Great Lakes cleanup may reap big benefits
Sep 07, 2007 |
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A Brookings Institution study suggested that restoring the health of the U.S. Great Lakes could create $50 billion in economic benefit for the area.
Scientists probe 'deep' questions aboard EcoOcean's environmental research ship
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Sep 07, 2007 |
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Did the great flood of Noah’s generation really occur thousands of years ago? Was the Roman city of Caesarea destroyed by an ancient tsunami? Will pollution levels in our deep seas remain forever a mystery?
Low vitamin D during pregnancy linked to pre-eclampsia
Sep 07, 2007 |
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Vitamin D deficiency early in pregnancy is associated with a five-fold increased risk of preeclampsia, according to a study from the University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences reported this week in the Journal of ...
Australia and China partner for a low-emission energy future
Sep 07, 2007 |
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Australia and China today signed a partnership agreement that will pave the way for the installation of low-emission coal energy technology in Beijing next year.
Females promiscuous for the good of their grandchildren
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Sep 07, 2007 |
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Female animals that mate with multiple partners may be doing so to ensure the optimum health of their grandchildren, according to researchers at the universities of Leeds and Exeter.
XXL Cages: Organometallic lattice with unusually large pores can house gases and ferrocene molecules
Sep 07, 2007 |
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It’s full of holes and yet it holds together: Whether as a place to store gas molecules; for the separation of substances; as sensors, catalysts, and nanoreactors; or materials for optoelectronics, porous crystalline solids ...
First Solar Dynamic Observatory Instrument Arrives at Goddard
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 07, 2007 |
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The University of Colorado at Boulder delivered the Extreme Ultraviolet Variability Experiment (EVE), first of three Solar Dynamic Observatory instruments, to NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. ...
Divorce reduces chance of new, successful relationship
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 07, 2007 |
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After a separation or divorce the chances of marrying or cohabiting again decrease. In particular, a previous marriage or children from a previous relationship, reduce the chances of a new relationship. Moreover, the prospects ...
Researchers discover how human body fights off African parasite
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Sep 07, 2007 |
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Trypanosoma are a nasty class of single-celled parasites that cause serious, even fatal, diseases in human and animals. Two species cause sleeping sickness, a disease that threatens all of sub–Saharan Africa. There’s a catch ...
Newer antidepressants led to less, not more, teen suicides
Medicine & Health / Medications
Sep 07, 2007 |
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A new study by researchers at the University of South Florida and University of Illinois suggests FDA mandated warnings about suicide in teens treated with antidepressants could have the unintended consequence of placing ...
Honduras says trees slowed hurricane
Sep 07, 2007 |
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Honduran President Manuel Zelaya credited the country's forests and mangrove swamps with sapping some of Hurricane Felix's strength.
Alcatel-Lucent, Samsung demonstrate live interactive broadcast mobile TV in S-Band based on DVB-SH at IBC
Sep 07, 2007 |
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On the occasion of IBC, Alcatel-Lucent and Samsung Electronics today announced that they are demonstrating live broadcast mobile TV in S-Band using a Samsung handset.
Researchers question 9/11 health data
Sep 07, 2007 |
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Some medical experts are questioning the accuracy of data about the health problems of Ground Zero workers in New York.
Frequent alcohol consumption increases cancer risk in older women
Sep 07, 2007 |
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Postmenopausal women consuming two or more alcoholic beverages a day may double their risk of endometrial cancer, suggests a study led by researchers at the University of Southern California (USC). The study will appear in ...
Toll charges reduce travel time
Sep 07, 2007 |
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A smart introduction of a variable toll charge, with different rates at different departure times, reduces traffic jams. Even small toll charges can exert a large effect on the total travel time, concludes Dutch researcher ...
