News tagged with recreation area

Protecting Houston from the next big hurricane

To protect Houston and Galveston from future hurricanes, a Rice University-led team of experts recommends building a floodgate across the Houston Ship Channel adding new levees to protect densely populated areas on Galveston ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Nov 14, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Children living near green spaces are more active

Children at high risk of obesity who live near parks and recreation areas are apt to participate in walking activities more often, researchers reported at the American Heart Association's Conference on Nutrition, Physical ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 12, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0




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Researchers probe 200-year-old shipwreck off RI

(AP) -- For two centuries it rested a mile from shore, shrouded by a treacherous reef from the pleasure boaters and beachgoers who haunt New England's southern coast.

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Feb 09, 2012 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

'Pyramids' planted to revive Philippine corals

Thousands of small "pyramids" are being planted off the Philippines' famous Boracay resort island in an effort to bring its nearly destroyed coral reefs back to life, an environment group said Thursday.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Feb 09, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

UF report: 2011 shark attacks remain steady, deaths highest since 1993

Shark attacks in the U.S. declined in 2011, but worldwide fatalities reached a two-decade high, according to the University of Florida's International Shark Attack File report released today.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Feb 07, 2012 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Green potential of our industrial past

Manipulating the soil in urban and industrial areas in order to capture more carbon from the atmosphere is the “best resource we have to begin to mitigate human CO2 emissions”, experts claim.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Feb 02, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researcher studies hockey and football concussions: Is it time for major changes?

(Medical Xpress) -- Imagine ice hockey without body checking and football with less hitting. What might sound blasphemous to hockey and football fans and players has more support than you may imagine. And ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 30, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Addicts' cravings have different roots in men and women

When it comes to addiction, sex matters.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jan 30, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

NOAA unveils improved way to estimate saltwater recreational fishing

NOAA today announced it has begun to use an improved method to estimate the amount of fish caught by saltwater anglers, which will allow rules that fishermen follow to be based on more accurate information.

Biology / Ecology

created Jan 26, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Restored wetlands rarely equal condition of original wetlands

Wetland restoration is a billion-dollar-a-year industry in the United States that aims to create ecosystems similar to those that disappeared over the past century. But a new analysis of restoration projects ...

Biology / Ecology

created Jan 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 7 | with audio podcast

Designing wildlife corridors in the digital age

Development is squeezing animals into smaller pockets of land, and without sufficient planning and protection, individual animal populations could find themselves increasingly isolated.

Biology / Ecology

created Jan 20, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Efforts to control the 'Mighty Mississippi' result in flooded farmland and permanent damage

When the water in the Mississippi River rose to 58 feet with a forecast of 60 feet or higher in May 2011, the emergency plan to naturally or intentionally breach the levees, established over 80 years prior, ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jan 19, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1


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