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Natural Disasters: Networking Robots and Sensor Systems to Help First Responders React More Quickly
October 17, 2011 — Earthquakes, tsunamis, hurricanes -- natural disasters always catch us by surprise, no matter how many early warning systems are in place. This makes it all the more important for rescue teams to get ... > full story -
Severe Drought, Other Changes Can Cause Permanent Ecosystem Disruption
October 13, 2011 — An eight-year study has concluded that increasingly frequent and severe drought, dropping water tables and dried-up springs have pushed some aquatic desert ecosystems into "catastrophic regime ... > full story -
A Neighborhood's Raw, Edgy Atmosphere Is an Essential Feature in Attracting Designers
October 13, 2011 — A neighborhood's raw, edgy atmosphere is an essential feature in attracting designers, according to new research. The study focused on Mile End, a multicultural district just north of downtown ... > full story -
New Research Finds That Homeowners and City Planners Should 'Hit the Trail'
October 11, 2011 — Location, location, location -- it is often touted as affecting the value of residential property. Now, new research suggests that location near nature trails could hold a financial benefit for ... > full story -
Prague's 88 Nature Reserves Threatened by Invasive Plant Species
October 7, 2011 — Cities are generally regarded as hostile for wildlife and urbanization a dramatic form of destruction of natural habitats. Still, they are far from dead zones. Their biodiversity may even exceed that ... > full story -
Longer Trips to the ER, Especially for Minorities and Poor
October 5, 2011 — Closures of hospital trauma centers are disproportionately affecting poor, uninsured and African-American populations, and nearly a fourth of Americans are now forced to travel farther than they once ... > full story -
Ancient Road Found at Maya Village Buried by Volcanic Ash 1,400 Years Ago
October 5, 2011 — A research team excavating a Maya village in El Salvador buried by a volcanic eruption 1,400 years ago has unexpectedly hit an ancient white road that appears to lead to and from the town, which was ... > full story -
How Trees Clean the Air in London
October 5, 2011 — New research has shown how London's trees can improve air quality by filtering out pollution particulates, which are damaging to human health. A new article indicates that the urban trees of the ... > full story -
Telestroke, the Next Best Thing
October 4, 2011 — Telestroke saves lives and money. The use of long-distance video and data hookups to link remote community hospitals with stroke neurologists in large centers provides the same level of care as ... > full story -
Roads Pave the Way for the Spread of Superbugs
September 29, 2011 — Antibiotic resistant E. coli was much more prevalent in villages situated along roads than in rural villages located away from roads, which suggests that roads play a major role in the spread or ... > full story
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