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IUCN Red List: One-fourth of world’s mammals at risk
By: William Atkins
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) produces an annual Red List of species threatened with extinction. Experts estimate that between 21 and 36% of mammal species are threatened with extinction around the world.
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By: William Atkins
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) produces an annual Red List of species threatened with extinction. Experts estimate that between 21 and 36% of mammal species are threatened with extinction around the world.
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Can reading help children lose weight?
By: William Atkins
Yes, if it’s the right book! A Duke University study has shown that obese children can lose weight when they read a book that helps guide them in effective ways to shed their excess pounds, along with being an interesting book to read.
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By: William Atkins
Yes, if it’s the right book! A Duke University study has shown that obese children can lose weight when they read a book that helps guide them in effective ways to shed their excess pounds, along with being an interesting book to read.
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Australian Synchrotron, Part 2 - Safety, and servers (iTWire podcast)
By: Tony Austin
Richard Farnsworth, head of IT and controls at the Australian Synchrotron, in a series of podcasts for iTWire, continues his fascinating insights into the control engineering and information technology used to operate this world-class particle accelerator.
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By: Tony Austin
Richard Farnsworth, head of IT and controls at the Australian Synchrotron, in a series of podcasts for iTWire, continues his fascinating insights into the control engineering and information technology used to operate this world-class particle accelerator.
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Toxic mercury: fluorescent or incandescent light bulbs. What’s better?
By: William Atkins
Researchers from Yale University have conducted a study showing compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) instead of incandescent bulbs produce a net global reduction of toxic mercury emissions. However, not all parts of the world should use them—instead they should stay with incandescent bulbs. Why? Find out below!
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By: William Atkins
Researchers from Yale University have conducted a study showing compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) instead of incandescent bulbs produce a net global reduction of toxic mercury emissions. However, not all parts of the world should use them—instead they should stay with incandescent bulbs. Why? Find out below!
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Sleepy teens awake still hooked up to tech toys
By: William Atkins
An Australian study has shown that around 50% of third- and fourth-year high school students do not get enough sleep because they are too busy playing electronic games, watching TV, listening to music, and talking on the telephone. Obvious, yes, but its conclusions are still important!
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By: William Atkins
An Australian study has shown that around 50% of third- and fourth-year high school students do not get enough sleep because they are too busy playing electronic games, watching TV, listening to music, and talking on the telephone. Obvious, yes, but its conclusions are still important!
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Brainy men found more appealing to women
By: William Atkins
The library and the research laboratory may become the preferred places to find your mate in the 21st century if the study by University of California researchers is correct: women choose men based on intelligence and creativity.
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By: William Atkins
The library and the research laboratory may become the preferred places to find your mate in the 21st century if the study by University of California researchers is correct: women choose men based on intelligence and creativity.
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Women smokers more likely to be depressed
By: William Atkins
A ten-year Australian study finds that women in Australia who smoke more than twenty cigarettes per day, as compared to non-smokers, are more likely to have major depression.
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By: William Atkins
A ten-year Australian study finds that women in Australia who smoke more than twenty cigarettes per day, as compared to non-smokers, are more likely to have major depression.
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Dog fleas jump higher than cat fleas (and other 2008 Ig Nobel Prize winners)
By: Davey Winder
The 2008 Ig Nobel Prizes have been dished out at the 18th First Annual Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony at Harvard's Sanders Theatre. Can comparing cat and dog flea jumping ability really spur people's interest in science, medicine and technology? Heck, you ain't seen nothing yet...
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By: Davey Winder
The 2008 Ig Nobel Prizes have been dished out at the 18th First Annual Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony at Harvard's Sanders Theatre. Can comparing cat and dog flea jumping ability really spur people's interest in science, medicine and technology? Heck, you ain't seen nothing yet...
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Consumer Reports says not all breakfast cereals are good
By: William Atkins
A study performed by Consumer Reports says that some breakfast cereals have high amounts of sugar and low levels of fiber, a bad combination for children and adults alike.
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By: William Atkins
A study performed by Consumer Reports says that some breakfast cereals have high amounts of sugar and low levels of fiber, a bad combination for children and adults alike.
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Australia finds teens aren’t eating fruits and veggies
By: William Atkins
An Australian government/food industry survey has found that children in Australia eat a lot more fruits and vegetables than teenagers eat. However, the percentages aren't that good in either group.
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By: William Atkins
An Australian government/food industry survey has found that children in Australia eat a lot more fruits and vegetables than teenagers eat. However, the percentages aren't that good in either group.
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Large Hadron Collider goes global
By: William Atkins
CERN announces that the Computing Grid for the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is up and running, as of October 3, 2008, connecting over 140 computer centers in thirty-three countries around the world.
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By: William Atkins
CERN announces that the Computing Grid for the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is up and running, as of October 3, 2008, connecting over 140 computer centers in thirty-three countries around the world.
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NASA IBEX to see edge of Solar System
By: William Atkins
The NASA Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) is scheduled to liftoff on October 19, 2008, for its two-year mission to image the boundary of our solar system with interstellar space.
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By: William Atkins
The NASA Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) is scheduled to liftoff on October 19, 2008, for its two-year mission to image the boundary of our solar system with interstellar space.
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MESSENGER spacecraft to slingshot Mercury
By: William Atkins
The NASA spacecraft MESSENGER is poised to flyby Mercury again on October 6, 2008. The first flyby, on January 14th of this year, was a humdinger, and the second one is expected to be even better as the spacecraft prepares to gravitationally slingshot itself into an orbit about the planet in 2011.
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By: William Atkins
The NASA spacecraft MESSENGER is poised to flyby Mercury again on October 6, 2008. The first flyby, on January 14th of this year, was a humdinger, and the second one is expected to be even better as the spacecraft prepares to gravitationally slingshot itself into an orbit about the planet in 2011.
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Warnings of increasing heart disease in Asia
By: William Atkins
A Chinese researcher is warning of the increasing risk of heart disease to Asian people as the result of the same things that are already causing major problems with obesity and heart disease in the United States.
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By: William Atkins
A Chinese researcher is warning of the increasing risk of heart disease to Asian people as the result of the same things that are already causing major problems with obesity and heart disease in the United States.
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NASA University Design Contest challenges students to explore Moon
By: William Atkins
NASA has announced a new contest to test the imaginations and skills of college students by designing tools and instrument packages that one day could help Moon rovers travel across the lunar surface.
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By: William Atkins
NASA has announced a new contest to test the imaginations and skills of college students by designing tools and instrument packages that one day could help Moon rovers travel across the lunar surface.
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Egypt continues cruel circumcision practice on girls
By: William Atkins
Even though the government of Egypt banned female genital mutilation (FGM) six years ago, it still happens frequently, according to a new study undertaken by American and Egyptian researchers.
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By: William Atkins
Even though the government of Egypt banned female genital mutilation (FGM) six years ago, it still happens frequently, according to a new study undertaken by American and Egyptian researchers.
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MIT engineers pick an artificial nose
By: William Atkins
American biological engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge) have discovered a way to make an artificial nose in order to produce smell receptors in the laboratory--similar to the way a real nose smells.
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By: William Atkins
American biological engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge) have discovered a way to make an artificial nose in order to produce smell receptors in the laboratory--similar to the way a real nose smells.
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Arthritis not bettered with glucosamine, chrondroitin
By: William Atkins
According to new research by American researchers, sugar pills work just as well as the highly advertised nutritional supplements glucosamine and/or chondroitin on the progression of knee osteoarthritis. Sugar pills also worked as well as the prescription drug Celecoxib.
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By: William Atkins
According to new research by American researchers, sugar pills work just as well as the highly advertised nutritional supplements glucosamine and/or chondroitin on the progression of knee osteoarthritis. Sugar pills also worked as well as the prescription drug Celecoxib.
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