News tagged with areas
Biofuel crops pose invasive pest risk
Apr 22, 2009 |
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Researchers with the University of Hawaii Pacific Cooperative Studies Unit have examined the impact of unregulated planting of biofuel crops for their potential invasiveness and raised concerns about their impacts on Hawaii's ...
Measuring snow with a bucket, a windmill, and the sun?
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 22, 2009 |
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In Maine, government scientists have figured out how to measure snowfall in remote areas with a bucket, a small windmill, and the sun - all the while saving money, energy, and, ultimately helping to save lives.
Houstonians more positive about city despite economic woes, annual survey finds
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Apr 20, 2009 |
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In spite of a dramatic rise in concerns about the local economy, Houstonians are more positive about living in the region, according to the latest annual Houston Area Survey results from Rice University.
Adults with HIV in Rural Areas Experience Discrimination, Stigma
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Apr 17, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study by Oregon State University researchers shows that rural residents in Oregon who have HIV/AIDS experience stigma and discrimination in day-to-day living and when accessing health care services.
Treating kids with malaria at home doesn't work
Apr 14, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Treating African children at home for malaria doesn't help in cities because most fevers aren't actually caused by malaria, a new study said Tuesday.
Faced with global warming, can wilderness remain natural?
Apr 13, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- For those who think of nature as a wild, unspoiled Eden that preserves the natural flora and fauna free from human interference, global warming has a nasty surprise in store, according to ...
Rigorous visual training teaches the brain to see again after stroke (w/Video)
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Mar 31, 2009 |
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By doing a set of vigorous visual exercises on a computer every day for several months, patients who had gone partially blind as a result of suffering a stroke were able to regain some vision, according to ...
Scientists develop new brain analytical tool
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Mar 31, 2009 |
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An interdisciplinary team of scientists at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem has developed a new analytical tool to answer the question of how our brain cells record outside stimuli and react to them.
Obama signs wide-ranging conservation law
Mar 30, 2009 |
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President Barack Obama signed legislation on Monday expanding and protecting US public parks and wilderness areas from oil and gas development, billed as the largest US conservation measure in more than 15 ...
Huge public lands bill gets final congressional approval
Mar 26, 2009 |
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The House of Representatives on Wednesday gave long-awaited final approval to a massive public lands package designed to protect wilderness, restore rivers and expand national parks.
Texas is second to Alaska in acres of forest land
Mar 26, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The first detailed statewide tree count in Texas history is headed toward this conclusion: Texas is No. 2.
The secret life of frogs
Mar 24, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Notre Dame biologist Sunny Boyd's research is a little like "Match.com" for amphibians. Say you're a female tree frog looking for a mate--how do you choose among a number of ...
In Disaster-Prone Areas, Construction Needs a New Approach
Mar 23, 2009 |
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In regions that have been devastated by hurricanes and other natural disasters, public officials should pursue a new direction in infrastructure projects, one that focuses on more durable designs and a greater ...
Gulf War veterans display abnormal brain response to specific chemicals
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Mar 23, 2009 |
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A new study by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers is the first to pinpoint damage inside the brains of veterans suffering from Gulf War syndrome - a finding that links the illness to chemical exposures ...
A quarter of the world's population depends on degrading land
Mar 20, 2009 |
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A new study published in the journal Soil Use and Management attempts for the first time to measure the extent and severity of land degradation across the globe and concludes that 24% of the land area is degrading - ofte ...
