Dino fright: scientists dig up the toughest dinosaur in South America.
What do you get when you combine a bull's horns, T. rex's stubby arms, and a shark's razor-sharp teeth? One of South America's scariest meat eaters, Carnotaurus sastrei (kahrnoh-TAWR-uhss SASS-tree-ee). Paleontologists may have gotten a close-up view of the bull-like dinosaur. They recently found the remains of...

Lost in South America!
Oh no! You're lost in South America. Use the clues below to determine where you are, then write each location's name on the lines provided. Stuck? Use the Internet or books to help you find your way. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 1. You need directions. Fortunately, there...

Rain forest rescue: South America is working to save the Amazon.
[ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] In South America there is a place unlike any other in the world. It is home to millions of trees, animals, and flowers. This amazing spot is called the Amazon rain forest. A tropical rain forest is a forest in a warm area that gets...

Holland America to Cruise South America.
ENTERTAINMENT CLOSE-UP-13 October 2008-Holland America to Cruise South America(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com With South America emerging as one of the top destinations for cruises, coupled with the demand for passengers who wish to experience this part of the world in a more intimate and premium fashion,...

Trouble in paradise: South America is working to save the Amazon.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Jaguars and toucans need to watch out! They are two kinds of animals in the Amazon rain forest at risk of losing their homes. Deforestation, or the clearing of trees, is destroying the South American tropical rain forest at an alarming rate. A...

C-COM and Movilsatcol Ink Distributor Deal for South America.
ENTERTAINMENT CLOSE-UP-6 October 2008-C-COM and Movilsatcol Ink Distributor Deal for South America(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com C-COM Satellite Systems, a provider of mobile auto-deploying satellite antenna systems, announced that it has signed an agreement with Bogota, Colombia based Movilsatcol to resell C-COM manufactured iNetVu Mobile antenna systems...

A Decision support approach for the sustainable transfer of energy technologies under the Kyoto Protocol.
INTRODUCTION The Kyoto Protocol contains market mechanisms that enable industrialized countries to invest in greenhouse gas emission (GHG) reduction projects on the territory of other countries, either developing, or industrialised, such as the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) and the Joint Implementation (JI) (1). Given the...

Accumulation and movement of four Potentially Toxic Elements in soils throughout five years, during and after biosolid application.
INTRODUCTION The concentration of Potentially Toxic Elements (PTEs) in noncontaminated soils is related to parent material, soil forming processes, degree of mineral alteration (1), (2) and soil clay content (3). Different anthropogenic processes incorporate PTEs in soils at different rates. Biosolids, used due to their beneficial effects...

Heavy metal mobility in polluted soils: effect of different treatments.
INTRODUCTION The deposition of industrial waste, mining activities, incidental accumulations, atmospheric deposition, agricultural chemicals, etc., are some sources for the pollution of soils with heavy metals (1). The mobile forms of those heavy metals constitute a risk as they may leach into groundwater that could be later...

Amazon adventure: journey to South America to find out what makes the Amazon rain forest so special.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Rain Forest Life More than 30 million people live in the region, or area. About 350 groups are native to the Amazon, and the residents depend on the forest for food. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Tropical Cures The rain...