylor Crabtree's nonprofit has raised more than $100,000 to purchase teddy bears for 23,000 young cancer patients at 300 hospitals throughout the nation.

Tree Climber Rescues Cat After Five Days

Martinsburg, West Virginia, USA - For five days and four nights, Whiskers the cat was stranded 40 feet up in a tree surrounded by jagged rocks and overlooking a steep embankment.

Wave powered ‘ducks’ desalinate seawater

Edinburgh, UK - Ocean waves could provide an energy-efficient way to desalinate seawater, say UK researchers. While conventional purification plants have high energy demands, the rocking motion of floating buoys could be used to drive a pump system for desalination.

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