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Study shows loss of 15-42 percent of mammals in North America

Biology / Ecology

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If the planet is headed for another mass extinction like the previous five, each of which wiped out more than 75 percent of all species on the planet, then North American mammals are one-fifth to one-half the way there, according ...


US-China showdown still looms over climate talks (AP)

US-China showdown still looms over climate talks

Space & Earth / Environment

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

(AP) -- In a showdown between the world's two largest polluters, China accused the United States and other rich nations Tuesday of backsliding on fighting global warming and the top U.S. envoy said Chinese ...


US and Russian officials have different interpretations of the talks

US, Russia begin talks on cyberspace security: report

Technology / Internet

created Dec 13, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

The United States has begun talks with Russia and a UN arms control committee about strengthening Internet security and limiting military use of cyberspace, The New York Times reported.





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ARS Scientists Help Fight Damaging Moth in Africa

ARS Scientists Help Fight Damaging Moth in Africa

Biology / Ecology

created Dec 11, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists have launched a preemptive strike to combat the false codling moth, a major pest in its native Africa.


New discoveries could improve climate projections

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Dec 11, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

New discoveries about the deep ocean's temperature variability and circulation system could help improve projections of future climate conditions.


Genetic variant may control lung function and risk of COPD

Medicine & Health / Diseases

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Researchers have discovered evidence that suggests a genetic variant may be associated with better preserved lung function among children with asthma and adults who smoke, according to a new study funded by the National Heart, ...


FDA researchers identify new MRI safety risk for patients with pacemakers

Medicine & Health / Research

created Dec 15, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

FDA researchers have found that certain cardiac pacemakers may inadequately stimulate a patient's heart while undergoing a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan due to the magnetic pulses mixing with the electronic pulses ...


Nanotech treatment gets boost with GSK licensing agreement

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

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(PhysOrg.com) -- GlaxoSmithKline and Ann Arbor-based NanoBio Corporation announced today that they have signed an exclusive over-the-counter licensing agreement for NanoBio’s unique nanoemulsion treatment for cold sores in ...


Who gets expensive cancer drugs? A tale of 2 nations

Medicine & Health / Other

created Dec 14, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1

The well-worn notion that patients in the United States have unfettered access to the most expensive cancer drugs while the United Kingdom's nationalized health care system regularly denies access to some high-cost treatments ...


About 25 percent of Arabs in Greater Detroit reported abuse post Sept. 11

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

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One quarter of Detroit-area Arab Americans reported personal or familial abuse because of race, ethnicity or religion since 9/11, leading to higher odds of adverse health effects, according to a new University of Michigan ...


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.


Antarctic nations plan tough new shipping controls (AP)

Antarctic nations plan tough new shipping controls

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 12, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (8) | comments 0

(AP) -- Countries that manage Antarctica plan tough new controls on ships visiting the southern oceans and the fuels they use to reduce the threat of human and environmental disasters as tourist numbers rise, ...


A picture taken in October 2004 shows Fatu (C) at the Dvur Kralove zoo, East Bohemia

Endangered rhinos return to wild

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Dec 11, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A Czech zoo is to transfer four endangered Northern White rhinos to a Kenyan reserve in a last-ditch attempt to ensure the survival of the species.



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