News tagged with rural
Igloo-shaped 'Poo-Gloos' eat sewage
Inexpensive igloo-shaped, pollution-eating devices nicknamed "Poo-Gloos" can clean up sewage just as effectively as multimillion-dollar treatment facilities for towns outgrowing their waste-treatment lagoons, ...
Jan 09, 2011 |
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Books in home as important as parents' education in determining children's education level
Whether rich or poor, residents of the United States or China, illiterate or college graduates, parents who have books in the home increase the level of education their children will attain, according to a 20-year study led ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 20, 2010 |
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Animals talk, sing and act like humans?
How do children reason about the natural world? How do they understand the relation between human and non-human animals?
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
May 10, 2010 |
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Declining road fatalities: Less driving not the only cause
(PhysOrg.com) -- Fewer Americans are dying on our nation's roads, not only because they are driving less, but also because the type of driving has changed, says a researcher at the University of Michigan Transportation ...
Jun 04, 2009 |
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New biomass charcoal heater: A 'new era' of efficiency and sustainability
Millions of homes in rural areas of Far Eastern countries are heated by charcoal burned on small, hibachi-style portable grills. Scientists in Japan are now reporting development of an improved "biomass charcoal ...
Feb 05, 2009 |
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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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Unique map shows UK general election results in new light
A unique map of the UK, showing alternative images of the General Election results, has been created by researchers at the University of Sheffield. The image, which is based on population data, shows how many ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 11, 2010 |
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Dogs' family status depends on family's locale
Man's best friend might just be treated like any other animal depending on where the owners live. A study by David Blouin, assistant professor of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Indiana University South Bend, ...
Aug 15, 2010 |
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Canadians rally against wind power
Hundreds of Canadians demonstrated on Tuesday calling for an end to subsidies for wind power, saying noise from colossal turbines is making some people sick and driving down rural property prices.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Apr 03, 2012 |
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Guns claim kids' lives in both urban, rural areas
(AP) -- Children in the most rural areas of the United States are as likely to die by gunshot as kids in the biggest cities, a new analysis of nearly 24,000 deaths finds.
May 24, 2010 |
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Study examines association between urban living and psychotic disorders
The association between psychotic disorders and living in urban areas appears to be a reflection of increased social fragmentation present within cities, according to a report in the September issue of Archives of General Ps ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 06, 2010 |
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One million Bangladesh homes on solar power
The number of households in electricity-starved Bangladesh using solar panels has crossed the one million mark -- the fastest expansion of solar use in the world, officials said Wednesday.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Jun 15, 2011 |
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Study shows family solution to teen troubles
(PhysOrg.com) -- How do you keep at-risk teens off drugs and out of trouble? According to a new University of Georgia study, family can make a difference.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jan 06, 2012 |
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Magnetic leaves reveal Bellingham's most polluted byways
Tree leaves may be powerful tools for monitoring air quality and planning biking routes and walking paths, suggests a new study by scientists at Western Washington University in Bellingham. The research will ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 15, 2009 |
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Larger cities drive growing wage gap between the rich and the poor, study shows
Why in the United States are the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer?
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Feb 07, 2011 |
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