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Study: Earth's polar ice sheets vulnerable to even moderate global warming
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Dec 16, 2009 |
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A new analysis of the geological record of the Earth's sea level, carried out by scientists at Princeton and Harvard universities and published in the Dec. 16 issue of Nature, employs a novel statistical approa ...
'One keypad per child' lets schoolchildren share screen to learn math (w/ Video)
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Dec 10, 2009 |
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The slogan is "one laptop per child." But it will be a long time before that is true everywhere in the world. Meanwhile, a new device aims to make a situation that is common in poor areas - one computer shared ...
Debunking fears: Latino growth does not boost crime
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Dec 09, 2009 |
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Rural industries, such as meat-packing and textile manufacturing, create job opportunities that have brought significant numbers of Latino workers and their families to small- and medium-sized towns. This influx of Latino ...
Study shows US lags behind in transit safety programs for female riders
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Dec 03, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study by UCLA professor Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris documents the gap between women's transit safety needs and programs in the U.S. that respond to them.
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Housing growth near national parks may limit conservation value
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The growth of housing near national parks, national forests and wilderness areas within the United States may limit the conservation value that these protected areas were designed to create in the first place, a new study ...
The importance of attractiveness depends on where you live
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 15, 2009 |
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Do good-looking people really benefit from their looks, and in what ways? A team of researchers from the University of Georgia and the University of Kansas found that yes; attractive people do tend to have more social relationships ...
In rural areas, more women falling into health care gap
Dec 15, 2009 |
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For Americans living in rural areas, obtaining and maintaining health care can be challenging. Aside from common barriers, including shortages of care providers and facilities, older women face additional challenges, according ...
Ecosystem, vegetation affect intensity of urban heat island effect
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Dec 15, 2009 |
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NASA researchers studying urban landscapes have found that the intensity of the "heat island" created by a city depends on the ecosystem it replaced and on the regional climate. Urban areas developed in arid and semi-arid ...
Cyclone Cleo has reached its maximum wind speed
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Dec 09, 2009 |
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NASA Satellites noticed that Tropical Cyclone Cleo had reached its maximum strength, and was now moving into areas that will weaken it. Cleo's maximum sustained winds were near 115 mph (100 knots), with gusts ...
Irrigation decreases, urbanization increases monsoon rains
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Dec 15, 2009 |
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A Purdue University scientist has shown man-made changes to the landscape have affected Indian monsoon rains, suggesting that land-use decisions play an important role in climate change.
Depression saps endurance of the brain's reward circuitry
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Dec 21, 2009 |
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A new study at the University of Wisconsin-Madison suggests that depressed patients are unable to sustain activity in brain areas related to positive emotion.
Laurence still causing warnings and watches in northern west Australia
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Dec 17, 2009 |
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Although the center of Tropical Cyclone Laurence has been over land for two days, it's still holding together and bringing heavy rains and gusty winds to the northern coastal areas of West Australia and will ...
New findings show how human movement may have brought Chagas disease to urban Peru
Dec 15, 2009 |
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New research shows how the migration and settlement patterns associated with the rapid urbanization of Peru may link to Chagas disease transmission. The study, published December 15 in the open-access journal PLoS Neglected Tr ...
More 20 mph zones in London would prevent 100 killed or seriously injured casualties each year
Dec 11, 2009 |
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20 mph traffic speed zones reduce casualties by 41.9% with the greatest reduction in child casualties, according to research published today in the British Medical Journal.
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