Busted growers mistake Calif. game wardens for suppliers, try to toss pot in truck

Busted pot growers mistake wardens for suppliers

RED BLUFF, Calif. – California wildlife officials say two men are in custody after a group of marijuana growers started to toss bags full of pot into a pickup truck belonging to game wardens they mistook for their suppliers.
State Department of Fish and Game spokesman Pat Foy says two … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Busted growers mistake Calif. game wardens for suppliers, try to toss pot in truck.

Car’s front seats safer than back seats

SYDNEY – Front seats are safer than rear seats in a car, thanks to the addition of new safety features over the years.

“We could save more lives and prevent more injuries if we paid the same attention to the rear seat of cars as we have to the front seat,” says University of New South … Read : Car’s front seats safer than back seats.

Online viewing fast making TV couch potatoes history

LONDON – It seems the days of the couch potato have come to an end, as large number of TV viewers are watching their favourite shows online without having to be forced to waiting for them in front of the Idiot Box.

A study has found that more than one in three … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Online viewing fast making TV couch potatoes history.

Mothers aid mating success of male bonobos

WASHINGTON – In a study on bonobos, researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology have found that the presence of mothers enhances the mating success of their sons and thereby causes mating to be more evenly distributed among the males

A team of researchers led … Original article on : Mothers aid mating success of male bonobos.

Mosquitoes use different odour sensors to track human prey

WASHINGTON – Malaria mosquito apparently relies on a battery of different types of odour sensors to mediate its most critical behaviours, including how to choose and locate their blood-meal hosts, according to researchers at Vanderbilt University.

In a new …. Original article  : Mosquitoes use different odour sensors to track human prey.

Why females fare better than males after traumatic injury

WASHINGTON – A new study has discovered why females fare better than males after traumatic injury.

In the study, Dr. Ed W. Childs and colleagues at Scott and White Healthcare looked at how female versus male rats fared after suffering a trauma and …. Read the original article  : here.

5,000-year-old village ruins found in China

BEIJING – Archaeologists in China have found the ruins of two 5,000-year-old villages in Mongolia.

The ruins in Hamin’aile village in Tongliao city in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region have been identified as possibly originating from Hongshan culture, dating back 5,000 years, said Ji Ping, a researcher at the Institute of Cultural and Historical Relics and Archaeology. …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Human activity has caused shellfish size to increase: Study

WASHINGTON – A species of shellfish widely consumed in the Pacific over the past 3,000 years has increased in size despite, and possibly because of human activity in the area, says a new research.

“The trends we see in the archaeological record in regard to animal …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Human activity has caused shellfish size to increase: Study.

India to study impact of mobile towers on birds, bees

NEW DELHI – India will study the harmful impact of mobile phone towers on birds and bees, with the environment ministry constituting a committee that is also tasked with formulating guidelines on their installation.

The 10-member committee has been constituted under the chairmanship of Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) director Asad Rahmani and it will submit … Read more >>>.

Mums’ sleep quality during babies’ 1st months not good enough: Study

LONDON – A new US study has found that mothers do get sufficient sleep in their babies’ first few months, but it is not quality sleep.

Researchers from West Virginia University in Morgantown followed a group of new mothers and found, on average, the women got just over seven hours of sleep a night during their … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Mums’ sleep quality during babies’ 1st months not good enough: Study.

Kids of gay and straight couples do equally well in school

WASHINGTON – A new research has revealed that children to same sex parents have similar educational achievements as their peers growing in heterosexual household.

By mining data from the 2000 Census, Michael Rosenfeld of Stanford University has found that children of gay and straight couples do equally well in school.

According to the study nearly 7 percent …. Source article  : Kids of gay and straight couples do equally well in school.

Pi calculated to five trillion digits

LONDON – The value of Pi has been calculated to five trillion digits by a Japanese engineer who took 90 days to do it on a computer he made himself.

Fiftyfive-year-old Shigeru Kondo, who works as systems engineer for a food company based in northern Japan, broke the earlier record of 2.7 trillion digits that was … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Pi calculated to five trillion digits.

Starvation and sleep-deprivation may keep brain sharp

WASHINGTON – Stay hungry and sleep-deprived to stay sharp – that seems to be the idea, at least as far as fruit flies are concerned.

New research from Washington University in St. Louis suggests that, in fruit flies, being hungry may provide a way to stay awake without feeling groggy or mentally challenged.

The study showed that … Read : Starvation and sleep-deprivation may keep brain sharp.

How noise pollution affects marine life

WASHINGTON – An international team of researchers has developed an approach that integrates advanced computing, X-ray CT scanners, and modern computational methods that give a 3D simulated look inside the head of a Cuvier’s beaked whale, in a bid to understand the effects of noise pollution on marine life better.

San Diego State University, UC San …. Read the original article  : How noise pollution affects marine life.

Federal agents descend on egg farms at center of recall for second time

Federal agents descend on egg farms for 2nd time

WASHINGTON – Wright County Egg and Hillandale Farms, the two Iowa farms at the center of a salmonella outbreak and massive egg recall, have been visited by federal agents again.
Spokeswomen for the farms said the agents who arrived Tuesday worked for the Food and Drug Administration. Bob …. Read the original article  : Federal agents descend on egg farms at center of recall for second time.

Music played through headphones can harm hearing: Study

WASHINGTON – A 24-year study of adolescent girls has revealed that music played through headphones too loud or too long might pose a significant risk to hearing.

The study involved 8,710 girls of lower socioeconomic status, whose average age was about 16. Their hearing was tested when they entered a residential facility in the U.S Northeast. … Read more >>>.

Calif. lawmakers reject ban on plastic shopping bags, which critics say are major pollutant

Calif. rejects ban on plastic shopping bags

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – California lawmakers have rejected a bill seeking to ban plastic shopping bags, after a contentious debate over whether the state was going too far in trying to regulate personal choice.
It would have been the first statewide ban, although a few cities already prohibit their use.
The Democratic … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Calif. lawmakers reject ban on plastic shopping bags, which critics say are major pollutant.

‘Onion layer technology’ capacitor could power phone, laptop for days

WASHINGTON – Using the onion’s multi-layered design as inspiration, scientists have created a new super capacitor that is cheaper, more compact and powerful enough to power your laptop or phone for days at a stretch.

“If you open any computer, you will see a lot of these small, cylindrical round capacitors,” Discovery News quoted Vadym Mochalin … Read this article on Gaea Times at : ‘Onion layer technology’ capacitor could power phone, laptop for days.

NASA, ATK successfully test largest and most powerful solid rocket motor

WASHINGTON – NASA and ATK Aerospace Systems have successfully completed a two-minute, full-scale test of the largest and most powerful solid rocket motor designed for flight.

The stationary firing of the first-stage development solid rocket motor, dubbed DM-2, was the most heavily instrumented solid rocket motor test in NASA history.

To verify the performance of new materials … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : NASA, ATK successfully test largest and most powerful solid rocket motor.

India hunting for ship that dumped oil, which is coating famed Goa beaches with tar balls

Rogue ship dumps oil, coating famed Indian beaches

PANAJI, India – An unknown ship dumped tons of waste oil into the sea off western India, creating tar balls that were heaping on Goa’s famed beaches Wednesday, officials said.
Indian navy and coast guard vessels were trying to trace the ship that is believed to have dumped burnt … Original article on : India hunting for ship that dumped oil, which is coating famed Goa beaches with tar balls.