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Earth from Space: Bloom in the Baltic
AlphaGalileo 28/07/2005A colourful summer marine phytoplankton bloom fills much of the Baltic Sea in this Envisat image....
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Cannabis-based drugs could offer new hope for inflammatory bowel disease patients
AlphaGalileo 28/07/2005Researchers investigating anecdotal evidence that cannabis relieves some of the symptoms of inflammatory bowel disease have discovered a potential new target for cannabis-derived drugs for treatment of the disease....
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CEBS and the future of financial services
EURACTIV 27/07/2005A solution will be found to the row on 'call-back' procedures for financial services legislation, otherwise the situation would be impossible. So says Freddy Van den Spiegel, Chair of CEBS consultative panel, in an exclusive EurActiv interv...
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The formula for your ideal beach holiday
AlphaGalileo 27/07/2005The scorching temperatures predicted for the UK this summer are the final ingredient to make some of Britains resorts among the best beach destinations in the world, a scientific study revealed recently.Top 20 Beach Destinations in the Worl...
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RAS: Space & Astronomy Digest AUgust 2005
AlphaGalileo 27/07/2005This release contains a summary of some significant astronomical and space events that will be taking place during August, including the launch of the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, the Perseid meteor shower and the launch of the UK's Topsat....
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SOHO watches Saturn and Cassini pass behind Sun
AlphaGalileo 27/07/2005In this SOHO image, taken 21 July 2005, the Sun is represented by the white circle in the centre. Saturn is the bright object to the left of the Sun....
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Ancient Tiberias Reveals More Of Its Beauty
AlphaGalileo 27/07/2005Further revelations of the beauty of the ancient city of Tiberias and of its uniqueness as a Jewish center were revealed in this seasons excavations there....
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The eating habits of the giant squid
AlphaGalileo 27/07/2005Australian researchers have found that giant squid may indulge in cannibalism. Identifying what a giant squid has had for its dinner has not been easy because the squid finely macerate their food. Now a team has analysed the gut contents of...
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3D barcodes can identify stolen goods
AlphaGalileo 27/07/2005Microscopic barcodes that store encrypted information could protect diamonds or works of art against theft. Small squares are drilled into a silicon cube 30 micrometres across to create a unique code which makes ownership easy to prove. The...
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Conference explores eBay phenomenon
AlphaGalileo 27/07/2005The University of Essex is to host the UK's first social science conference about the e-commerce phenomenon eBay. The programme will examine and make sense of the cultural, social and economic aspects of eBay, and consider its social and bu...
