'Inadequate science' in US habitat plans

Article Abstract:

Conservations measures aimed at balancing the interests of endangered species and land developers may be based on inadequate scientific data, according to a review of Habitat Conservation Plans (HCPs), by the American Institute of Biological Sciences and the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis at the University of California. Major initiatives or policy changes would be needed to improve the science of HCPs. The US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), responsible for protecting endangered species, believes that the report uses questionable methodology and may have overlooked relevant information.

Reports, Environmental aspects, Habitat (Ecology), Habitats, Wildlife conservation

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IBM research to stress products and results

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IBM is cutting back its research program in the face of financial troubles. The $6.6 billion program will lose $1 billion and customer-oriented research will grow from the current 5% to 20% of research by 1994. Basic science research will accordingly suffer, and one immediate casualty has been Steve Chen who was designing a vector processing supercomputer. Chen's company, Supercomputing Systems Inc, shut down after IBM did not renew a five-year contract.

Electronic computers, Prepackaged software, Research, Computer industry, International Business Machines Corp.

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Praise greets accuracy of Leonid prediction

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The Leonid meteor storm was more intense than the previous one and was accurately predicted to within minutes for the first time. Researchers used computers to model dust emission from the comet, adding repeated gravitational tugs from Jupiter and other planets to observe how the dust disperses.

Forecasts and trends, Meteor streams

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