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U. S. Middle Class Prospering More Than Commonly Believed, Study Finds
April 23, 2012 — Long portrayed as stagnant in economic terms, the income growth of the U.S. middle class may be much greater than suggested by economists like Thomas Piketty and Emmanuel Saez, according to a new ... > full story -
Costs of 'Dirty Bomb' Attack in Los Angeles
April 23, 2012 — A dirty bomb attack centered on downtown Los Angeles’ financial district could severely impact the region’s economy to the tune of nearly $16 billion, fueled primarily by ... > full story -
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Climate Change May Create Price Volatility in the Corn Market
April 22, 2012 — Corn, America's No. 1 crop, could see its prime growing region shift to the Canadian border or its price volatility increase sharply within 30 years. A new study points to climate change as the ... > full story -
New Monitoring System Clarifies Murky Atmospheric Questions
April 19, 2012 — Scientists have developed a new monitoring system to analyze and compare emissions from human-made fossil fuels and trace gases in the atmosphere, a technique that likely could be used to monitor the ... > full story -
Reminders of Secular Authority Reduce Believers' Distrust of Atheists
April 18, 2012 — What's the group that least agrees with Americans' vision of their country? According to many sociological surveys, it's atheists. Previous research suggests that the dislike of atheists mostly comes ... > full story -
Analysis Raises Atmospheric, Ecologic and Economic Doubts About Forest Bioenergy
April 18, 2012 — A large, global move to produce more energy from forest biomass may be possible and already is beginning in some places, but scientists say in a new analysis that such large-scale bioenergy ... > full story -
Can Social Media Detect the Changes in Public Mood?
April 17, 2012 — New research has analyzed the mood of Twitter users in the UK and detected various changes in the mood of the public. In particular, the researchers observed a significant increase in negative mood, ... > full story -
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Buy Coal? New Analysis Shows Purchasing Fossil Fuel Deposits Best Way to Fight Climate Change
April 11, 2012 — New research suggests that actually buying coal, oil and other dirty fossil fuel deposits still in the ground could be a far better way to fight climate ... > full story -
True Cost of Freedom of Information (FOI) Requests for Universities Revealed
April 11, 2012 — The true cost to a university of processing a freedom of information (FOI) request has now been ... > full story -
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The Tamiflu Story Continued: Full Reports from Clinical Trials Should Be Made Publicly Available, Experts Argue
April 10, 2012 — The full clinical study reports of drugs that have been authorized for use in patients should be made publicly available in order to allow independent re-analysis of the benefits and risks of such ... > full story
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