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Sustainability
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Energy Efficiency in Building and Cities
September 28, 2011 — Sustainable energy consumption, the use of renewable energies, energy efficiency and the reduction of CO2 emissions are the current challenges that cities and communities must overcome if they want ... > full story -
Homegrown Solution for Physician Shortage in Rural US
September 28, 2011 — An innovative program could help states deal with a dilemma in Washington, D.C. If deficit-reduction measures cut billions of dollars for training physicians who are already in short supply, who will ... > full story -
New Water Quality Science Paves the Way for Improving River Health in the UK
September 26, 2011 — A new river monitoring system to assist local communities to improve water quality of the River Eden and its tributaries goes online today. Researchers have installed 10 river monitoring stations to ... > full story -
Congestion Pricing Works Best When Partnered With Land-Use Planning
September 23, 2011 — An examination of a congestion-pricing pilot program in Portland, Ore., finds that congestion pricing strategies benefit from land-use planning that provides households with alternative ways to ... > full story -
Amazing Electrical Properties in Polymers Discovered
September 23, 2011 — Crystals and ceramics pale when compared to a material researchers discovered that has 10 times their piezoelectric effect, making it suitable for perhaps hundreds of everyday ... > full story -
Children's Health
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Infant's Health
World Development
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One Million More U.S. Children Living in Poverty Since 2009, New Census Data Shows
September 22, 2011 — Between 2009 and 2010, one million more children in America joined the ranks of those living in poverty, bringing the total to an estimated 15.7 million poor children in 2010, an increase of 2.6 ... > full story -
Evolutionary Traps in Human-Dominated Landscapes
September 22, 2011 — A new study looks at how human activities can diminish the usefulness of an ornamental trait, such as colorful feathers, as a signal of fitness. Cardinals, for example, need carotenoids in their diet ... > full story -
Racing Against Time: New Tool Available for Rapidly Rescuing Those Trapped Beneath Concrete
September 21, 2011 — When the World Trade Center's Twin Towers collapsed on Sept. 11, 2011, one of the most critical challenges that first responders faced was cutting through concrete to get to victims trapped. A new ... > full story -
Biodiversity Loss May Be Contributing to Amphibian-Killing Fungal Infection
September 19, 2011 — Researchers have shown that loss of biodiversity may be contributing to a fungal infection that is killing amphibians around the world, and provides more evidence for why biodiversity is important to ... > full story -
95% of Iberian Vertebrate Hotspots Are Not Protected, Study Finds
September 19, 2011 — A study carried out by Spanish and Italian biologists concluded that 95% of areas with high concentrations of vertebrates in the Iberian Peninsula are not in protected areas. It also proposes ... > full story
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