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Mid-Lane Driving Helps Older Adults Stay Safe
January 4, 2012 — It's official: Older adults are naturally inclined to drive in the middle of the road, leaving the younger generation to cut ... > full story -
Climate Change Models May Underestimate Extinctions: Animals and Plants Could Be on a Collision Course Created by Climate Change
January 3, 2012 — Predictions of the loss of animal and plant diversity around the world are common under models of future climate change. But a new study shows that because these climate models don't account for ... > full story -
Do You Hear What I Hear? Noise Exposure Surrounds Us
December 21, 2011 — Nine out of 10 city dwellers may have enough harmful noise exposure to risk hearing loss, and most of that exposure comes from leisure ... > full story -
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Benefits of New U.S. Air Quality Rules Greatly Outweigh Costs
December 21, 2011 — Scientists have written an expanded review of six new air quality regulations by the EPA. These include the first national standards in the U.S. for reducing dangerous emissions of mercury and other ... > full story -
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World's Land and Water Resources for Food and Agriculture Outlined
December 21, 2011 — A new United Nation's report documents the current status of the world's land and water resources for food and ... > full story -
Data on Biodiversity at Risk of Being Lost
December 19, 2011 — A new project is setting out to rescue biodiversity data at risk of being lost, because they are not integrated in institutional databases, are kept in outdated digital storage systems, or are not ... > full story -
What Are the Prospects for Sustaining High-Quality Groundwater?
December 19, 2011 — New research has looked at nitrate transport from agricultural land to water in the Thames basin in the ... > full story -
Climate Change May Bring Big Ecosystem Shifts, NASA Says
December 18, 2011 — By 2100, global climate change will modify plant communities covering almost half of Earth's land surface and will drive the conversion of nearly 40 percent of land-based ecosystems from one major ... > full story -
Researchers Urge Caution When Buying Noisy Toys
December 16, 2011 — While Road Rippers Lightning Rods, Let's Rock Elmo and the I Am T-Pain musical microphone might be sought-after gifts this holiday season, parents should ensure that their children don't risk ... > full story -
Global Forests Are Overlooked as Water Suppliers, Study Shows
December 15, 2011 — The forests of the world supply a significant amount of moisture that creates rain. A new study reveals how this important contribution of forests to the hydrologic cycle is often overlooked in water ... > full story
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