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Researcher finds higher summer ozone concentrations in southeast metro Atlanta

(PhysOrg.com) -- A Georgia State University researcher has found that the highest concentrations of summertime ozone -- a major air pollutant and respiratory health hazard — tended to occur in the southeastern part of metro ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created May 26, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

California study shows shade trees reduce summertime electricity use

A recent study shows that shade trees on the west and south sides of a house in California can reduce a homeowner's summertime electric bill by about $25.00 a year. The study, conducted last year on 460 single-family homes ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jan 05, 2009 | popularity 3.1 / 5 (7) | comments 5




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Are European kids getting enough vitamin D? Winter weather reopens the debate

The cold snap has well and truly set in across much of Europe, and as temperatures fall, watching our health becomes increasingly more crucial. Keeping our vitamin D levels up during the winter months has long been lauded ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New study shows correlation between summer Arctic sea ice cover and winter weather in Central Europe

Even if the current weather situation may seem to speak against it, the probability of cold winters with much snow in Central Europe rises when the Arctic is covered by less sea ice in summer. Scientists of the Research Unit ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Feb 01, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Colorado mountain hail may disappear in a warmer future: study

Summertime hail could all but disappear from the eastern flank of Colorado's Rocky Mountains by 2070, according to a new modeling study by scientists from NOAA and several other institutions.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jan 08, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (6) | comments 5 | with audio podcast

Space shuttle data leads to better model for solar power production in California

The space shuttle program may have ended, but data the space craft collected over the past three decades are still helping advance science. Researchers at the Jacobs School of Engineering at UC San Diego recently ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Nov 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Link between air pollution and cyclone intensity in Arabian Sea

Pollution is making Arabian Sea cyclones more intense, according to a study in this week's issue of the journal Nature.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Nov 02, 2011 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (7) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Arctic chill brings Facebook data center to Sweden

(AP) -- Facebook will build a new server farm on the edge of the Arctic Circle - its first outside the U.S. - that will improve performance for European users of the social networking site, officials said ...

Technology / Business

created Oct 27, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Report: Facebook plans huge server farm in Sweden

Facebook plans to build a large server farm in northern Sweden near the Arctic Circle, taking advantage of the chilly climate to keep its equipment cool, a Swedish newspaper reported Wednesday

Technology / Business

created Oct 26, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Did bad water contribute to the Starving Time?

Geologists at William & Mary are analyzing a possible contributing cause of the deaths at Jamestown Island during the Starving Time of 1609 and 1610—bad drinking water.

Other Sciences / Other

created Oct 17, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Arctic sea ice continues decline, hits 2nd-lowest level

(PhysOrg.com) -- Last month the extent of sea ice covering the Arctic Ocean declined to the second-lowest extent on record. Satellite data from NASA and the NASA-supported National Snow and Ice Data Center ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Oct 05, 2011 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (15) | comments 44 | with audio podcast

More than a sign of sleepiness, yawning may cool the brain

Though considered a mark of boredom or fatigue, yawning might also be a trait of the hot-headed. Literally.

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Sep 19, 2011 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (8) | comments 8 | with audio podcast


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