News tagged with human ecology
Early French had a taste for beer
Evidence of beer making in Mediterranean France, as far back as the 5th century BC, has been unearthed by Laurent Bouby from the CNRS - Centre de Bio-Archeologie et d'Ecology in Montepellier, France, and colleagues. Their ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Jun 14, 2011 |
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There's no place like home for older adults
For most older adults in long-term care, nursing homes are the last places they will ever live, and many give up hope on ever returning to home.
Nov 02, 2010 |
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Research examines the price of prison for children
It comes as no surprise that many children suffer when a parent is behind bars. But as rates of incarceration grew over the past 30 years, researchers were slow to focus on the collateral damage to children.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 09, 2010 |
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Research recommends compromise when choosing conservation site
A lot of variables come into play when selecting a site for environmental conservation that yields benefits to people nearby such as wildlife needs, species and vegetation uniqueness, and costs to the government or community. ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Sep 02, 2009 |
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Do the media lead entrepreneurs astray?
If you're looking for reliable information, then you won't necessarily find it in the newspaper. According to Dr. Susan Glover from the University of California in the US, public information from both informal and written ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Aug 26, 2009 |
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Was SIDS the cause of infant deaths even 150 years ago?
Nineteenth century infant deaths attributed to smothering and overlaying, by either a co-sleeper or bedding, were in all likelihood crib deaths, or Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). These deaths would have been mislabeled ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jul 14, 2009 |
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New study ranks 'hotspots' of human impact on coastal areas
(Santa Barbara, Calif.) -- Coastal marine ecosystems are at risk worldwide as a result of human activities, according to scientists at UC Santa Barbara who have recently published a study in the Journal of ...
Jul 09, 2009 |
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A bright future with solar lanterns for India's poor
Solar energy has the potential to improve the living conditions of poor rural households in India as well as contribute to the country's future energy security, according to Professor Govindasamy Agoramoorthy from Tajen University, ...
Apr 27, 2009 |
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New method applies pesticides in nanofibers to keep chemicals on target
(PhysOrg.com) -- To prevent pesticides from drifting away and potentially posing risks to the environment, Cornell researchers have devised a solution: Apply the pesticides by encapsulating them in biodegradable ...
Mar 27, 2009 |
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Delving into the murky metrics of financial risk
(PhysOrg.com) -- The way J. Michael Collins sees it, United States consumers aren’t necessarily less informed about financial risk than consumers from other industrialized nations. What Americans do have, ...
Feb 25, 2009 |
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