Newswise: SciNewsNewswise: Latest Science News, updated hourly. Newswise specializes in delivering the knowledge-based news behind tomorrow's headlines from the world's leading research institutions directly to journalists and to the public.Michigan Tech Pioneers Transatlantic Forestry Master's- August 12, 2008 In a new kind of transatlantic graduate program, students on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean now can earn dual forest resources master's degrees from Michigan Technological University and a Finnish or Swedish university.http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/543439/?sc=rssn Antarctic Climate: Short-Term Spikes, Long-Term Warming Linked to Tropical Pacific- August 12, 2008 Dramatic year-to-year temperature swings and a century-long warming trend across West Antarctica are linked to conditions in the tropical Pacific, according to an analysis of ice cores. The findings show the connection of the world's coldest continent to global warming, as well as to events such as El Nino.http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/543432/?sc=rssn Future Trends in Mechanical Engineering- August 12, 2008 Mechanical engineers over the next two decades will be called upon to develop technologies that foster a cleaner, healthier, safer and sustainable global environment. According to the ASME report, 2028 Vision for Mechanical Engineering, mechanical engineers will need to collaborate with partners worldwide in order to apply innovative solutions and best practices to improve quality of life for all people.http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/543419/?sc=rssn Researchers Share Latest Radiation Effects Findings with Military Medical Community- August 12, 2008 Internationally recognized radiobiology experts shared their latest research findings with an audience of more than 60 at the Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute (AFRRI) annual Medical Effects of Ionizing Radiation (MEIR) Scientific Course.http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/543416/?sc=rssn The ABCs of Materials CSI: High School Students Get Hooked on Science and Engineering- August 12, 2008 ASM International's 8th Annual Eisenman Materials Camp takes place this week. Through this Friday, 30 high school students from throughout North America will take part in an exclusive camp experience under the dome at Materials Park in Russell Township. The objective: Excite young people about careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/543395/?sc=rssn Microbes Shedding New Light on Life's Diversity- August 11, 2008 University of Oregon biologist Jessica L. Green is among scientists focusing on microbes to study the diversity of life. In two recent papers, they show that temperature drives the richness of bacterial diversity in oceans, and that the diversity of plants and microbes by altitude is not exactly what biologists have long theorized.http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/543333/?sc=rssn A Simple Twist of Evolution- August 11, 2008 An interactive web lesson teaches students about fatty acids and how they play a role in how plants grow. Read more in the Journal of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Education.http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/543407/?sc=rssn Bugs Put the Heat in Chili Peppers- August 11, 2008 New research shows that bugs -- both the crawling kind and ones you can only see with a microscope -- are responsible for the heat in chili peppers.http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/543292/?sc=rssn Scientists Find Elephant Memories May Hold Key to Survival- August 11, 2008 A recent study by the Wildlife Conservation Society and the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) suggests that old female elephants--and perhaps their memories of distant, life-sustaining sources of food and water--may be the key to survival during the worst of times.http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/543390/?sc=rssn Traveling Faster Than the Speed of Light: A New Idea That Could Make It Happen- August 11, 2008 Two Baylor University scientists have come up with a new method to cause a spaceship to effectively travel faster than the speed of light, without breaking the laws of physics.http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/543391/?sc=rssn |