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Vets and Medical Doctors Should Team Up to Tackle Diseases Transmitted from Animals to Humans
April 23, 2013 A new study analyses the impact of animal brucellosis and bovine tuberculosis (BTB) on animals and people in urban, peri-urban and rural Niger. The World Health Organization (WHO) ranks them as major ... > full story -
For Development in Brazil, Two Crops Are Better Than One
April 22, 2013 Brazil is in the midst of an explosion of agricultural production, but who is profiting from that production -- wealthy land owners and investors or average Brazilians is the subject of debate. New ... > full story -
Green Spaces May Boost Wellbeing for City Dwellers
April 22, 2013 New research has found that people living in urban areas with more green space tend to report greater wellbeing than city dwellers that don't have parks, gardens, or other green space ... > full story -
Community Gardens May Produce More Than Vegetables
April 18, 2013 People who participate in community gardening have a significantly lower BMIs —- as well as lower odds of being overweight or obese -— than do their non-gardening neighbors, according to ... > full story -
Tests in New York City Suggest How to Improve Emergency Radio Communications
April 18, 2013 Radio communications can be unreliable in underground tunnels and other large, complicated structures, posing a safety hazard for emergency responders. New tests of wireless emergency safety ... > full story -
Long-Term Exposure to Fine Particles of Traffic Pollution Increases Risk of Heart Disease
April 18, 2013 Long-term exposure to fine particle matter air pollution in part derived from traffic pollution is also associated with atherosclerosis independent of traffic ... > full story -
Escalating Cost of Forest Conservation
April 16, 2013 In the face of unprecedented deforestation and biodiversity loss, policy makers are increasingly using financial incentives to encourage ... > full story -
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Early Investment in Families Helps Children Succeed in School
April 15, 2013 An innovative program that supports parents and teachers of public school pre-kindergarten students improves early academic achievement, according to a new ... > full story -
Strong Urban Cores Promote Socializing in the City
April 15, 2013 Opportunities for social interaction -- which are important for individual, economic and social well-being -- are hampered in decentralized cities, even more than by fragmented urban layouts and long ... > full story -
Limiting Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Land Use in Europe
April 10, 2013 New research estimates future land use emissions for the European Union, showing that Europe could potentially reduce greenhouse gas emissions from land use by more than 60 percent by ... > full story
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