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Change in Cycle Track Policy Needed to Boost Ridership, Public Health
Bicycle engineering
guidelines often used by
state regulators to design
bicycle facilities need to
be overhauled to reflect
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Beautiful 'Flowers' Self-Assemble in a Beaker
With the hand of nature
trained on a beaker of
chemical fluid, the most
delicate flower structures
have been formed in a
laboratory -- and not at the
... > full story
Low-Grade Cotton Offers More Ecologically-Friendly Way to Clean Oil Spills
When it comes to cleaning up
the next massive crude oil
spill, one of the best and
most eco-friendly solutions
for the job may be low-grade
... > full story
Jekyll Into Hyde: Breathing Auto Emissions Turns HDL Cholesterol from 'Good' to 'Bad'
Academic researchers have
found that breathing motor
vehicle emissions triggers a
change in high-density
lipoprotein (HDL)
... > full story
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Cotton Offers a New Ecologically Friendly Way to Clean Up Oil Spills
May 15, 2013 — With the Deepwater Horizon disaster emphasizing the need for better ways of cleaning up oil spills, scientists are reporting that unprocessed, raw cotton may be an ideal, ecologically friendly ... > full story -
European Winter Weather Harder to Forecast in Certain Years
May 15, 2013 — Weather forecasters have a tougher job predicting winter conditions over Europe in some years over others, concludes a new ... > full story -
Sulfate Aerosols Cool Climate Less Than Assumed
May 14, 2013 — Life span of cloud-forming sulfate particles in the air is shorter than assumed due to a sulfur dioxide oxidation pathway which has been neglected in climate models so ... > full story -
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Living Close to Major Road May Impair Kidney Function
May 13, 2013 — Living close to a major road may impair kidney function -- itself a risk factor for heart disease and stroke -- and so help contribute to the known impact of air pollution on cardiovascular risk, ... > full story -
Non-Smoking Hotel Rooms Still Expose Occupants to Tobacco Smoke
May 13, 2013 — Non-smoking rooms in hotels operating a partial smoking ban don't protect their occupants from tobacco smoke, reveals new ... > full story -
North Carolina Coal Plant Emissions Might Play Role in State Suicide Numbers
May 13, 2013 — New research finds that suicide, while strongly associated with psychiatric conditions, also correlates with environmental pollution. Researchers looked specifically at the relationship between air ... > full story -
As Canada Takes Arctic Council Helm, Experts Stress North's Vulnerability to Spills, Emergencies
May 13, 2013 — It is crucial that northern nations strengthen response capabilities to shipping-related accidents foreseen in newly-opened northern waters, as well as to more-common local emergencies such as ... > full story -
Brain Diseases Affecting More People and Starting Earlier Than Ever Before
May 10, 2013 — Scientists have found that the sharp rise of dementia and other neurological deaths in people under 74 cannot be put down to the fact that we are living longer. The rise is because a higher ... > full story -
Air Pollution Increases Risk of Insulin Resistance in Children
May 9, 2013 — New research shows that growing up in areas where air pollution is increased raises the risk of insulin resistance (the prescursor to diabetes) in ... > full story -
PCBs Are Everywhere: Problem Exists in Industrial City and Rural Community
May 8, 2013 — Despite the expectation of a large environmental exposure difference, researchers report that mothers and children in East Chicago, Ind., and residents in a rural area in Iowa have the same PCB ... > full story
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