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Finding All Asteroid Threats to Human Populations: NASA Announces Asteroid Grand Challenge
NASA has announced a Grand
Challenge focused on finding
all asteroid threats to
human populations and
knowing what to do about
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Personality Test Finds Some Mouse Lemurs Shy, Others Bold
In the last 10 years the
study of animal personality
has gained ground with
behavioral ecologists.
Researchers have now found
distinct personalities in
... > full story
Small Dam Construction to Reduce Greenhouse Emissions Is Causing Ecosystem Disruption
Researchers conclude in a
new report that a global
push for small hydropower
projects, supported by
various nations and also the
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Seismic Gap Outside of Istanbul: Is This Where the Expected Marmara Earthquake Will Originate From?
Earthquake researchers have
now identified a 30
kilometers long and ten
kilometers deep area along
the North Anatolian fault
... > full story
- Finding All Asteroid Threats to Human Populations: NASA Announces Asteroid Grand Challenge
- Personality Test Finds Some Mouse Lemurs Shy, Others Bold
- Small Dam Construction to Reduce Greenhouse Emissions Is Causing Ecosystem Disruption
- Seismic Gap Outside of Istanbul: Is This Where the Expected Marmara Earthquake Will Originate From?
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Early-Life Air Pollution Linked With Childhood Asthma in Minorities
June 18, 2013 — Scientists have found that exposure in infancy to nitrogen dioxide (NO2), a component of motor vehicle air pollution, is strongly linked with later development of childhood asthma among African ... > full story -
Exposure to High Pollution Levels During Pregnancy May Increase Risk of Having Child With Autism
June 18, 2013 — Women in the US exposed to high levels of air pollution while pregnant were up to twice as likely to have a child with autism as women who lived in areas with low ... > full story -
Predators Affect the Carbon Cycle, Study Shows
June 17, 2013 — A new study shows that the predator-prey relationship can affect the flow of carbon through an ecosystem. This previously unmeasured influence on the environment may offer a new way of looking at ... > full story -
Study Finds the Sweet Spot -- And the Screw-Ups -- That Make or Break Environmental Collective Actions
June 17, 2013 — Sustainability programs are a Goldilocks proposition -- some groups are too big, some are too small, and the environment benefits when the size of a group of people working to save it is just right. ... > full story -
Underwater Springs Reveal How Coral Reefs Respond to Ocean Acidification
June 17, 2013 — Ocean acidification due to rising carbon dioxide levels will reduce the density of coral skeletons, making coral reefs more vulnerable to disruption and erosion, according to a new study of corals ... > full story -
Pesticides Significantly Reduce Biodiversity in Aquatic Environments
June 17, 2013 — The pesticides, many of which are currently used in Europe and Australia, are responsible for reducing the regional diversity of invertebrates in streams and rivers by up to 42 percent, researchers ... > full story -
NASA's 2013 HS3 Hurricane Mission to Delve Into Saharan Dust
June 17, 2013 — NASA's 2013 Hurricane and Severe Storms Sentinel or HS3 mission will investigate whether Saharan dust and its associated warm and dry air, known as the Saharan Air Layer or SAL, favors or suppresses ... > full story -
Bullfrogs May Help Spread Deadly Amphibian Fungus, but Also Die from It
June 17, 2013 — Amphibian populations are declining worldwide and a major cause is a deadly fungus thought to be spread by bullfrogs, but a two-year study shows they can also die from this pathogen, contrary to ... > full story -
Exposure to BPA in Developing Prostate Increases Risk of Later Cancer: Ubiquitous Plasticizers May Have Long-Term Health Effects
June 17, 2013 — Early exposure to BPA (bisphenol A) -- an additive commonly found in plastic water bottles and soup can liners -- causes an increased cancer risk in an animal model of human prostate ... > full storyMore: -
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How Useful Is Fracking Anyway? Study Explores Return of Investment
June 17, 2013 — The value of a fuel's long-term usefulness and viability is judged through its energy return on investment; the comparison between the eventual fuel and the energy invested to create it. The energy ... > full story
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