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Governments worldwide are failing to do enough to tackle drought, which lacks the headline-making punch of a hurricane but can have an equally devastating human and economic impact, the UN weather agency warned Thursday. http://phys.org/news281879413.html Space & Earth Thu, 07 Mar 2013 12:00:01 EST news281879413 (Phys.org)—Agriculture and forestry contribute $70.4 billion annually to Alabama's economy and account for 22 percent of the state's workforce, according to a study released today. http://phys.org/news279967465.html Other Sciences Wed, 13 Feb 2013 09:10:04 EST news279967465 A new study suggests the economic impact of the electric vehicle industry is already growing in Oregon. http://phys.org/news279880783.html Technology Tue, 12 Feb 2013 09:20:04 EST news279880783 The economic impact of the Olympics has not been the same for all host countries. According to the Olympic Studies Centre at the Autonomous University of Barcelona, the games held in the Catalonian capital 20 years ago were a resounding and incomparable success. But it is not always the case. http://phys.org/news262514639.html Other Sciences Thu, 26 Jul 2012 09:44:07 EST news262514639 Google said Monday its search and advertising operations generated $80 billion for 1.8 million US businesses in 2011. http://phys.org/news260447166.html Technology Mon, 02 Jul 2012 11:26:12 EST news260447166 A recent report conducted by the University of Illinois provides an economic snapshot of the current state of the livestock industry, giving the Illinois livestock industry data to back up their importance to the state. The data show the production sector of the industry contributing to more than 25,000 jobs and $3.5 billion to the state's economy. When combined with meat and dairy processing, the numbers are an even more impressive 99,000 jobs and $27 billion. http://phys.org/news257516734.html Other Sciences Tue, 29 May 2012 13:25:44 EST news257516734 In the United States alone, government and private industry together invest more than $3 billion per year in nanotechnology research and development, and globally the total is much higher. What will be the long-run economic returns from these investments, not only in new jobs and product sales, but also from improvements in sustainability? http://phys.org/news252145258.html Nanotechnology Wed, 28 Mar 2012 09:21:06 EST news252145258 The biotech industry boosted farming across the globe to the tune of almost $65 billion during the period 1996 to 2009, according to the latest analysis published in the International Journal of Biotechnology. $65 billion is the increase in net farm income, the farm level benefit after paying for the seed and its biotech traits. The study's authors estimate that almost half of that was derived by farmers in the developing world. http://phys.org/news235661431.html Biology Mon, 19 Sep 2011 14:30:59 EST news235661431 (AP) -- A federal appeals court has reinstated a $675,000 judgment against a Boston University student who illegally downloaded and shared songs on the Internet. http://phys.org/news235650618.html Technology Mon, 19 Sep 2011 11:31:18 EST news235650618 Black scientists were significantly less likely than their white counterparts to receive research funding from the National Institutes of Health, according to an analysis of data from 2000 to 2006. http://phys.org/news232894848.html Other Sciences Thu, 18 Aug 2011 14:02:06 EST news232894848 The best looking people earn an extra $250,000, on average, during their careers than the least attractive people and are more likely to remain employed, get promoted and even secure loans, according to a new book by University of Texas at Austin economist Daniel Hamermesh. http://phys.org/news232795912.html Other Sciences Wed, 17 Aug 2011 10:32:08 EST news232795912 Dutch firm ASML, a global supplier of computer chip-making systems, predicted Wednesday a record year ahead as it posted quarterly profits of 395 million euros, almost four times last year's figure. http://phys.org/news221901860.html Technology Wed, 13 Apr 2011 08:24:34 EST news221901860 A recent study from North Carolina State University shows that while the number of visits to state parks across the country has grown, fund support for park operations has been significantly reduced. The reduction in funding during a time of park growth endangers the more than $20 billion in economic impact that state parks have on the nation's economy. http://phys.org/news219506566.html Other Sciences Wed, 16 Mar 2011 15:02:55 EST news219506566 Peach producers have traditionally relied heavily on hand thinning, a necessary but costly and labor-intensive field practice. Impacted by increasing labor costs and a limited workforce, peach and other stone fruit growers are turning to mechanical methods such as string thinners to minimize the need for hand thinning. A new ''hybrid'' string thinner prototype showed promising results when it was evaluated in four U.S. growing regions; the trials resulted in significant labor savings and increased peach size. http://phys.org/news212851765.html Biology Wed, 29 Dec 2010 13:29:52 EST news212851765 (PhysOrg.com) -- Business uncertainty leads to quick drops in economic activity, according to a long-held belief in economics. New research from the University of Notre Dame casts doubt on that assumption. http://phys.org/news199980761.html Other Sciences Mon, 02 Aug 2010 15:12:58 EST news199980761 A study by the Basque Center for Climate Change (BC3) has analysed the expected economic impact in Spain of the reduction of greenhouse gases (GHGs) set by the Kyoto Protocol for the period 2008-2012 and for the phase afterwards or post-Kyoto phase. In addition, the services sector will come out on top in comparison to sectors such as industrial or energy sectors. http://phys.org/news199100165.html Space & Earth Fri, 23 Jul 2010 11:20:01 EST news199100165 (AP) -- Google has pulled back another curtain and revealed the size of its lucrative Internet ad network in the U.S. It spans more than 1.5 million advertisers and websites. http://phys.org/news194026060.html Technology Tue, 25 May 2010 17:20:02 EST news194026060 (PhysOrg.com) -- By adding a subtle nudge to each of more than 1 billion search requests every day, Google may be steering the direction of public discussion. http://phys.org/news193421152.html Other Sciences Tue, 18 May 2010 17:40:10 EST news193421152 (PhysOrg.com) -- The role of a mother in African families is even more essential to the well-being of a child than the role played by the breadwinner father, according to a study published in the latest issue of the journal Demography. http://phys.org/news187897273.html Other Sciences Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:30:01 EST news187897273 British American Tobacco (BAT), the world's second largest tobacco transnational, strategically influenced the European Union's framework for evaluating policy options, leading to the acceptance of an agenda which emphasizes business interests over public health, according to a study published in PLoS Medicine. http://phys.org/news182502877.html Medicine & Health Tue, 12 Jan 2010 07:14:59 EST news182502877 A new research paper from CReAM (Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration at UCL) investigates the factors which determine individual attitudes towards migration policy. http://phys.org/news176555921.html Other Sciences Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:40:01 EST news176555921