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Skyscrapers in downtown Seoul are shrouded by yellow dust storms in 2006

S.Korea issues warning against 'yellow dust'

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 25, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

South Korea's weather service Friday issued a warning against airborne pollution known as "yellow dust", advising residents in western areas to avoid outdoor activities.


Pollution alters isolated thunderstorms

Pollution alters isolated thunderstorms

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Dec 15, 2009 | popularity 3.2 / 5 (5) | comments 10

New climate research reveals how wind shear -- the same atmospheric conditions that cause bumpy airplane rides -- affects how pollution contributes to isolated thunderstorm clouds. Under strong wind shear ...


Irrigation decreases, urbanization increases monsoon rains

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Dec 15, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A Purdue University scientist has shown man-made changes to the landscape have affected Indian monsoon rains, suggesting that land-use decisions play an important role in climate change.


First immunological clue to why some H1N1 patients get very ill or die

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Dec 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

An international team of Canadian and Spanish scientists have found the first potential immunological clue of why some people develop severe pneumonia when infected by the pandemic H1N1 virus.


Venezuela turns to cloud-seeding to battle drought (AP)

Venezuela turns to cloud-seeding to battle drought

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Nov 29, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

(AP) -- Hugo Chavez says he is starting to "bombard" clouds now that Cuba has provided Venezuela with cloud-seeding help in an effort to produce rain and alleviate the effects of a severe drought.


Ultrasound-guided cortisone injections may help treat severe hip pain

Medicine & Health / Other

created Dec 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Ultrasound-guided cortisone injections may be an effective treatment method for gluteus medius tendinopathy, a common, painful condition caused by an injury to the tendons in the buttocks that typically affects middle-aged ...


Mutation leads to new and severe form of bacterial disease

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Dec 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Everybody gets sick, but how sick you get is in your genes. New research now reveals a mutation on a gene that makes children susceptible to a severe form of mycobacterial disease. The work not only supports ...


Book demystifies psychiatry for the general public

Book demystifies psychiatry for the general public

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Dec 14, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Psychiatric disorders are underdiagnosed, poorly treated and highly stigmatized, according to psychiatrists Charles F. Zorumski, M.D., and Eugene H. Rubin, M.D., Ph.D. So these Washington University physicians ...


Study highlights implications of influenza pandemics on blood supplies

Medicine & Health / Other

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

A German research team has examined data on supply and demand for blood transfusions against a computer simulation of an influenza pandemic, and discovered that a severe pandemic scenario could quickly lead to a deficit of ...


As shuttle's career nears an end, NASA turns focus to satellites

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Dec 26, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (8) | comments 1

NASA heads into 2010 with the bittersweet assignment of retiring the space shuttle after nearly three decades. But that's not all the agency has planned: There are also launches of three new satellites aimed at better understanding ...



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