Science
Spotted Horses Found In Paleolithic Era
BERLIN, Nov. 7 (UPI) — Genetic evidence suggests the spotted horses depicted in Paleolithic cave paintings were realistic depictions of horses at the time, a German researcher said. The paintings “The Dappled Horses of Pech-Merle” found on the walls of a cave in France depict horses with a pattern very similar to the pattern known […]
PG&E Record Under Scrutiny After Tests
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 8 (UPI) — While pressure testing of gas pipelines in California found defects, it’s troubling the pipelines are rupturing with such great frequency, a lawmaker said. Officials at Pacific Gas and Electric Co. said they suspected existing damage to a gas pipeline near Woodside, Calif., likely was to blame for a rupture […]
Biofuels Cut Into Oil Demand
LONDON, Nov. 8 (UPI) — Energy efficiency and new technology are expected to lead to a sea change in the international oil use, a consultant said. A report from industrial consultant company Ricardo Strategic Consulting concluded that oil demand in 2035 is expected to be 3 percent less than global 2010 levels of 87.4 million […]
Iran Wants To Export Nuclear Technology
TEHRAN, Nov. 8 (UPI) — Iran has made significant advances in nuclear technology that have paved the way for possible exports, an Iranian atomic energy official said. Fereidoun Abbasi, head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization, said his country has made gains in nuclear energy that would make it possible to export technology. “We are in […]
Study: Fear A Factor In Stock Decisions
BERKELY, Calif., Nov. 8 (UPI) — Investors fearful about their stocks project that fear onto others which then leads them to sell stocks earlier than they might otherwise, U.S. researchers say. Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley’s Haas School of Business say the scared investor’s early decision to sell stocks happens through “social projection” […]
Peacekeepers For Natural Resources?
UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 7 (UPI) — Peacekeepers working for the United Nations have a role to play in protecting the environment and natural resources, the U.N. secretary-general said. “Given their critical role in supporting countries emerging from conflict, United Nations peacekeeping operations are well-placed to positively influence how the environment is protected and natural resources […]
China Plans Switch To Energy-Saving Lights
BEIJING, Nov. 7 (UPI) — China will phase out incandescent light bulbs, a government official said. Beginning next October, under a three-step plan, imports and sales of incandescent bulbs 100 watts and higher will be prohibited. That will be followed by an additional ban on imports and sales of such bulbs 60 watts and above […]
Researchers: Old Helmets Were Just As Good
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Nov. 7 (UPI) — Old-fashioned “leatherhead” football helmets protect as well as and sometimes better than the current models, U.S. researchers said. Researchers at the Cleveland Clinic, Case Reserve Western University and West Virginia’s United Hospital Center said they were surprised by the findings from impact tests on both types of helmets. Modern […]
Asteroid To Fly Close To Earth
PASADENA, Calif., Nov. 7 (UPI) — U.S. scientists say they will be keeping a close watch on an asteroid that will come within 201,700 miles of the earth Tuesday afternoon. NASA said scientists with the agency’s Deep Space Network at Goldstone, Calif., and the Arecibo Plantetary Radar Facility in Puerto Rico will be tracking asteroid […]
Giant Solar Flare Detected
PASADENA, Calif., Nov. 7 (UPI) — A giant sunspot that erupted last week has been ranked as one of the largest solar flares seen in years, U.S. scientists said. NASA said a powerful solar flare that erupted Thursday on the sun’s surface has been classified as a powerful X1.9 flare. The flare triggered some disruption […]
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