Computer Visualization Puts Cars Back on Buffalo's Main Street
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The visualization capabilities of the Center for Computational Research at the University at Buffalo is providing city residents with a multi-faceted, interactive, real-time visualization of what activity on ...
New flood-tolerant rice offers relief for world's poorest farmers
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A gene that enables rice to survive complete submergence has been identified by a team of researchers at the International Rice Research Institute in the Philippines and at the University of California's Davis and Riverside ...
Home test for intestinal cancer in Britain
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Britain's National Health Service is introducing a home test for intestinal cancer health officials hope will cut the number of deaths from the disease.
Climate Change Threatens Pollination Timing
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In addition to the more obvious effects of climate change, such as rising sea levels and increasing storm activity, there is the potential to dramatically alter ecological communities. Dr. David Inouye, director ...
Electricity blackouts: A hot summer topic
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It is a common misperception that blackouts are caused by power shortages, but in any given year, about 90 percent of the power outages that customers experience are due to problems with the local distribution ...
Invasive Species Alter Habitat to Their Benefit
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When scientists study habitats that alien species have invaded, they usually find predictable patterns. The diversity of native species declines, and changes occur in natural processes such as nutrient cycling, wildfire frequency ...
Lake Tahoe Clarity Holds Steady in 2005
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The waters of Lake Tahoe were clear to an average depth of 72.4 feet in 2005, according to UC Davis scientists who have monitored the lake since 1968. That keeps the clarity measurement in the range where it ...
Ohio gets hospital reporting law
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Ohio Gov. Bob Taft signed legislation Wednesday requiring hospitals to provide more information about the quality of care they provide and its cost.
Los Angeles beaches closed after spill
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Los Angeles County health officials ordered the closing of several Santa Monica Bay beaches after Ballona Creek was contaminated by 20,000 gallons of sewage.
Genetic snooze button governs timing of spring flowers
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In the long, dark days of winter, gardeners are known to count the days until spring. Now, scientists have learned, some plants do exactly the same thing.
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