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Arctic sea ice reaches minimum extent for 2009, third lowest ever recorded

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Sep 17, 2009 | popularity 2.8 / 5 (8) | comments 1

The Arctic sea ice cover appears to have reached its minimum extent for the year, the third-lowest recorded since satellites began measuring sea ice extent in 1979, according to the University of Colorado at Boulder's National ...


Arctic sea ice recovers slightly in 2009, remains on downward trend, says U. of Colorado report

Arctic sea ice recovers slightly in 2009, remains on downward trend (w/ Video)

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Oct 06, 2009 | popularity 2.4 / 5 (14) | comments 8

(PhysOrg.com) -- Despite a slight recovery in summer Arctic sea ice in 2009 from record-setting low years in 2007 and 2008, the sea ice extent remains significantly below previous years and remains on a trend ...


CT scans better than X-rays when detecting abnormalities in patients with H1N1 virus

Medicine & Health / Other

created Oct 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Computed tomography (CT) scans are better than standard radiography (X-rays) in showing the extent of disease in patients with the H1N1 virus, according to a study to be published online Oct. 21, 2009, in the American Jo ...


Spain is the second country in the world where divorce is better accepted socially

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Oct 13, 2009 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Spain is the second country in the world where divorce is better accepted socially, only exceeded by Brazil. Likewise, 79 per cent of the Spanish people think that, when a couple is not able to solve their marital problems, ...


Special ultrasound accurately identifies skin cancer

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

High-frequency ultrasound with elastography can help differentiate between cancerous and benign skin conditions, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).


Warmer climate not the cause of oxygen deficiency in the Baltic Sea

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Oct 13, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Oxygen deficiency in the Baltic Sea has never been greater than it is now. But it is not an effect of climate change but rather of increased inputs of nutrients and fertilisers. This is the finding of researchers at the University ...


Consumption of certain fish during pregnancy associated with poorer cognitive performance

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 12, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Children who eat fish more than 3 times per week show a worse performance in the general cognitive, executive and perceptual-manipulative areas. Those with higher levels of exposure to mercury show a generalised delay in ...


Study finds that infections are common in ICUs worldwide

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

An international study that examined the extent of infections in nearly 1,300 intensive care units (ICUs) in 75 countries found that about 50 percent of the patients were considered infected, with infection associated with ...


Implications of Past Forecasting Errors Often Underestimated

Other Sciences / Economics

created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- When managers issue a forecast of their firm's earnings, they do not always take into account prior forecasting errors, according to research in the current issue of the Journal of Business Finance & Accounting.


NASA Blue Marble captures ice conditions at the end of the melt season in the Arctic

Arctic ice pack at third lowest extent since 1979: US

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Sep 18, 2009 | popularity 2.4 / 5 (5) | comments 9

The Arctic sea ice pack thawed to its third smallest size on record during the northern hemisphere summer of 2009, US government scientists said, citing satellite images.


Twitter has attracted tens of millions of users but has yet to make money

Twitter opening up to advertising

Technology / Internet

created Sep 11, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Twitter, the micro-blogging platform which has attracted tens of millions of users but has yet to make money, has changed its terms to potentially open up the free service to advertisers.


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Google Latitude adds location history, alerts you when friends are nearby

Technology / Software

created Nov 11, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Google Latitude to find your nearby friends, you're in luck: Google updated Latitude with location history and alerts for when your friends are nearby. If you don't love your every step tracked -- well, it's ...


New research shows practitioners struggle to effectively manage child obesity

New research shows practitioners struggle to effectively manage child obesity

Medicine & Health / Health

created Sep 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New research, led by Dr Katrina Turner from the University of Bristol Department of Community Based Medicine, has assessed primary care practitioners' views and experiences of treating childhood obesity.


What's Holding Antarctic Sea Ice Back From Melting?

What's Holding Antarctic Sea Ice Back From Melting?

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Sep 02, 2009 | popularity 3.1 / 5 (9) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Global temperatures are increasing. Sea levels are rising. Ice sheets in many areas of the world are retreating. Yet there’s something peculiar going on in the oceans around Antarctica: even ...


Highlight: Solar - Bridging the gap

Physics / General Physics

created Dec 10, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Titanium dioxide, the same inexpensive white pigment that protects us from sunburns, can be converted into a material that absorbs sunlight and could greatly increase the efficiency of solar energy cells.