Panel quits in row over sonar damage

Article Abstract:

The US Marine Mammal Commission (MMC), an advisory committee of scientific, military and industry leaders, has produced a consensus-based report on how best to study the effects of sonar on marine mammals. The ongoing research on the effects of sonar on marine mammals and the links between sonar and damage to marine life are discussed.

Hunting, trapping, game propagation, Hunting and Trapping, Marine Mammals, Health aspects, Environmental aspects, United States. Marine Mammal Commission

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Scientists finally get their hands on Kennewick man

Article Abstract:

American anthropology specimen of the Kennewick man who lived about 9,300 calendar years and few other skeletons of the New World individual that are more than 8,000 years old are studied. The bones would be inventoried, measured and the skeleton reconstructed so as to check for the evidence of disease, trauma, diet, and DNA.

Discovery and exploration, Fossils, Anthropological research

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Scientists split over regulations on sonar use

Article Abstract:

Proposals considering the use of high volume sonars in the ocean, to study geological formations on the ocean floor are presented. According to studies, some of the most direct evidence to date, provides that sonars can kill marine mammals.

Usage, Acoustic equipment

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