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Study confirms untold levels of oil sands pollution on the Athabasca

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 07, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

After an exhaustive study of air and water pollution along the Athabasca River and its tributaries from Fort McMurray to Lake Athabasca, researchers say pollution levels have increased as a direct result of nearby oil sands ...


Post Office card error leaves Italians in the red: report

Technology / Other

created Nov 26, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

A computer glitch left Italian Post Office customers in the red by processing card transactions at 100 times their value, Italian press reported Thursday.


Recession may be over, but recovery will be gradual

Other Sciences / Economics

created Nov 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- With the severe national recession of the past two years finally behind us, the pace of economic recovery will be slow and unemployment will remain high for quite some time, say economists at the University ...


Nanoparticle protects oil in foods from oxidation, spoilage

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Dec 08, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Using a nanoparticle from corn, a Purdue University scientist has found a way to lengthen the shelf life of many food products and sustain their health benefits.


Roasting Does More than Enhance Flavor in Peanuts

Roasting Does More than Enhance Flavor in Peanuts

Chemistry / Other

created Dec 09, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists have shown that increasing roast color intensity steadily ramps up the antioxidant capacities of peanuts, peanut flour and peanut skins.


Study: How restaurants reap higher wine sales

Other Sciences / Economics

created Dec 09, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A Cornell study has identified four strategies that restaurants use to reap higher wine sales: including the wine list on the food menu and listing prices without a dollar sign.


The clean-energy industry is expected to produce some 100 billion Taiwan dollars in revenue within two years

Taiwan plans massive growth in solar energy

Technology / Energy

created Dec 04, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Taiwan plans to boost its use of solar panels by a factor of 200 over the next decade and a half in an effort to increase clean energy, a ranking official said Friday.


Diners spend more when menus don't use dollar signs

Other Sciences / Other

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

(PhysOrg.com) -- Restaurant patrons tend to spend more money when they select their items from menus that don't use dollar signs, reports a new Cornell study.


Another wave of foreclosures likely in new year

Other Sciences / Economics

created 18 hours ago | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- As we near the end of the year, Phoenix-area home prices have started to go up, but another wave of foreclosures is likely to hit soon. That's according to the author of the latest Realty Studies report from ...


What's so funny about global warming?

Other Sciences / Other

created 22 hours ago | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Ian Leung has wanted to do something about global warming for almost two decades. Ever since he switched careers in 1991 from science advisor to the Ontario Ministry of Environment to pursue a career as an actor, the environment-and ...



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