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A severe earthquake and massive tsunami hit the Pacific coastline of eastern Japan on March 11, 2011. A total of six nuclear power plants automatically shut down because of the earthquake. Power from outside the plant was also lost. Emergency diesel generators started operating.

Jet lag poses a problem for athletes flying to international competitions. Sunao Uchida summarises the lessons learned in trying to reduce the negative impact of jet lag on athletes - lessons that are relevant to all air travellers.

Researchers from the RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology have managed to sustain the growth of chicken embryos outside the egg.

Prof. Dr. Saowapa Angsupanich and a research team from the Department of Aquatic Science, Faculty of Natural Resources have found 2 new species of amphipod or shrimp-like animal in Songkhla Lake soil sediment.

Prince of Songkla University has studied the death of mussels farmed in Amphoe Kantang, Trang Province and found that it was caused by stress and weaknesses resulted from sudden environmental changes and suggested reducing the number of the mussels and the size of the rafts to sustain the balance of nature.

Summaries of newsworthy papers: An overflowing hot Jupiter, Lipid link to asthma?, Marine sediments go electric, Nanocrystals made to order and Let them all eat cake

Japanese and foreign scholars are pursuing a unique study project called “hopology” since 2005 under the slogan “Social Science of Hope.

Over the last dozen years, it has been apparent to all that journalism is facing imminent danger. Further, this was followed closely by the tumultuous wave of global financial instability resulting from the collapse of Lehman Brothers in September of last year.

Summaries of newsworthy papers include Re-thinking obesity, 150 years on from On the Origin of Species, The global reach of Darwin and Underestimating interglacial temperatures

Summaries of newsworthy papers include Diversity dynamics, Decoding bilharzia, Diversity without barriers, An inverse photoconductor, Sea ice in the Eocene Arctic, Look south, A new window on the past

Summaries of newsworthy papers: Origins of RNA, Beating heart enhances blood-cell formation, The might of light, on a chip, Shape-changing secret of sleeping-sickness parasite, Ocean waters teaming with small RNAs, Natural strategy for making terpenes, Floats go under to reveal internal ocean pathway, Making dust and Prehistoric pin-up

A significant form of epilepsy is genetically linked to a non-membrane channel protein

World Heritage Sites – Why is such focus now being placed on World Heritage Sites? What meaning does protecting World Heritage Sites for future generations have for the 21st century? The history of World Heritage Sites can be traced back more than 30 years ago.

During the last two weeks of March, 2009, polar oceanographers around the world will join students and teachers in local and broadcast events in Italy, Canada, Malaysia, Scotland, France, Germany, Brazil, USA, and Mexico.

Prominent sociologists, Prof. Iwabuchi Koichi from Waseda University and Prof. Yoshiro Kosaku from Sophia University in Japan presented their talks at Universiti Sains Malaysia yesterday. Abstracts are provided.

Summaries of newsworthy papers appearing in Nature and Nature Research Journals including: Gene variants associated with risk of psoriasis, Hedgehog blocker thwarts cancer stem cells, Future oceans low in oxygen? and Nanotechnology: Read the small print.

The association formed by Asian fisheries experts is intended for developing the fisheries sectors by enhancing collaboration among researchers, engineers and share holders from the fisheries industry and aquaculture production.

Professor Dr Pan Kok Long of the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, has developed a small and simple device that can be used by airplane travelers to exercise their calf muscles and encourage blood circulation while in their seated position. A patent filing for utility innovation has been granted.

Summaries of newsworthy papers in Nature Geoscience including: In search of a plate boundary and Modern Arctic Ocean circulation exceptional?

Through many decades, the Golden Triangle, led by Myanmar, has been competing with the 'Golden Crescent' --the poppy-growing region in and around Afghanistan, and originally including also Turkey -- for the position of the main opium-producing area in the world.

Keio University has decided to partner with Google Book Search Library Project for digitalization and release of its library collection, and for this purpose, has signed an Agreement fwith Google, Inc. This project already has 25 partners in the U.S. and Europe, however Keio University will be the first partner outside U.S. and Europe.

Summaries of newsworthy papers published in Nature on 10 May 2007 including: Genetics: Marsupial genome sequenced; Planetary science: Extrasolar planet mirror ball; Oceanography: Oceanic short circuit; Materials: Lithium superconducts without pressure; Gender-specific differences fuel biodiversity

Summaries of newsworthy papers include Winds of change, Antibiotic-resistant bacteria meet their match?, Geomagnetic data captured in crystals, A salty solution, The great electron escape and Algorithm for group success?

The deadline for the submission of entries to the 1st Asia-Pacific Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Media Awards, which honor outstanding reporting/writing on the MDGs in print, radio and TV has been extended to 15 April 2007.

The accurate forecast of a cyclone’s track and intensity is of great importance to lessen the damage it may cause. Not all countries are financially capable to use global circulation models (GCM) in forecasting. Thus, an economical solution for improving the resolution of cyclone forecast is to nest a regional climate model within a global model.

Scientists wishing to store spent nuclear fuels inside specially designed ceramics may need to think again. The synthetic materials may not be as durable as was previously thought. Researchers use a new approach to determine nitrogen fixation rates in the world's oceans - with surprising results.

This study found that group-owned newspapers aim to maximize profit by cutting the number of reporters, reducing the amount of non-advertising space in the newspaper, and cutting advertising space.

Summaries of newsworthy papers from Nature - Planetary science: Caps off to carbon dioxide on Mars, Microbiology: Unseen Archaea vital to nitrogen cycle, Quantum physics: Taking electrons for a spin, Watching early galaxies take shape

Summaries of newsworthy papers from Nature. VOL.441 NO.7089 DATED 04 MAY 2006

Soil & water conservation & degradation; Dust-storm process; Range management; Forage & livestock production; Biodiversity & Ethnobotany; Stress physiology; Renewable energy; Indigenous/traditional knowledge & heritage; Sustainable development of oasis; desert communities & socioeconomic studies; & role of NGO’s; Application of new...