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Scientists cage chemical demon

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Jun 25, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (6) | comments 10

A Cambridge University-led research team has discovered a technique to safely handle and transport white phosphorous.


Saharan dust storms sustain life in Atlantic Ocean

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jul 18, 2008 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (16) | comments 0

Research at the University of Liverpool has found how Saharan dust storms help sustain life over extensive regions of the North Atlantic Ocean.





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Government plan to revive 'Dead Zone' in Gulf of Mexico could backfire

Government plan to revive 'Dead Zone' in Gulf of Mexico could backfire

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 05, 2007 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (26) | comments 2

The potential revision to the government’s approach for rejuvenating a huge “Dead Zone” in the Gulf of Mexico is potentially dangerous and should be reconsidered, scientists in Michigan are reporting in a ...


Canna can: Ornamental eliminates pollutants from stormwater runoff

Canna can: Ornamental eliminates pollutants from stormwater runoff

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 10, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Rapid population growth and urbanization have raised concerns over stormwater runoff contamination. Studies on watersheds indicate that excess nutrients, specifically nitrate-nitrogen and soluble reactive ...


More pills, less quality of life for kidney patients

Medicine & Health / Health

created May 07, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The more pills a dialysis patients takes, the worse their health-related quality of life, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society Nephrology (CJASN). The findin ...


High phosphorus linked to coronary calcification in chronic kidney disease

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Dec 10, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

For patients with moderate chronic kidney disease (CKD), higher levels of phosphorus in the blood are associated with increased calcification of the major arteries and heart valves—which may contribute to the increased risk ...


Climate change reduces nutritional value of algae

Biology / Ecology

created Mar 11, 2009 | popularity 2.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Micro-algae are growing faster under the influence of climate change. However, the composition of the algae is changing, as a result of which their nutritional value for other aquatic life is decreasing. And because algae ...


Fresh meats often contain additives harmful to kidney disease patients

Fresh meats often contain additives harmful to kidney disease patients

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jul 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Uncooked meat products enhanced with food additives may contain high levels of phosphorous and potassium that are not discernable from inspection of food labels, according to a study appearing in an upcoming ...


Study shows more corn for biofuels would hurt water

Space & Earth / Environment

created Sep 28, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- More of the fertilizers and pesticides used to grow corn would find their way into nearby water sources if ethanol demands lead to planting more acres in corn, according to a Purdue University study.


Superconductivity: Which one of these is not like the other?

Superconductivity: Which one of these is not like the other?

Physics / General Physics

created Jul 13, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (7) | comments 2

Superconductivity appears to rely on very different mechanisms in two varieties of iron-based superconductors. The insight comes from research groups that are making bold statements about the correct description ...


Phosphorous Delivered to Gulf of Mexico

The Mighty Mississippi Basin and Gulf Suffocating: Inertia Not An Option

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jul 27, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (11) | comments 20 weblog

The Water Science and Technology Board, (WTSB), Division on Earth and Life Sciences of the National Research Council has released for publication its study for improving water quality in the Mississippi River ...


Vermicompost from pig manure grows healthy hibiscus

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 10, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Vermicomposting, the practice of using earthworms to turn waste into nutrient-rich fertilizer, can be an economical, organic waste management practice. During vermicomposting, earthworms and microorganisms stabilize organic ...



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