Answering That Age-old Lament: Where Does All This Dust Come From?

ScienceDaily (2009-10-29) -- Where does dust come from? Scientists are reporting a surprising answer to that question, which has puzzled and perplexed generations of men and women confronted with layers of dust on furniture and floors. Most of indoor dust comes from outdoors.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091028114023.htm

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Global Warming Cycles Threaten Endangered Primate Species

ScienceDaily (2009-10-29) -- One of the first-ever analyses of the effects of global warming on endangered primates has examined how El Niño warming has affected the abundance of four highly threatened New World monkeys. All four monkey species showed drops in abundance relating to large-scale climate fluctuations. The study suggests that the consequences of intensified climate fluctuations could be devastating for several primate species.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091028090530.htm

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Study Shows Linkage Between Teen Girls' Weight And Sexual Behavior

ScienceDaily (2009-10-29) -- A new study sheds new light on the relationship between race, body weight and sexual behavior among adolescent girls. The results suggest that a girl's ethnicity and her actual weight or perception of her weight may play a role in her participation in risky sexual behaviors.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091029111915.htm

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Soil Moisture And Ocean Salinity Satellite Ready For Launch

ScienceDaily (2009-10-29) -- A new European Earth observation satellite will be launched in the early hours of Monday November 2 from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia. The European Space Agency Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity satellite will measure moisture levels in the Earth's soils and the saltiness of the world's oceans from space for the very first time.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091029111907.htm

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Scientists Discover Gene That 'Cancer-proofs' Naked Mole Rat's Cells

ScienceDaily (2009-10-27) -- Despite a 30-year lifespan that gives ample time for cells to grow cancerous, a small rodent species called a naked mole rat has never been found with tumors of any kind -- and now biologists think they know why.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091026152812.htm

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Smoking Gun: Just One Cigarette Has Harmful Effect On Arteries Of Young Healthy Adults

ScienceDaily (2009-10-27) -- Even one cigarette has serious adverse effects on young adults, according to new research.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091027085300.htm

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Married With Children The Key To Happiness?

ScienceDaily (2009-10-27) -- Having children improves married peoples' life satisfaction and the more they have, the happier they are. For unmarried individuals, raising children has little or no positive effect on their happiness.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091027101420.htm

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Junk Food Diet Causes Rats’ Brain Pleasure Centers To Become Progressively Less Responsive

ScienceDaily (2009-10-27) -- Brain pleasure centers became progressively less responsive in rats fed a diet of high-fat, high-calorie food, a new study has found. As the changes occurred, the rats developed compulsive overeating habits -- and became obese. The overeating continued even when it meant the rats had to endure an unpleasant consequence (a mild foot shock) in order to consume the food.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091026231950.htm

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Exposure To Alkaline Substances Can Result In Damaged Teeth

ScienceDaily (2009-10-27) -- It has long been known that acids can erode tooth enamel but a new Swedish study shows that strong alkaline substances can damage teeth too -- substances with high pH values can destroy parts of the organic content of the tooth, leaving the enamel more vulnerable.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091027132424.htm

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Endemic Birds Thrive On Timor-Leste's 'Lost World' Mountain

ScienceDaily (2009-10-27) -- Surveys have confirmed that the finest montane forests in Timor-Leste, and possibly the whole island of Timor, are to be found on the inaccessible Mount Mundo Perdido -- literally, "Lost World." With 22 of the restricted-range species of the Timor and Wetar Endemic Bird Area found so far, Mount Mundo Perdido has been recognized as Timor-Leste's seventeenth Important Bird Area.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091027111451.htm

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Link Between Alcohol And Cancer Explained: Alcohol Activates Cellular Changes That Make Tumor Cells Spread

ScienceDaily (2009-10-27) -- Alcohol consumption has long been linked to cancer and its spread, but the underlying mechanism has never been clear. Now, researchers have identified a cellular pathway that may explain the link.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091026172052.htm

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Losing While Cruising To The Store: Obesity Linked To Fewer Neighborhood Food Options

ScienceDaily (2009-10-27) -- Contrary to what you might believe, living near a variety of restaurants, convenience stores, supermarkets and even fast food outlets actually lowers your risk for obesity, according to a new study. Surprisingly, people who live more than a half mile away from any food outlets are the ones who tend to be fatter.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091026234651.htm

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Anxious Pregnant Mothers More Likely To Have Smaller Babies

ScienceDaily (2009-10-27) -- Anxiety in pregnant women impacts their babies' size and gestational age. Specifically, women with more severe and chronic anxiety during pregnancy are more likely to have affected babies.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091027132253.htm

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Maternal Mice Fed High-Fat Diet Produce Larger Pups

ScienceDaily (2009-10-27) -- Could a woman's food choices during pregnancy affect not only the size and health of her children, but of her grandchildren? Yes, suggests a new study.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091026231740.htm

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Whales Are Polite Conversationalists: Rhythms Can Be Spotted In Ocean's Chatter

ScienceDaily (2009-10-27) -- What do a West African drummer and a sperm whale have in common? According to some reports, they can both spot rhythms in the chatter of an ocean crowded with the calls of marine mammals -- a feat impossible for the untrained human ear.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091026132930.htm

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Wolves Lose Their Predatory Edge In Mid-life, Study Shows

ScienceDaily (2009-10-27) -- Although most wolves in Yellowstone National Park live to be nearly six years old, their ability to kill prey peaks when they are two to three, according to a new study.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091026125539.htm

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Weather Patterns Help Predict Dengue Fever Outbreaks

ScienceDaily (2009-10-27) -- High temperatures, humidity and low wind speed are associated with high occurrence of dengue fever according to a new study.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091026192903.htm

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Moderate Amounts Of Protein Per Meal Found Best For Building Muscle

ScienceDaily (2009-10-27) -- A recent study by metabolism researchers shows that only about the first 30 grams (just over one ounce) of dietary protein consumed in a meal actually produce muscle.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091026125543.htm

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Fishery Impact Test Developed

ScienceDaily (2009-10-29) -- Researchers have developed an 'ecological risk assessment' a three-step method that considers targeted and incidentally caught species, as well as threatened, endangered and protected species. Ongoing research is further developing the method for habitats and ecological communities.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091027101411.htm

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What Are Coral Reef Services Worth? $130,000 To $1.2 Million Per Hectare, Per Year

ScienceDaily (2009-10-28) -- Experts have revealed jaw-dropping dollar values of the "ecosystem services" of biomes like forests and coral reefs -- including food, pollution treatment and climate regulation.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091016093913.htm

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Pesticides: Easier Detection Of Pollution And Impact In Rivers

ScienceDaily (2009-10-29) -- The long-term effects of pesticides on living organisms in rivers and on water quality can now be assessed more easily. Researchers from Germany have developed a tool that can estimate the harmful effect of pesticides, such as those flushed into rivers and streams from agricultural land, within minutes.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/09/090904071905.htm

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Tsunami Evacuation Buildings: Another Way To Save Lives In The Pacific Northwest

ScienceDaily (2009-10-28) -- Coastal towns and cities in the northwest are woefully unprepared for a large-scale natural disaster. In response, geotechnical engineers are working to develop a series of tsunami evacuation buildings up and down the northwest coast. They would be the first buildings of their kind in the United States.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091019134709.htm

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US – Mexico celebrate joint Baja California air quality studies

In Tijuana B. C., Mexico, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Mexican Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (SEMARNAT), the Environmental Protection Agency of Baja California, the California Air Resources Board and the Border Environment Cooperation Commission will initiate the Baja California Air Monitoring Network coverage assessment study and the Tijuana-Rosarito Emissions Inventory.
Funded by the EPA through a $173,000 cooperative agreement with the Border Environment Cooperation Commission, today’s studies will shed light on the major sources of air emissions – reflecting the area’s population growth and consequent increase in vehicular traffic and factories - along the Tijuana, Rosarito, Tecate and Mexicali corridor. Updating a 1999 study, these data will be used as a planning tool to help protect public health and air quality from exposure to harmful emissions.

http://www.environmental-expert.com

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How to reduce e-waste? Simple - slow down!

Research carried out by the Stanford Graduate School of Business shows that simply slowing down the rate of new product releases would lower the mountains of e-waste accumulating around the planet.

Americans buy new cell phones every 18 months, Europeans buy them every 15 months, and the Japanese every 9 months. Global replacement rates for digital cameras range between two and three years. And U.S. businesses replace their PCs every four years.

Where do most of these used products go? Directly into the trash. Indeed, in the United States alone, consumers throw away 400 million electronic products each year.

What happens to the discarded electronics, which represent one million tons of electronic waste (e-waste) annually? Many are shipped to developing countries and illegally processed to recover precious metals, using processes that dangerously pollute the air and water with lead, dioxins, and other toxins.

Recent work by Erica Plambeck, Professor of Operations, Information, and Technology at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, and Qiong Wang of Alcatel-Lucent Bell Laboratories, points to a solution - one that slows down the rate of new product introductions. This, in turn, reduces the speed with which consumers replace the electronics they’ve purchased, and decreases the mountains of e-waste accumulating around the planet.

http://www.environmental-expert.com

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Effort Launched To Find And Control Diseases That Move Between Wildlife And People

ScienceDaily (2009-10-28) -- In hopes of preventing the next global pandemic and a possible death toll into the millions, researchers have launched an unprecedented international effort to find and control diseases that move between wildlife and people.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091026180207.htm

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Experimental Harmful Algal Bloom Forecast Bulletin For Lake Erie

ScienceDaily (2009-10-28) -- Predicting harmful algal blooms, or HABs, in the Great Lakes is now a reality as NOAA announces an experimental HAB forecast system in Lake Erie. HABs produce toxins that may pose a significant risk to human and animal health through water recreation and may form scum that are unsightly and odorous to beach visitors, impacting the coastal economy.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/09/090917161736.htm

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What Happens When Wild Boars And Fallow Deer Snack On Genetically Modified Corn?

ScienceDaily (2009-10-28) -- When wild boar and deer, traditional menu items in the fall, eat genetically modified corn, do transgenic residues accumulate in their meat? Do they spread GM corn via their feces? The answer in each case is no, according to scientists.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091026162542.htm

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Ocean Acidification May Contribute To Global Shellfish Decline

ScienceDaily (2009-10-28) -- Relatively minor increases in ocean acidity brought about by high levels of carbon dioxide have significant detrimental effects on the growth, development, and survival of hard clams, bay scallops, and Eastern oysters, according to researchers.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091026162546.htm

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Clean Smells Promote Moral Behavior, Study Suggests

ScienceDaily (2009-10-26) -- People are unconsciously fairer and more generous when they are in clean-smelling environments, according to new study. The research found a dramatic improvement in ethical behavior with just a few spritzes of citrus-scented Windex.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091025091148.htm

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Exercise Makes Cigarettes Less Attractive To Smokers

ScienceDaily (2009-10-26) -- Exercise can help smokers quit because it makes cigarettes less attractive. A new study shows for the first time that exercise can lessen the power of cigarettes and smoking-related images to grab the attention of smokers.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091026093723.htm

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Robot That Climbs In The Pipe

ScienceDaily (2008-06-27) -- Industrial pipe systems are inaccessible and narrow. The pipes can be vertical and have junctions. Just as challenging, leakage points in the water system must be located, the condition of oil and gas pipelines must be checked and ventilation systems need to be cleaned.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080624123559.htm

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Fish Robot As An Alternative Marine Propulsion System Of The Future

ScienceDaily (2009-06-11) -- Scientists have developed a new type of fish-shaped, bionic robot as an alternative means of marine propulsion that might replace ships’ screws in sensitive waters.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090609073154.htm

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Robot Builds Brick Wall In New York City

ScienceDaily (2009-10-26) -- A robot is currently building a looping brick wall right in the middle of New York City. Over a period of three weeks, passers-by can watch the "Pike Loop" installation in the making on a traffic island.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091026133016.htm

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Violence Between Couples Is Usually Calculated, And Does Not Result From Loss Of Control, Study Suggests

ScienceDaily (2009-10-26) -- Violence between couples is usually the result of a calculated decision-making process and the partner inflicting violence will do so only as long as the price to be paid is not too high, according to a new study. "The violent partner might conceive his or her behavior as a 'loss of control', but the same individual, unsurprisingly, would not lose control in this way with a boss or friends," she explains.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091019123009.htm

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Ancient 'Monster' Insect: 'Unicorn' Fly Never Before Observed

ScienceDaily (2009-10-26) -- Just in time for Halloween, researchers have announced the discovery of a new, real-world "monster" -- what they are calling a "unicorn" fly that lived about 100 million years ago and is being described as a new family, genus and species of fly never before observed.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091026152934.htm

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Students, Teachers Need To Be Transculturally Literate, Expert Says

ScienceDaily (2009-10-26) -- To adequately prepare today's students for tomorrow's global economy, one teacher education expert favors "transcultural education," which he defines as an experience that goes beyond the traditional rite-of-passage trip to western Europe.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/09/090924123312.htm

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Cutting Sodium Consumption: A Major Public Health Priority

ScienceDaily (2009-10-27) -- Reducing sodium intake is a major public health priority that must be acted upon by governments and nongovernmental organizations to improve population health, experts urge in a new article.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/09/090914131902.htm

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Scientists Map Fish Habitat And Movements At Gray's Reef Marine Sanctuary

ScienceDaily (2009-10-27) -- Two related research expeditions by NOAA scientists to track the habitat preferences and movements of fish at Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary may help managers protect overfished species such as red snapper and grouper.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/09/090902133639.htm

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Finding The ASX200 For Marine Ecosystems

ScienceDaily (2009-10-26) -- Researchers are building the environmental equivalent of the ASX200 as a means of monitoring the health of Australian marine ecosystems.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091020111420.htm

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Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary Among Healthiest Coral Reefs In Gulf Of Mexico

ScienceDaily (2009-10-26) -- Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary is among the healthiest coral reef ecosystems in the tropical Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico, according to NOAA researchers. Their report offers insights into the coral and fish communities within the sanctuary based on data collected in 2006 and 2007.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090813142508.htm

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Drinking Coffee Slows Progression Of Liver Disease In Chronic Hepatitis C Sufferers, Study Suggests

ScienceDaily (2009-10-24) -- Patients with chronic hepatitis C and advanced liver disease who drink three or more cups of coffee per day have a 53 percent lower risk of liver disease progression than non-coffee drinkers according to a new study.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091020162009.htm

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Sensing Disasters From Space: 'Earth Binoculars' See Our Planet Through An Astral Lens

ScienceDaily (2009-10-24) -- An Israeli researcher's "hyperspectral remote sensor" combines sophisticated sensors in orbit with sensors on the ground and in the air to give advance warnings about contamination, pollution and weather disasters.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091022153635.htm

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Glacial Melting May Release Pollutants Into The Environment

ScienceDaily (2009-10-21) -- Those pristine-looking Alpine glaciers now melting as global warming sets in may explain the mysterious increase in persistent organic pollutants in sediment from certain lakes since the 1990s, despite decreased use of those compounds in pesticides, electric equipment, paints and other products.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091021100742.htm

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Killer Algae: Key Player In Mass Extinctions

ScienceDaily (2009-10-20) -- Supervolcanoes and cosmic impacts get all the terrible glory for causing mass extinctions, but a new theory suggests lowly algae may be the killer behind the world's great species annihilations.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091019134716.htm

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First-time Internet Users Find Boost In Brain Function After Just One Week

ScienceDaily (2009-10-19) -- Scientists have found that middle-aged and older adults with little Internet experience were able to trigger key centers in the brain that control decision-making and complex reasoning after just one week of surfing the Web. The findings suggest that Internet training can stimulate neural activation patterns and could potentially enhance brain function and cognition in older adults.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091019134707.htm

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Eutrophication Affects Diversity Of Algae

ScienceDaily (2009-10-20) -- Eutrophication of the seas may have an impact on genetic variation in algae, new research shows.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091019134722.htm

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Mangosteen Juice Could Protect Health In The Obese

ScienceDaily (2009-10-20) -- Mangosteen juice has anti-inflammatory properties which could prove to be valuable in preventing the development of heart disease and diabetes in obese patients. A study describes how the juice of the exotic "superfruit" lowered levels of C-reactive protein.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091019205056.htm

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Amphibious houses for rising water levels

The Dutch have fought their marshy surroundings with clever engineering since the country’s inception, and we’ve seen some impressive “floating architecture” from DuraVermeer and WaterStudio. Now that global warming is fanning the flame: melting ice-caps and raising sea levels, more and more Dutch designers are getting into amphibious architecture

http://www.inhabitat.com/2007/08/29/amphibian-houses-rising-water/#

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Floating House Unveiled for Brad Pitt’s Make It Right Foundation

Morphosis Architects, under the direction of renowned architect and UCLA distinguished Professor Thom Mayne, has completed the first floating house permitted in the United States for Brad Pitt’s Make It Right Foundation in New Orleans. The FLOAT House is a new model for flood-safe, affordable and sustainable housing that is designed to float securely with rising water levels.

http://www.enn.com/top_stories/article/40587

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India Air Powered Car from Tata Motors. 2009

Tata Motors is about to revolutionize how we all travel, well that is what the Indian automaker is hoping. Tata Motors have announced its promise to develop the world’s first commercial air-powered car. There will be a few models, one will be called the CityCAT, and the company claims that the car will reach a top speed of 68 miles per hour, and have a range up to 125 miles

http://www.product-reviews.net/2009/06/11/india-air-powered-car-from-tata-motors/.

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France to unveil air-powered car. 2002

Engineers in France believe they have come up with the answer that environmentalists and economists have spent years searching for: a commercially viable, non-polluting car, which costs next to nothing to run.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/2281011.stm

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Giant Impact Near India -- Not Mexico -- May Have Doomed Dinosaurs

ScienceDaily (2009-10-15) -- A mysterious basin off the coast of India could be the largest, multi-ringed impact crater the world has ever seen. And if a new study is right, it may have been responsible for killing the dinosaurs off 65 million years ago.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091015102246.htm

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Bosses Who Feel Inadequate Are More Likely To Bully

ScienceDaily (2009-10-15) -- Bosses who feel incompetent are more likely to bully their employees, according to new research. But flattery, the study warns, may not be the best way to soothe the savage boss.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091014102209.htm

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World's Smallest Computers Made of DNA and Other Biological Molecules Made to 'Think' Logically

ScienceDaily (2009-10-14) -- The world's smallest computers, made of DNA and other biological molecules, just got more "user friendly."

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090803092606.htm

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Suppressing A Gene In Mice Prevents Heart From Aging, Preserves Its Function

ScienceDaily (2009-10-14) -- In a mouse study, suppressing the activity of a key gene prevented age-related cardiac changes and preserved much of the heart's function. The study provides more evidence that physicians may one day prevent age-related heart failure in humans.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091012225539.htm

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(Muerte de cuna) Over Half Of Cot Deaths Occur While Co-sleeping

ScienceDaily (2009-10-14) -- More than half of sudden unexplained infant deaths occur while the infant is sharing a bed or a sofa with a parent and may be related to parents drinking alcohol or taking drugs, suggests a new study.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091013201742.htm

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Self-managing Internet Applications Flex Their Muscles

ScienceDaily (2009-10-15) -- A European research project that incubates self-managing internet applications is paying off. It has inspired a Wikipedia that's potentially able to handle more users than the original and super-efficient streaming video, with more to come.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091006104049.htm

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Action Video Game Players Experience Diminished Proactive Attention

ScienceDaily (2009-10-14) -- Video game players are often accused of passively reacting to tasks that are spoon fed to them through graphics and stimuli on the screen. Researchers show that playing lots of video games has different effects on two types of cognitive activity, proactive and reactive attention.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091013162748.htm

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Rip Currents Pose Greater Risk To Swimmers Than To Shoreline, Study Suggests

ScienceDaily (2009-10-15) -- Rip currents -- powerful, channeled currents of water flowing away from the shore -- represent a danger to human life and property. Rip currents are responsible for more than one hundred deaths on our nation's beaches each year, and if rip currents persist long enough they can cause beach erosion. However, researchers found that rip currents along at least one beach in Long Island, New York lasted on average a little over one minute, not long enough to substantially alter the shoreline.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091013132131.htm

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Plants Recognize Siblings: ID System In Roots

ScienceDaily (2009-10-15) -- Plants may not have eyes and ears, but they can recognize their siblings, and researchers have discovered how. The ID system lies in the roots and the chemical cues they secrete. The finding not only sheds light on the intriguing sensing system in plants, but also may have implications for agriculture and even home gardening.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091014144734.htm

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Satellite Data Instrumental In Combating Desertification

ScienceDaily (2009-10-12) -- With land degradation in dryland regions continuing to worsen, the UN Convention to Combat Desertification has agreed on scientist-recommended indicators for monitoring and assessing desertification that signatory countries must report on.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091007081625.htm

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New Method Predicts Dropping Out Of University

ScienceDaily (2009-10-07) -- Researchers in Spain are creating a statistical model to calculate the probability of university students dropping out and to help in the drawing up of strategic plans to reduce the number of students who give up their studies.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091006113005.htm

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How Soy Reduces Diabetes Risk

ScienceDaily (2009-10-07) -- Nutrition scientists have identified the molecular pathway that allows foods rich in soy bioactive compounds called isoflavones to lower diabetes and heart disease risk. Eating soy foods has been shown to lower cholesterol, decrease blood glucose levels and improve glucose tolerance in people with diabetes.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091006120510.htm

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Brain-Computer Interface Allows Person-to-person Communication Through Power Of Thought

ScienceDaily (2009-10-06) -- New research from the UK has demonstrated that it is possible for communication from person to person through the power of thought -- with the help of electrodes, a computer and Internet connection. Brain-Computer Interfacing (BCI) can be used for capturing brain signals and translating them into commands that allow humans to control (just by thinking) devices such as computers, robots, rehabilitation technology and virtual reality environments.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091006102637.htm

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How Will Future Sea-level Rise Linked To Climate Change Affect Coastal Areas?

ScienceDaily (2009-10-06) -- The anticipated sea-level rise associated with climate change, including increased storminess, over the next 100 years and the impact on the nation's low-lying coastal infrastructure is the focus of a new, interdisciplinary study led by geologists.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091005161336.htm

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High Mortality Rates May Explain Small Body Size

ScienceDaily (2009-10-06) -- A new study suggests that high mortality rates in small-bodied people, commonly known as pygmies, may be part of the reason for their small stature. The study helps unravel the mystery of how small-bodied people got that way.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091005161334.htm

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Higher Folates, Not Antioxidants, Can Reduce Hearing Loss Risk In Men

ScienceDaily (2009-10-06) -- Increased intakes of antioxidant vitamins have no bearing on whether or not a man will develop hearing loss, but higher folate intake can decrease his risk by 20 percent, according to new research.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091005161116.htm

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Researchers Discover Novel Circulation In Human Eye, New Glaucoma Treatment Target

ScienceDaily (2009-10-05) -- Researchers in Canada have discovered a previously unidentified form of circulation within the human eye which may provide important new insights into glaucoma, a leading cause of blindness.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091005111625.htm

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Body Posture Affects Confidence In Your Own Thoughts, Study Finds

ScienceDaily (2009-10-05) -- Sitting up straight in your chair isn't just good for your posture -- it also gives you more confidence in your own thoughts, according to a new study. Researchers found that people who were told to sit up straight were more likely to believe thoughts they wrote down while in that posture concerning whether they were qualified for a job.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091005111627.htm#

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Livestock Can Help Rangelands Recover From Fires

ScienceDaily (2009-10-06) -- Scientists in Oregon found that rangelands that have been grazed by cattle recover from fires more effectively than rangelands that have been protected from livestock. These surprising findings could impact management strategies for native plant communities where ecological dynamics are shifting because of climate change, invasive weeds and other challenges.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091002100351.htm

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Sierra Nevada Birds Move In Response To Warmer, Wetter Climate

ScienceDaily (2009-10-04) -- If the climate is not quite right, birds will up and move rather than stick around and sweat it out, according to a new study. The findings reveal that most of the bird species studied in California's Sierra Nevada mountains have adjusted to climate change over the last century by moving to sites with the temperature and precipitation conditions they favored.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/09/090914151625.htm

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Mohammed Bah Abba And His Pot-in-Pot

So what’s modern+green about a couple of terracotta pots? Nothing and everything. The oldest known African earthenware has been found in Nigeria, so that ain’t exactly new. What does brings it up-to-date is the incredibly simple application of two pots, one inside another. Fill the space between the two with moist sand, and you have a most ingenious fridge. (That’s very modern if you live in one of the 90% of villages that don’t have electricity.)

http://www.treehugger.com/files/2006/08/mohammed_bah_ab.php

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Taking Earth's Temperature Via Satellite

ScienceDaily (2008-08-27) -- Imagine adding a thermometer to Google Earth. That's the vision of Agricultural Research Service scientists Martha Anderson and Bill Kustas, who see the need for high-resolution thermal infrared imaging tools -- such as those aboard the aging Landsat satellites -- as vital to monitoring earth's health.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080825201731.htm

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Using Satellites To Predict Water Problems In Developing Countries

ScienceDaily (2009-10-02) -- Drought, high water and the availability of water can all be predicted more easily by using modern satellite information. This is particularly relevant in river basins where little ‘ground-level data’ is available.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/09/090930102924.htm

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Mystery Solved: Marine Microbe Is Source Of Rare Nutrient

ScienceDaily (2009-10-01) -- A new study of microscopic marine microbes, called phytoplankton, has solved a 10-year-old mystery about the source of an essential nutrient in the ocean.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/09/090929181814.htm

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Higher Survival Rate Among Intoxicated Trauma Patients

ScienceDaily (2009-10-01) -- A new study finds intoxicated trauma patients were more likely to survive their injuries than trauma patients who were sober.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091001081217.htm

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Eating Sweets Every Day In Childhood 'Increases Adult Aggression'

ScienceDaily (2009-10-01) -- Children who eat sweets and chocolates every day are more likely to be violent as adults, according to a new study. Researchers found a higher percentage of adults who were violent at age 34 had eaten sweets every day, compared to those who were non-violent. This link persisted after controlling for other factors.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091001081221.htm

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Key To Subliminal Messaging Is To Keep It Negative, Study Shows

ScienceDaily (2009-09-30) -- Subliminal messaging is most effective when the message being conveyed is negative, according to new research.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/09/090928095343.htm

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Microchip That Can Detect Type And Severity Of Cancer Created

ScienceDaily (2009-09-30) -- Researchers have used nanomaterials to develop a microchip sensitive enough to quickly determine the type and severity of a patient's cancer so that the disease can be detected earlier for more effective treatment.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/09/090928095345.htm

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Clues To Reversing Aging Of Human Muscle Discovered

ScienceDaily (2009-09-30) -- Researchers have identified critical biochemical pathways linked to the aging of human muscle. By manipulating these pathways, the researchers were able to turn back the clock on old human muscle, restoring its ability to repair and rebuild itself. The findings provide promising new targets for stemming the debilitating muscle atrophy that accompanies human aging.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/09/090930084602.htm

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