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News Home | ScienceNOW | ScienceInsider | Weekly Analysis & Features | About ScienceNews All these news stories, and more, are available at: news.sciencemag.org Today's news from Science Wednesday, 16 March 2011 Quake Question #4: What Is the Impact on Wildlife? Readers ask: Although the safety of the people of Japan is our main priority, what ramifications has the catastrophe in Japan had on wildlife? Especially due to the numerous... http://news.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2011/03/quake-question-4-what-is-the-impact.html?etoc Light Slows at the Nanoscale Slowed light on a silicon chip could be a boon for quantum memory http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2011/03/light-slows-at-the-nanoscale.html?etoc Quartz Fingers Weak Spots in Earth's Crust Mineral may determine where mountain ranges form and continents rift apart http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2011/03/quartz-fingers-weak-spots-in-ear.html?etoc Fukushima Radiation Update TOKYO—At a press briefing today Keiichi Nakagawa, a radiologist at University of Tokyo Hospital, predicted that the radiation emanating from the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant will have a... http://news.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2011/03/fukushima-radiation-update.html?etoc Quake Question #3: Could the Japan Quake Trigger Other Quakes Across the Globe? Readers ask: What is the probability of a magnitude-7 or higher aftershock in Japan? Could the Japan quake lead to other quakes across the globe? Are we having more... http://news.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2011/03/quake-question-3-could-the-japan.html?etoc U.K. Science Minister Calls Libel Reforms 'Good News' Scientific discourse may enjoy greater legal protection in the United Kingdom, if the provisions in a draft Defamation Bill become law. The proposals, unveiled yesterday by U.K. Justice Secretary... http://news.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2011/03/uk-science-minister-calls-libel.html?etoc Quake Question #2: Are Underground Tsunami Shelters a Good Idea? Readers ask: Would it be possible to build underground emergency tsunami shelters that would be insulated from the earthquakes that would surely precede the wave? Science answers: This is... http://news.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2011/03/quake-question-2-are-underground.html?etoc Quake Question #1: How Far Will the Radiation Spread? Readers ask: How long will the radiation be in the reactor area after it is finally contained? Will the radiation spread across the globe via air or sea? Science... http://news.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2011/03/quake-question-1-how-far-will.html?etoc Quake Questions: Science Responds to Reader Queries on the Crisis in Japan Science has asked our readers to chime in with their most pressing questions on the earthquake in Japan and its aftermath, including the nuclear crisis. Below, are some of our... http://news.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2011/03/quake-questions.html?etoc Blood Sport: Anti-Doping Strategy Comes Into Its Own Last week, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), considered the world authority in sporting disputes, ruled in favor of the International Cycling Union in its doping case against... http://news.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2011/03/blood-sport-anti-doping-strategy.html?etoc Video: Old Female Elephants Make the Best Leaders Matriarchs over 60 recognize threats quickly and protect their herds accordingly http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2011/03/video-old-female-elephants-make.html?etoc Fukushima's Radiation So Far At the Fukushima reactor I, the Japanese government reports, workers have been in the vicinity of radiation levels in the past day as high as 400 millisieverts per hour.... http://news.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2011/03/fukushimas-radiation-so-far.html?etoc Southeast Asia Screening for Radiation in Japanese Food Exports As the world waits to hear whether radioactive isotopes from the Fukushima reactor explosions have been released into the air, ecologists are becoming anxious about the environmental effects—and not... http://news.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2011/03/southeast-asia-screening-for-radiation.html?etoc Comparing Earthquakes, Explained How can one compare the magnitude-9.0 earthquake in Japan with the magnitude-6.3 quake that struck New Zealand? News stories about the disaster in Japan bandy around two sorts of... http://news.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2011/03/comparing-earthquakes-explained.html?etoc Unsubscribe or edit your subscriptions for this service at: http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/alerts/main Written requests to unsubscribe may be sent to: AAAS / Science, 1200 New York Avenue NW, Washington DC 20005, U.S.A.     News | Journals | Careers | Blogs | Multimedia | Collections | Help | Site Map | RSS Subscribe | Feedback | Privacy / Legal | About Us | Advertise With Us | Contact Us © 2010 American Association for the Advancement of Science. All Rights Reserved. AAAS is a partner of HINARI, AGORA, PatientInform, CrossRef, and COUNTER.

 

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