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When Will the Next Megathrust Hit the West Coast of North America?
June 12, 2013 — A new study presents our first glimpse back in geologic time of the recurrence interval of large and megathrust earthquakes impacting the vulnerable BC outer ... > full story -
New Study Finds Less Than 25 Percent of New Doctors Work in Primary Care
June 12, 2013 — Despite a critical shortage of primary care in the United States less than 25 percent of newly minted doctors go into this field and only a tiny fraction, 4.8 percent, set up shop in rural areas, ... > full story -
Wood Not So Green a Biofuel? Logging May Have Greater Impact on Carbon Emissions Than Previously Thought
June 11, 2013 — Using wood for energy is considered cleaner than fossil fuels, but a new study finds that logging may release large amounts of carbon stored in deep forest ... > full story -
New Means to Communicate Population Risk Assessments Among Scientists and Decision-Makers
June 11, 2013 — Population viability analyses (PVAs) are commonly used to assess extinction risks for species. Despite their many advantages and usefulness, many people find them hard to design, apply and ... > full story -
Reputation Can Trump Money: Reputation Concerns Can Encourage People to Take Part in Real World 'Public-Good' Programs
June 10, 2013 — Using enrollment in a California blackout prevention program as an experimental test bed, a team of researchers showed that while financial incentives boosted participation only slightly, making ... > full story -
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China Is Outsourcing Carbon: Key Findings on Regional, Global Impact of Trade on Environment
June 10, 2013 — In two different studies, researchers have published groundbreaking findings on the environmental impact of globalization, production and trade at both regional and international scales, and ... > full story -
Pollinators Easily Enhanced by Flowering Agri-Environment Schemes
June 10, 2013 — European agri-environment schemes enhance wild pollinators on farmland, new research shows. The effects increased with the number of flowers brought back by the schemes. Recent studies have shown ... > full story -
Potentially 'Catastrophic' Changes Underway in Canada's Northern Mackenzie River Basin
June 10, 2013 — Canada's Mackenzie River basin -- among the world's most important major ecosystems -- is poorly studied, inadequately monitored, and at serious risk due to climate change and resource exploitation, ... > full story -
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How Do You Feed Nine Billion People?
June 9, 2013 — An international team of scientists has developed crop models to better forecast food production to feed a growing population -- projected to reach 9 billion by mid-century -- in the face of climate ... > full story -
Conflict-of-Interest Restrictions Needed to Ensure Strong FDA Review
June 6, 2013 — A 2012 law that loosened conflict-of-interest restrictions for FDA advisory panels could weaken the agency's review system and could allow more drugs with safety problems to gain market approval, ... > full story
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