News tagged with natural areas
New project enables mobile phone use in areas with no reception
(PhysOrg.com) -- Australian scientists have invented software that enables mobile (cell) phones to work in remote areas where there is no conventional coverage and in locations where the infrastructure has ...
Jul 14, 2010 |
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Ego City: Cities organized like human brains
(PhysOrg.com) -- Cities are organized like brains, and the evolution of cities mirrors the evolution of human and animal brains, according to a new study by researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Sep 03, 2009 |
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One Sponge-Like Material, Three Different Applications
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new sponge-like material that is black, brittle and freeze-dried (just like the ice cream astronauts eat) can pull off some pretty impressive feats. Designed by Northwestern University chemists, it can ...
May 26, 2009 |
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Wind farm in North Sea has positive net impact on fauna
A North-Sea wind farm has hardly any negative effects on fauna. At most, a few bird species will avoid such a wind farm. It turns out that a wind farm also provides a new natural habitat for organisms living ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Aug 08, 2011 |
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'Miracle tree' substance produces clean drinking water inexpensively and sustainably
A natural substance obtained from seeds of the "miracle tree" could purify and clarify water inexpensively and sustainably in the developing world, where more than 1 billion people lack access to clean drinking ...
Jan 18, 2012 |
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Neuroscientists discover long-term potentiation in the olfactory bulb
Ben W. Strowbridge, Ph.D, associate professor of Neuroscience and Physiology/Biophysics, and Yuan Gao, a Ph.D. student in the neurosciences program at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, are the first to discover ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
May 03, 2009 |
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Scientists reveal how neuronal activity is timed in brain's memory-making circuits
Theta oscillations are a type of prominent brain rhythm that orchestrates neuronal activity in the hippocampus, a brain area critical for the formation of new memories. For several decades these oscillations were believed ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
May 29, 2009 |
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Pesky ants found in Hawaii demonstrate invasive characteristics
A common pest in the mainland United States known for its tropical smell now has a tropical habitat to go along with it.
Nov 01, 2011 |
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Important brain area organized by color and orientation
A brain area known to play a critical role in vision is divided into compartments that respond separately to different colors and orientations, Vanderbilt University researchers have discovered. The findings have important ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Nov 16, 2010 |
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Huge public lands bill gets final congressional approval
The House of Representatives on Wednesday gave long-awaited final approval to a massive public lands package designed to protect wilderness, restore rivers and expand national parks.
Mar 26, 2009 |
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A quarter of the world's population depends on degrading land
A new study published in the journal Soil Use and Management attempts for the first time to measure the extent and severity of land degradation across the globe and concludes that 24% of the land area is degrading - ofte ...
Mar 20, 2009 |
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Faced with global warming, can wilderness remain natural?
(PhysOrg.com) -- For those who think of nature as a wild, unspoiled Eden that preserves the natural flora and fauna free from human interference, global warming has a nasty surprise in store, according to ...
Apr 13, 2009 |
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In Disaster-Prone Areas, Construction Needs a New Approach
In regions that have been devastated by hurricanes and other natural disasters, public officials should pursue a new direction in infrastructure projects, one that focuses on more durable designs and a greater ...
Mar 23, 2009 |
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Fast new test for terrible form of food poisoning
Scientists are reporting development of a fast, reliable new test that could help people avoid a terrible type of food poisoning that comes from eating fish tainted with a difficult-to-detect toxin from marine ...
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Nov 09, 2011 |
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California's drought-resistent gardens are hot
Even grinding recession has not undone growth in one corner of California's drought-parched landscaping sector, where Robert Cornell has spent more than two decades fine-tuning climate friendly gardens.
Mar 16, 2009 |
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