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Study reveals demographic trend of the Jewish population in Broward County

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

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

South Florida has the second most populous Jewish community in America, after New York. Jewish people traditionally settled in South Florida for economic opportunities, for the climate, to join friends and family and to retire. ...





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Probing Question: What predicts a happy marriage?

Other Sciences / Other

created Feb 19, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 0

You’ve planned the perfect Valentine’s Day, booked the candlelit restaurant, bought chocolate and flowers. (Or, depending on your darling's taste, bought tickets to a monster truck rally.) The night couldn’t have gone better… ...


It's 2025. Where Do Most People Live?

It's 2025. Where Do Most People Live?

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jul 11, 2006 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (69) | comments 0

Researchers at the Center for Climate Systems Research (CCSR), a part of The Earth Institute, have developed a high-resolution map of projected population change for the year 2025.


New satellite imaging research could save the lemur in Madagascar

New satellite imaging research could save the lemur in Madagascar

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created Mar 03, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New satellite imaging research may help save the dwindling lemur population in the African nation of Madagascar.


Children are hurt by chaos at home

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jul 29, 2008 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (9) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Historically, U.S. children have experienced chaos for decades due to the nation's high rates of migration, poverty, and maternal and child mortality. But today, chaos in children's lives is largely on the ...


Older Americans are more socially engaged than many people may think

Other Sciences / Other

created Apr 16, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A new University of Chicago study shows that older people remain vital and active members of society as they age, despite a popular notion that they are more likely to be socially isolated.


Infant play drives chimpanzee respiratory disease cycles

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created Jun 18, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The signature boom-bust cycling of childhood respiratory diseases was long attributed to environmental cycling. However, the effect of school holidays on rates of social contact amongst children is increasingly seen as another ...


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Dutch approve project to store CO2 underground

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 18, 2009 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (5) | comments 3

The Dutch government said Wednesday it had approved the experimental below-ground storage of excess CO2 to curb damaging emissions, dismissing concerns of residents who live on top of the project.


Taking the drudgery out of software development

Taking the drudgery out of software development

Technology / Software

created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (19) | comments 19

(PhysOrg.com) -- Software developers will no longer have to reinvent the wheel when writing new programs and applications thanks to a clever new set of tools and a central repository of 'building blocks'.


China Joins Thirty Meter Telescope Project

China Joins Thirty Meter Telescope Project

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (7) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The National Astronomical Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (NAOC) has joined the Thirty Meter Telescope Project (TMT). As an Observer, China will participate in planning the ...


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New York Times publishes 'crowd-funded' article

Technology / Internet

created Nov 11, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

The science section of The New York Times contained an unusual article on Tuesday. The story about a huge floating garbage patch in the Pacific Ocean was not written by a Times reporter but by a freelance ...



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