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Emergency Helicopter Airlifts Help the Seriously Injured
June 20, 2013 Patients transferred to hospital via helicopter ambulance tend to have a higher survival rate than those who take the more traditional road route, despite having more severe injuries. The research ... > full story -
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Autophaser Improves Sample Analysis in Areas Such as Cancer, Alzheimer's and Oil Spills
June 20, 2013 A new software package allows researchers to vastly improve the performance of one of the key tools used to analyse medical and environmental ... > full story -
Urban Trees Remove Fine Particulate Air Pollution, Save Lives
June 19, 2013 Biologists have estimated how much fine particulate matter is removed by trees in 10 cities, their impact on PM2.5 concentrations and associated values and impacts on human ... > full story -
Siberian Caves Warn of Permafrost Meltdown
June 19, 2013 Climate records captured in Siberian caves suggest 1.5 degrees of warming is enough to trigger thawing of permafrost, according to a new ... > full story -
Contribution of Particulate Matter from Air Pollution to Forest Decline
June 19, 2013 Air pollution is related to forest decline and also appears to attack the protecting wax on tree leaves and needles. Scientists have now discovered a responsible mechanism: particulate matter salt ... > full story -
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 -
Stop Hyperventilating, Say Energy Efficiency Researchers
June 18, 2013 A single advanced building control now in development could slash 18 percent -- tens of thousands of dollars -- off the overall annual energy bill of the average large office building, with no loss ... > 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 -
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 -
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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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