News tagged with economic costs
Brain capacity limits exponential online data growth
Scientists have found that the capacity of the human brain to process and record information - and not economic constraints - may constitute the dominant limiting factor for the overall growth of globally stored information. ...
Feb 01, 2012 |
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Tackle fungal forces to save crops, forests and endangered animals, scientists say
More than 600 million people could be fed each year by halting the spread of fungal diseases in the world's five most important crops, according to research published today in the journal Nature.
Apr 11, 2012 |
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Avocado oil: The 'olive oil of the Americas'?
Atmospheric oxygen facilitated the evolution and complexity of terrestrial organisms, including human beings, because it allowed nutrients to be used more efficiently by those organisms, which in turn were able to generate ...
Apr 23, 2012 |
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BP 'plugs' Gulf of Mexico oil spill (Update)
BP said Wednesday that it had succeeded in plugging a ruptured oil well in the Gulf of Mexico, signalling an end to the worst spill in the United States' history.
Aug 04, 2010 |
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Smithsonian NEMESIS tracks marine invaders online
Mitten crabs, zebra mussels and rock vomit: These and hundreds of other non-native species have invaded coastal regions throughout the United States, often causing dramatic changes to coastal ecosystems and ...
Mar 12, 2012 |
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Sea levels will continue to rise for 500 years: study
Rising sea levels in the coming centuries is perhaps one of the most catastrophic consequences of rising temperatures. Massive economic costs, social consequences and forced migrations could result from global ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 17, 2011 |
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Illness, medical bills linked to nearly two-thirds of bankruptcies
Medical problems contributed to nearly two-thirds (62.1 percent) of all bankruptcies in 2007, according to a study in the August issue of the American Journal of Medicine that will be published online Thursday. The data w ...
Jun 04, 2009 |
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American basic economic security much different than 'poverty line': study
(PhysOrg.com) -- A University at Buffalo School of Social Work professor is helping redefine the country's definition of being poor with research that shows the dramatic difference between achieving "basic economic security" ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Apr 25, 2011 |
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Industrial 'inertia to change' is delaying development of zero carbon homes, report finds
Tackling rising CO2 emissions from the residential sector could make a vital contribution towards mitigating climate change, according to a new report from the UCL Bartlett School of Planning.
Dec 15, 2011 |
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Programs kept Wisconsin families from poverty, report finds
Temporary increases in safety net programs and tax credits for working families helped keep many in Wisconsin from poverty during the recession and its aftermath, a new report by researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Apr 26, 2012 |
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Flu reduction policies don't need to start at the beginning of an outbreak, study suggests
It might be better to implement policies to reduce the impact of a flu epidemic a few weeks after the start of an outbreak rather than straight away, according to a new study that uses mathematical models to simulate the ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Feb 10, 2011 |
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Reducing health costs through lower food prices
(PhysOrg.com) -- A Lehigh researcher finds that lowering the cost of low-carbohydrate foods can reduce medical costs for diabetic patients.
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Oct 12, 2010 |
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Attending community college does make you richer, study says
A recent study by Dave Marcotte, Ph.D., from the University of Maryland Baltimore County found women graduating from community college with a 2-year degree earn 45.8% more annually than high school educated women. Men who ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Oct 22, 2009 |
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Corporations rethinking IT's role in cutting corporate costs, boosting productivity
The current recession has focused top information technology executives on cost-cutting, but they are not slashing jobs the way they did in previous economic downturns, according to a 2009 benchmark report commissioned by ...
Oct 05, 2009 |
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Costs for changing pollution criteria in Florida waters likely to exceed EPA estimates
The costs to switch to numeric criteria for limiting nutrient pollutants in Florida waters are expected to exceed U.S. Environmental Protection Agency estimates, says a new National Research Council report. The committee ...
Mar 06, 2012 |
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