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Deepwater Horizon Disaster Could Have Billion Dollar Impact
February 17, 2012 — The Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in April 2010 will have a large economic impact on the US Gulf fisheries. A new study says that over seven years this oil spill could have a ... > full story -
Nano-Technology Uses Virus' Coats to Fool Cancer Cell
February 17, 2012 — While there have been major advances in the detection, diagnosis, and treatment of tumors within the brain, brain cancer continues to have a very low survival rate in part to high levels of ... > full story -
More Than One in Four Elderly Patients Was Given Potentially Hazardous Medication During 2007, German Study Finds
February 17, 2012 — More than one in four elderly patients was given potentially hazardous medication during 2007, according to a new study from ... > full story -
Anthrax-Killing Foam Proves Effective in Meth Lab Cleanup, Study Suggests
February 16, 2012 — A decontamination foam, developed more than a decade ago and used to decontaminate federal office buildings and mailrooms during the 2001 anthrax attacks, is now being used to decontaminate illegal ... > full story -
Organic Food Sweetener May Be a Hidden Source of Dietary Arsenic
February 16, 2012 — As people seek healthier dietary regimens they often turn to things labeled "organic." Lurking in the background, however, is an ingredient that may be a hidden source of arsenic -- an element known ... > full story -
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Domestic Consumption Main Contributor to Africa's Growing E-Waste Problem
February 10, 2012 — A new report sheds light on current recycling practices and on socio-economic characteristics of the E-waste sector in West Africa. In the five countries studied, between 650,000 and 1,000,000 tons ... > full story -
New Integrated Building Model May Improve Fish Farming Operations
February 9, 2012 — Those who have ventured to turn a vacant barn or garage into an aquaculture business have too often been defeated by high energy and feed costs, building-related woes and serious environmental ... > full story -
Most Lethal Known Species of Prion Protein Identified
February 9, 2012 — Scientists have identified a single prion protein that causes neuronal death similar to that seen in "mad cow" disease, but is at least 10 times more lethal than larger prion ... > full story -
Chemists Harvest Light to Create 'Green' Tool for Pharmaceuticals
February 9, 2012 — Researchers have created a new, “green” method for developing medicines. The researchers used energy from a light bulb to create an organic molecule that may be useful in the treatment of ... > full story -
Fuel from Market Waste
February 9, 2012 — Mushy tomatoes, brown bananas and overripe cherries -- to date, waste from wholesale markets has ended up on the compost heap at best. In future it will be put to better use: Researchers have ... > full story
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