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Sponges recycle carbon to give life to coral reefs

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 13, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Coral reefs support some of the most diverse ecosystems on the planet, yet they thrive in a marine desert. So how do reefs sustain their thriving populations?


Health policy expert says US can learn from Dutch universal healthcare coverage

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 06, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

The United States can learn from the Dutch Health Insurance System model, according to an article by Pauline V. Rosenau, Ph.D., in the December issue of the Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law.





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Netherlands to levy 'green' road tax by the kilometre

Technology / Hi Tech

created Nov 13, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (4) | comments 8

The Dutch government said Friday it wants to introduce a "green" road tax by the kilometre from 2012 aimed at cutting carbon dioxide emissions by 10 percent and halving congestion.


Clinton: No binding climate deal at Denmark talks (AP)

Clinton: No binding climate deal at Denmark talks

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 13, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 2

(AP) -- Next month's climate change summit in Copenhagen is not likely to produce a legally binding treaty to cut the greenhouse gas emissions that are widely blamed for global warming, U.S. Secretary of ...


Foreign subtitles improve speech perception

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Nov 11, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 2

Do you speak English as a second language well, but still have trouble understanding movies with unfamiliar accents, such as Brad Pitt's southern accent in Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds? In a new study, published ...


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iPhone worm Rickrolls Australia

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (8) | comments 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- iPhone users in Australia have been hit during the last few days with a worm called "ikee". The worm replaces the default wallpaper with a difficult to remove picture of British singer Rick ...


Dutch researchers develop technology for pain monitoring

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Ten of thousands of patients suffer chronic pain as a result of operations, and this continues even after the wounds caused by the operation have healed. Researchers from the MIRA research institute - the University of Twente’s ...


Importance of different cell types underestimated

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Choosing the right cell type is particularly important in genetic studies. This is apparent from research published on 16 October in PLoS Genetics. Dutch researcher Alice Gerrits has shown how variations in the genome can in ...


Health experts: Kids should get seasonal flu shot

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 30, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Dutch scientists made a controversial suggestion Friday that children might be better off skipping the seasonal flu vaccine this year - a proposal flatly rejected by other health experts.


Underground mission to Mars

Underground mission to Mars

Technology / Engineering

created Oct 29, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

The Netherlands is home to around 120,000 kilometres of underground gas pipelines. Researcher Edwin Dertien of Dutch University of Twente is working on a robot which can inspect the gas pipelines independently. ...


Alternative to pap test does not appear to be better for detecting cervical cancer

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Oct 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A Dutch study that included nearly 90,000 women finds that liquid-based cytology, a commonly used alternative to conventional Pap tests, is not superior to Pap tests for the detection of cervical cancer precursors or cancer, ...


'On the origin of nematodes' -- A phylogenetic tree of the world’s most numerous group of animals

'On the origin of nematodes' -- A phylogenetic tree of the world’s most numerous group of animals

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Oct 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists from Wageningen University and Research Centre have published the largest nematode Phylogenetic Tree to date in cooperation with the Dutch Plant Protection Service (PD) and the University of California ...



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