Rising Air Pollution Worsens Drought, Flooding, New Study Finds
Our findings have significant policy implications for sustainable development and water resources, especially for those developing regions susceptible to extreme events such as.
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Greenhouse Gas Index Continues to Climb
Scientists at NOAA’s Earth System Research Laboratory prepare the AGGI each year from atmospheric data collected through an international cooperative air sampling network.
- November 10, 2011
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Large Asteroid to Pass by Earth, but What If It Didn’t?
According to NASA, the last time an asteroid this size came close to Earth was in 1976, and the next known approach of.
- November 9, 2011
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Starving Prostate Cancer: Scientists Discover How to Cut Off Cancer’s Food Supply
“Given one in nine men in Australia may develop prostate cancer in their lifetime, this discovery could touch thousands of lives.” Researchers at.
- November 4, 2011
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Middle Class, Not Poor, Eat More Fast Food
“Low prices, convenience, and free toys target the middle class—especially budget-conscious, hurried parents—very well," Leigh said. As earnings increase from low to middle.
- November 2, 2011
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Morning UV Exposure May Be Less Damaging to the Skin
Diagram shows relationship between DNA repair rates, time of day and skin cancer risk. Credit: (Credit: Laura A. Lindsey-Boltz, PhD, Sancar lab) Research.
- October 27, 2011
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Biggest Ever Study Shows No Link Between Mobile Phone Use and Tumors
Overall, 10,729 central nervous system tumors occurred in the study period, 1990 to 2007. There is no link between long-term use of mobile.
- October 24, 2011
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Early to Bed and Early to Rise: Study Suggests It’s Keeping Kids Leaner
It is widely accepted that the sleep patterns of adolescents are fundamentally different from children and adults Ben Franklin was right, at least.
- September 30, 2011
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More Than a Sign of Sleepiness, Yawning May Cool the Brain
Nearly half of the people in the winter session yawned, as opposed to less than a quarter of summer participants. Though considered a.
- September 21, 2011
- 4 minutes read
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Lower Income Raises Heart Disease Risk
“Low socioeconomic status is a heart-disease risk factor on its own and needs to be regarded as such by the medical community,” Franks.
- September 6, 2011
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