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Snow slackers can be found around the world

Space & Earth / Environment

created Feb 04, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 2

The streets were strangely quiet as I walked my daughter to school Tuesday morning. Baby stroller traffic jams are the norm in our south London neighborhood, nicknamed the "Nappy Valley" for its prodigious birthrate. But ...





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Pair of avocets breeding in London

Biology /

created Jul 02, 2006 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

London has a treat for birdwatchers this year -- the first breeding pair of avocets in living memory.


Losing while cruising to the store: Obesity linked to fewer neighborhood food options

Medicine & Health / Health

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

Contrary to what you might believe, living near a variety of restaurants, convenience stores, supermarkets and even fast food outlets actually lowers your risk for obesity, according to a new study from the University of ...


More 20 mph zones in London would prevent 100 killed or seriously injured casualties each year

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 11, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

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.


A general view of one of the interactive video installations at the "Decode: Digital Design Sensations" exhibition

Interactive digital art show opens in London

Technology / Hi Tech

created Dec 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The creative side of information technology went on display in London this week, in an arresting new interactive show including glowing reeds and a blinking mechanical eye.


People living in poorer neighborhoods at increased risk for death, worse health risks

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Dec 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Regardless of an individual's dietary and lifestyle risk factors, living in a poorer or more socioeconomically deprived neighborhood may increase a person's risk for death, according to data presented at the American Association ...


Patient research to benefit from cutting edge heart scanner

Patient research to benefit from cutting edge heart scanner

Medicine & Health / Research

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

(PhysOrg.com) -- A state-of-the-art chest scanner, the first of its kind in the UK, will allow doctors and researchers to spot heart problems that were previously undetectable.


The International Space Station

NASA: Floating 'junk' no threat to space station

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Nov 28, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(AP) -- NASA says a piece of old space junk that it's been tracking for a few days is no threat to the International Space Station.


Why fish oils help and how they could help even more

Medicine & Health / Research

created Oct 28, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (27) | comments 9

New research from Queen Mary, University of London and Harvard Medical School has revealed precisely why taking fish oils can help with conditions like rheumatoid arthritis.


Faulty 'wiring' in the brain triggers onset of schizophrenia

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Oct 26, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 0

A new study by researchers at the Institute of Psychiatry (IoP), King's College London has discovered abnormalities in the white matter of the brain that seem to be critical for the timing of schizophrenia. The study, led ...


Researchers discover links between city walkability and air pollution exposure

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A new study compares neighborhoods' walkability (degree of ease for walking) with local levels of air pollution and finds that some neighborhoods might be good for walking, but have poor air quality. Researchers involved ...



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