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Sedimentary records link Himalayan erosion rates and monsoon intensity through time

Sedimentary records link Himalayan erosion rates and monsoon intensity through time

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Nov 10, 2008 | popularity 3 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Throughout history, the changing fortunes of human societies in Asia have been linked to variations in the precipitation resulting from seasonal monsoons.


Sedimentary records link Himalayan erosion rates and monsoon intensity through time

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Nov 09, 2008 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (8) | comments 0

Throughout history, the changing fortunes of human societies in Asia have been linked to variations in the precipitation resulting from seasonal monsoons. A new paper published in the British journal Nature Geoscience sugges ...





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Ecologists sound out new solution for monitoring cryptic species

Biology / Ecology

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Ecologists have at last worked out a way of using recordings of birdsong to accurately measure the size of bird populations. This is the first time sound recordings from a microphone array have been translated into accurate ...


Early relationships influence teen pain and depression

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Nov 25, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Angst could be more than a rite of passage for insecure teenagers, according to a study published in the Journal of Pain. Researchers from the Université de Montréal, Sainte-Justine University Hospital Center ...


Drug users know their stuff

Drug users know their stuff

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 4

Drug users are well informed about the harms associated with the drugs they use, and perceive alcohol and tobacco to be amongst the most dangerous substances, according to a survey by UCL (University College ...


Moderate-to-heavy exercise may reduce risk of stroke for men

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Nov 23, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Men who regularly take part in moderate-to-heavy intensity exercise such as jogging, tennis or swimming may be less likely to have a stroke than people who get no exercise or only light exercise, such as walking, golfing, ...


Scientists react as they stand in front of a screen at CERN

First atoms reported smashed in Large Hadron Collider (Update)

Physics / General Physics

created Nov 23, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (31) | comments 22

Two circulating beams on Monday produced the first particle collisions in the world's biggest atom smasher, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), three days after its restart, scientists announced.


New study links alcohol in pregnancy to child behavior problems

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A new study from Perth's Telethon Institute for Child Health Research has found evidence that the amount and timing of alcohol consumption in pregnancy affects child behaviour in different ways.


Restored machine to explore mysteries of Big Bang (AP)

Restored machine to explore mysteries of Big Bang

Physics / General Physics

created Nov 21, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (18) | comments 26

(AP) -- Scientists are preparing the world's largest atom smasher to explore the depths of matter after successfully restarting the $10 billion machine following more than a year of repairs.


Tapering a Free-Electron Laser to Extract More Juice

Tapering a Free-Electron Laser to Extract More Juice

Physics / General Physics

created Nov 20, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers from the NSLS and Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) have demonstrated a technique that could be used to significantly improve the quantity and quality of light ...


Microwave Meter Measures Moisture and Density of In-Shell Peanuts

Microwave Meter Measures Moisture and Density of In-Shell Peanuts

Biology / Other

created Nov 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A microwave meter that instantaneously measures both moisture and density of in-shell peanuts has been developed by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists, making it easier and faster ...


Cassini's Big Sky: The View from the Center of Our Solar System

Cassini's Big Sky: The View from the Center of Our Solar System

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Nov 20, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (15) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- When NASA's Cassini spacecraft began orbiting Saturn five years ago, a dozen highly-tuned science instruments set to work surveying, sniffing, analyzing and scrutinizing the Saturnian system.



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