News tagged with nighttime work

Working overnights by physicians not linked to significantly increased risk of complications

Attending surgeons and obstetricians/gynecologists who worked nighttime hours did not have a significantly greater rate of complications for procedures performed the next day, but having less than six hours of opportunity ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Oct 13, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0




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Review: A mapping contender emerges in MapQuest

(AP) — The summer travel season has arrived in the U.S., and with gas prices going down, it's time to plan a road trip.

Technology / Software

created May 30, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

NamibRand nature reserve becomes Africa's first international Dark Sky reserve

Namibiaʼs NamibRand Nature Reserve, one of Africaʼs largest private nature reserves, has expanded its conservation role to include preserving the star-filled nighttime skies that shine above its dunes and mountains. ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created May 25, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

GREGOR telescope: Zooming in on the sun

(Phys.org) -- Nighttime is the astronomer’s day. After all, anyone wishing to see the stars must wait until it is dark. There is one exception to this rule, however: the sun. Close up, it can be used ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created May 10, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Researchers find new form of Mars lava flow

High-resolution photos of lava flows on Mars reveal coiling spiral patterns that resemble snail or nautilus shells. Such patterns have been found in a few locations on Earth, but never before on Mars. The ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Apr 26, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Photovoltaic panels made from plant material could become a cheap alternative to traditional solar cells

Within a few years, people in remote villages in the developing world may be able to make their own solar panels, at low cost, using otherwise worthless agricultural waste as their raw material.

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Feb 03, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (9) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Remote sensing places nature at our fingertips

When the crew of Apollo 17 snapped the famous Blue Marble photo of Earth in 1972, they gave humanity its first truly global perspective on the planet we all call home. The image helped spark recognition of ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jan 30, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

UA makes mirrors for world's largest telescope

(PhysOrg.com) -- The second of seven 27-foot diameter mirrors for the Giant Magellan Telescope was cast on Jan. 14 inside a rotating furnace at the UA's Steward Observatory Mirror Lab.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jan 18, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 1

A possible aid for navigators: Research says microorganisms may create Pacific's 'underwater lightning'

Star charts, compasses, sextants, even dead reckoning. For centuries, sailors have used one or all of those to determine their position on the globe and to help them navigate from one place to another.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Dec 22, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Sea cucumbers: Dissolving coral reefs?

Coral reefs are extremely diverse ecosystems that support enormous biodiversity. But they are at risk. Carbon dioxide emissions are acidifying the ocean, threatening reefs and other marine organisms. New research led by Carnegie's ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Dec 22, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Biologists monitor crocodiles at nuclear plant

(AP) -- An unexpected but fruitful relationship has blossomed between two potent forces in the swamps of South Florida: the American crocodile, and a nuclear power plant.

Biology / Ecology

created Dec 06, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0


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