http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. Much of the historic Italian city of Venice, including St. Mark's Square, was underwater Monday following a meteorological depression combined with natural tide waters, officials said. http://www.physorg.com/news178826195.html Space & Earth Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:20:09 EST news178826195 (PhysOrg.com) -- Brisbane may be 2000 years and half-a-world away from Pompeii, but it hasn`t stopped a UQ archaeologist from digging up some hidden treasures. http://www.physorg.com/news178385177.html Other Sciences Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:50:02 EST news178385177 The remains of a Minoan-style wall painting, recognizable by a blue background, the first of its kind to be found in Israel, was discovered in the course of the recent excavation season at Tel Kabri. This fresco joins others of Aegean style that have been uncovered during earlier seasons at the Canaanite palace in Kabri. "It was, without doubt, a conscious decision made by the city's rulers who wished to associate with Mediterranean culture and not adopt Syrian and Mesopotamian styles of art like other cities in Canaan did. The Canaanites were living in the Levant and wanted to feel European," explains Dr. Assaf Yasur-Landau of the University of Haifa, who directed the excavations. http://www.physorg.com/news176986342.html Other Sciences Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:10:01 EST news176986342 (AP) -- The Los Angeles City Council has tentatively approved a multimillion-dollar proposal to tap Google Inc. for government e-mail and other Internet services. http://www.physorg.com/news175883415.html Technology Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:00:01 EST news175883415 (PhysOrg.com) -- In a new book, UCLA historian Joan Waugh argues that Ulysses S. Grant deserves to be remembered with as much reverence and gratitude as Abraham Lincoln. http://www.physorg.com/news175796297.html Other Sciences Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:30:02 EST news175796297 (PhysOrg.com) -- A fleet of 17 buses near Shanghai has been running on ultracapacitors for the past three years, and today that technology is coming to the Washington, DC, for a one-day demonstration. Chinese company Shanghai Aowei Technology Development Company, along with its US partner Sinautec Automobile Technologies, predict that this approach will provide an inexpensive and energy efficient way to power city buses in the near future. http://www.physorg.com/news175355628.html Technology Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:00:01 EST news175355628 The world's oldest known submerged town has been revealed through the discovery of late Neolithic pottery. The finds were made during an archaeological survey of Pavlopetri, off the southern Laconia coast of Greece. http://www.physorg.com/news175338826.html Other Sciences Wed, 21 Oct 2009 10:14:52 EST news175338826 Jerusalem's geology has been crucial in molding it into one of the most religiously important cities on the planet, according to a new study. http://www.physorg.com/news175176792.html Space & Earth Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:15:09 EST news175176792 A New York City law requiring restaurant chains to display calorie counts has not changed eating habits among poorer people, a study released Tuesday said. http://www.physorg.com/news174075432.html Medicine & Health Tue, 06 Oct 2009 19:40:20 EST news174075432 (PhysOrg.com) -- Kids and teens in inner-city neighbourhoods have parks and places in which to play and be physically active, but their perceptions of "stranger danger" keep many of them away. http://www.physorg.com/news174064181.html Other Sciences Tue, 06 Oct 2009 16:11:21 EST news174064181 The Frankfurt auto show hummed with talk of electric vehicles Wednesday but experts predict cars will roll on a variety of power sources for a while. http://www.physorg.com/news172328096.html Technology Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:40:13 EST news172328096 (PhysOrg.com) -- The ancient city of Rome was not built in a day. It took nearly a decade to build the Colosseum, and almost a century to construct St. Peter's Basilica. But now the city, including these landmarks, can be digitized in just a matter of hours. http://www.physorg.com/news172241228.html Technology Tue, 15 Sep 2009 13:47:50 EST news172241228 (PhysOrg.com) -- In spite of rising energy prices, many car drivers in large cities still ride alone. The OpenRide mobile ridesharing service aims to save them money while reducing the amount of traffic and thus the burden on the environment. At the IFA international consumer electronics exhibition in Berlin (September 4 to 9) Fraunhofer researchers are presenting a prototype of their open infrastructure for organizing spontaneous ridesharing opportunities, at the TecWatch technology forum in Hall 5.3. http://www.physorg.com/news171211767.html Technology Thu, 03 Sep 2009 16:20:02 EST news171211767 (PhysOrg.com) -- Cities are organized like brains, and the evolution of cities mirrors the evolution of human and animal brains, according to a new study by researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. http://www.physorg.com/news171209335.html Medicine & Health Thu, 03 Sep 2009 15:09:38 EST news171209335 (AP) -- Archaeologists digging in Jerusalem have uncovered a 3,700-year-old wall that is the oldest example of massive fortifications ever found in the city, the Israel Antiquities Authority said Wednesday. http://www.physorg.com/news171118233.html Other Sciences Wed, 02 Sep 2009 14:40:05 EST news171118233 (AP) -- Traffic noise could be ruining the sex lives of urban frogs by drowning out the seductive croaks of amorous males, an Australian researcher said Friday. http://www.physorg.com/news170064612.html Biology Fri, 21 Aug 2009 09:10:51 EST news170064612 Walking up to the roof of the Fairmont Hotel in Washington, D.C., is not a jaw-dropping experience. Exit the door and you are confronted with a sea of roof tiles and empty space -- there is nothing about this rooftop that really captures the eye. But walk around the corner, and you will discover something that a handful of other D.C. rooftops have in common -- a faint buzzing. http://www.physorg.com/news169838433.html Biology Wed, 19 Aug 2009 01:20:02 EST news169838433 A scientific trend to view the world's biggest cities as analogous to living, breathing organisms is fostering a deep new understanding of how poor air quality in megacities can harm residents, people living far downwind, and also play a major role in global climate change. That's the conclusion of a report on the "urban metabolism" model of megacities presented here today at the 238th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS). http://www.physorg.com/news169816631.html Space & Earth Tue, 18 Aug 2009 12:30:02 EST news169816631 An NJIT architecture professor with an architecture student has designed a network of modular floating docks to harness clean energy for New York City. The proposal was featured this week in Metropolis magazine. http://www.physorg.com/news166809597.html Technology Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:20:01 EST news166809597 Particle filters are standard in the basic fittings for cars. Construction machines, city buses and garbage trucks must now follow suit. This can be achieved effectively and inexpensively thanks to a new material and design for ceramic filters developed by Fraunhofer researchers. http://www.physorg.com/news165150393.html Technology Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:10:01 EST news165150393 (PhysOrg.com) -- A unique collection of rare Manchester maps reveals how worries about congestion and binge drinking were just as prevalent 100-years-ago as they are today. http://www.physorg.com/news165078886.html Other Sciences Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:16:12 EST news165078886 (AP) -- When experts sketch out nightmare hurricane scenarios, a New York strike tends to be high on the list. http://www.physorg.com/news162995706.html Space & Earth Sun, 31 May 2009 13:35:55 EST news162995706 The thought of a car or truck that can drive itself is at once both exciting and frightening. Autonomous vehicle navigation, as the technology is known, may make life more convenient if it allows people to kick back and enjoy a good book or movie while their cars guide themselves through rush-hour traffic. But what happens if it starts to rain or if traffic suddenly picks up? If the technology is to work at all, it will have to be completely safe on all roads, under all speeds, and in all weather. Therein lies the challenge: if cars and trucks are to drive autonomously, they will need futuristic sensors and advanced computing capabilities to respond to ever-changing road conditions. http://www.physorg.com/news162573964.html Technology Tue, 26 May 2009 16:26:30 EST news162573964 In the rat race of life, one thing is certain: there's no place like home. Now, a study just released in Molecular Ecology finds the same is true for rats. Although inner city rodents appear to roam freely, most form distinct neighborhoods where they spend the majority of their lives. http://www.physorg.com/news162553394.html Biology Tue, 26 May 2009 10:43:54 EST news162553394 (AP) -- Mexico City lowered its swine flu alert level from yellow to green on Thursday, and the mayor said "we can relax" now that there have been no new infections for a week. http://www.physorg.com/news162183906.html Medicine & Health Fri, 22 May 2009 04:05:26 EST news162183906 (AP) -- A data protection official for Germany said Wednesday that Google had yet to meet a key request that photos gathered for its panoramic mapping service be erased after they are sent to the United States for processing. http://www.physorg.com/news162044695.html Technology Wed, 20 May 2009 13:25:34 EST news162044695 (AP) -- Mexican health officials say that testing of backlogged cases has increased the confirmed swine flu death toll from 31 to 42. That includes three new deaths in the past two days. http://www.physorg.com/news160824653.html Medicine & Health Wed, 06 May 2009 10:53:04 EST news160824653 (PhysOrg.com) -- New York City has a goal to reduce its overall carbon footprint. For Manhattan, the goal is to reduce greenhouse gases 30% by 2017. As part of this effort, the New York City Police Department just added 40 hybrid cars to its fleet. The Nissan Altima Hybrids are the first NYPD alternative fuel patrol cars, but they probably won't be the last. The NYPD plans to deploy at least 100 hybrids in total this year. http://www.physorg.com/news160734148.html Technology Tue, 05 May 2009 09:22:58 EST news160734148 (AP) -- Traffic is picking up again, cafes are reopening and cleanup crews are getting universities ready to resume classes. Mexico City has some of its customary bustle back, and the president promises life is returning to normal after a five-day shutdown to contain the spread of swine flu. http://www.physorg.com/news160723100.html Medicine & Health Tue, 05 May 2009 06:18:47 EST news160723100 (AP) -- The swine flu epidemic spread deeper into the United States, Europe and Latin America - and in Canada, back to pigs - even as Mexico's health chief hinted Sunday it may soon be time to reopen businesses and schools in the nation where the outbreak likely began. http://www.physorg.com/news160593696.html Medicine & Health Sun, 03 May 2009 18:22:05 EST news160593696