Science
China Building Fourth Space Launch Center
WENCHANG CITY, China (UPI) — China says a space launch center being built in the tropical island province of Hainan, the country’s fourth such facility, will be ready in two years. Under construction since 2009, when completed the Hainan center in China’s southernmost province will be able to launch space station capsules and cargo ships, […]
Polar Bear Trade Ban Voted Down
BANGKOK (UPI) — Delegates to an endangered species conference in Thailand have voted down a U.S. proposal to ban cross-border trade in polar bears and their parts. The action Thursday at the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora meeting in Bangkok was seen as a victory for Canada’s indigenous […]
Australia Joins Cybercrime Pact
CANBERRA, Australia (UPI) — Australia has formally committed to the world’s first international treaty on crimes committed via the Internet, Attorney General Mark Dreyfus said. “Australia becoming a party to the Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime will help combat criminal offenses relating to forgery, fraud, child pornography and infringement of copyright and intellectual property,” […]
Fences May Be Only Hope For Africa’s Lions
NEW YORK (UPI) — Almost half of Africa’s lions are facing extinction and fencing them in — and keeping humans out — may be their only hope for survival, conservationists say. Writing in the journal Ecology letters, researchers said nearly half of Africa’s wild lion populations might decline to near extinction during the next 20-40 […]
Protection Urged For Shark, Ray Species
BANGKOK (UPI) — An endangered species conference under way in Bangkok should extend protection of sharks and rays being threatened by overfishing, a U.S. wildlife group says. The ancient, cartilaginous fish species need protection by CITES — the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora — meeting in Thailand this […]
U.S. Women’s Life Expectancy Down
MADISON, Wis. (UPI) — More than 42 percent of all U.S. counties saw increases in female death rates from 1992 to 2006, researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison say. David A. Kindig, a professor emeritus of population health sciences and founder of the Population Health Institute, and Erika R. Cheng, a doctoral candidate, at the […]
Google Hit Over Ivory Ads In Japan
BANGKOK (UPI) — Wildlife and environmental campaigners say they have asked Google to stop advertisements in Japan by companies selling ivory products. The Environmental Investigation Agency said at an endangered species conference in Bangkok more than 10,000 ads for ivory were running on Google’s Japanese shopping site. The organization said it has contacted the search […]
Scientists Probe Icy Moon Of Jupiter
PASADENA, Calif. (UPI) — U.S. researchers say evidence suggests salty water from the vast liquid ocean beneath Jupiter’s frozen moon Europa actually makes its way to the surface. The finding, based on data from telescopes on Earth, suggests there is a chemical exchange between the ocean and the completely frozen surface and that learning more […]
Flowers Evolved Colors To Attract Birds
MELBOURNE (UPI) — Some native Australian flowers have shifted away from using insects as pollinators by evolving their colors to a red hue favored by birds, research has shown. Scientists at Monash University said flower colors evolved to attract bees but some flowers have changed to suit particular pollinators — like birds — and may […]
Gender Gap In Math Work Studied
PROVO, Utah (UPI) — The gender gap in mathematics performance disappears if school competitions are held with a multiround rather than single-round format, U.S. researchers say. A study at Brigham Young University found the long-held belief that boys are better at math than girls disappears if competitions extend beyond a single round, suggesting the gender […]
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