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Do birds have a good sense of smell?

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created Jul 16, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (6) | comments 0

The sense of smell might indeed be as important to birds as it is to fish or even mammals. This is the main conclusion of a study by Silke Steiger (Max Planck Institute for Ornithology) and her colleagues. ...





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Deer crashes continue to rise in North Carolina

Biology / Other

created Oct 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Motor vehicles crashes involving deer rose to an all-time high in North Carolina in 2008, even as the total number of motor-vehicle crashes and total vehicle miles driven dropped from the previous year.


Study of alternate bearing presents recommendations for citrus growers

Study of alternate bearing presents recommendations for citrus growers

Biology / Ecology

created Nov 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Alternate bearing (also called biennial or uneven bearing) is the tendency of fruit trees to produce a heavy crop one year (called "on-crop") followed by a light crop or no crop the following "off-crop" year. ...


Researchers: EU must allocate fewer emission allowances and stop making free allocations

Space & Earth / Environment

created Sep 28, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

EU emissions trading has put a price on something that used to be free - the right to pollute the atmosphere.


The number of text messages that a mobile user in S.Korea can send out a day has been restricted to 500, down from 1,000

S.Korea halves ceiling on text messages to fight spam

Technology / Telecom

created Nov 25, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

South Korean authorities on Wednesday halved the daily limit on text messages sent out by mobile phones as part of a campaign against spam, officials said.


Clemson researchers study energy savings with electric cars and IntelliDrive technology

Technology / Energy

created Sep 28, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Clemson University researchers have been awarded a $470,000 National Science Foundation grant to study making plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) more efficient to reduce fossil fuel use.


Anti-smoking law helps waiters to quit smoking

Anti-smoking law helps waiters to quit smoking

Medicine & Health / Health

created Sep 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers from the Catalan Institute of Oncology have studied the impact of the law banning smoking in public places such as bars and restaurants on those working in these places. The results are positive ...


Better blood screening process needed to prevent babesiosis transmission

Medicine & Health / Other

created Oct 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Babesiosis is a potentially dangerous parasitic disease transmitted by ticks and is common in the Northeast and the upper Midwest. Babesia lives inside of red blood cells, meaning it can also be transmitted through a blood ...


More rural Medicare beneficiaries elect joint replacement surgery than urban recipients

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Nov 30, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Southern Illinois University researchers determined Medicare beneficiaries living in rural areas were 27% more likely than urban recipients to have total knee or hip replacement surgeries. Researchers found women were more ...


Dispensing prescription drugs in 3-month supplies reduces drug costs by a third

Dispensing prescription drugs in 3-month supplies reduces drug costs by a third

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 20, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Purchasing prescription drugs in a three-month supply rather than a one-month supply has long been regarded as a way to reduce the cost of drugs for patients and third-party payers. New research from the University ...


More Women Choosing to Remove Healthy Breast after Cancer Diagnosis

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Sep 28, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- An increasing number of women diagnosed with cancer in one breast are opting to have their healthy breast surgically removed, according to a recent study of New York State data. The study also finds that, ...



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