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Cartographic treasures show little change in city life

Cartographic treasures show little change in city life

Other Sciences / Other

created Jun 24, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A unique collection of rare Manchester maps reveals how worries about congestion and binge drinking were just as prevalent 100-years-ago as they are today.





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Research gives new meaning to 'green' cross code

Space & Earth / Environment

created Oct 05, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Pedestrians could reduce the amount of traffic pollution they breathe in simply by crossing the street, according to the latest research from the University of Leeds.


Area-wide traffic calming improves safety -- but will it work in low- and middle-income countries?

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Area-wide traffic calming schemes that discourage through-traffic from using residential roads are effective at reducing traffic-related injuries in high-income countries and may even reduce deaths. However, more research ...


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Study finds prime time on the Internet is 11 p.m.

Technology / Internet

created Sep 02, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(AP) -- It's 11 p.m. Do you know where your neighbors are?


Body part by body part, Sumatran tigers are being sold into extinction

Biology /

created Feb 13, 2008 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Laws protecting the critically endangered Sumatran Tiger have failed to prevent tiger body parts being openly sold in Indonesia, according to a TRAFFIC report launched today.


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Video spurs explosion of Internet traffic

Technology / Internet

created Nov 18, 2009 | popularity 2.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Internet traffic will have increased six fold by 2012 in a five-year period as more users view and post videos online, delegates at an Internet forum heard on Wednesday.


Software pinpoints traffic accident 'hotspots'

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Mar 19, 2007 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Ohio State University scientists have created software that can identify traffic accident hotspots on state roadways.


Exposure to both traffic, indoor pollutants puts some kids at higher risk for asthma later

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New research presents strong evidence that the "synergistic" effect of early-life exposure to both outdoor traffic-related pollution and indoor endotoxin causes more harm to developing lungs than one or the other exposure ...


Intelligent Traffic System Predicts Future Traffic Flow on Multiple Roads

Intelligent Traffic System Predicts Future Traffic Flow on Multiple Roads

Technology / Engineering

created Oct 12, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (66) | comments 5

(PhysOrg.com) -- In urban areas, there’s almost always more than one way to get somewhere, but often it’s difficult to predict which road will be fastest. In an attempt to improve traffic flow and decrease ...


Signal fading on radio traffic reports

Technology / Other

created Nov 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

(AP) -- For more than 20 years, Mike Nolan was known to radio listeners as the "eye in the sky." He flew over Southern California freeways in his single-engine plane, reporting on the nation's worst traffic.


Access to motorbikes without taking a prior exam increases the number of accidents

Access to motorbikes without taking a prior exam increases the number of accidents

Other Sciences / Other

created Aug 31, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Pedestrians and motorcyclists continue to be those most vulnerable in traffic accidents. A team of researchers has demonstrated an increase in the number of injuries among users of lightweight motorcycles ...



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