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What will it take to save this blue marble we call Earth?
What will it take to save this blue marble we call Earth?
Energy & Green Tech
Sep 13, 2018
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New research from Indiana University suggests that computer models used to predict the spread of epidemics from climate change—such as crop blights or disease outbreaks—may not take into account an important factor in ...
Environment
Aug 16, 2018
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A new study led by researchers at Indiana University has found that modifications such as dams and reservoirs in the United States and Canada do not isolate rivers and streams from the effects of climate change.
Environment
Aug 7, 2018
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In addition to being environmentally friendly, recycling can help manufacturers develop new, strategic sources of raw materials—particularly rare and precious metals—giving them a competitive advantage, according to research ...
Environment
Jul 24, 2018
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The 2008 Wenchuan earthquake in Sichuan, China, killed tens of thousands of people and left millions homeless. About 20,000 deaths—nearly 30 percent of the total—resulted not from the ground shaking itself but from the ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 24, 2018
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Scientists have raised concerns for decades about toxic chemicals in the environment that accumulate in the tissues of birds, fish and other animals. New research from Indiana University that examined bald eagles suggests ...
Environment
Jul 11, 2018
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Scientists can tell us a lot about outdoor air pollution and its effects on human health and the environment, but less is known about the air we breathe in homes, offices and other indoor spaces.
Environment
Jun 19, 2018
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Physical and occupational therapists, athletic trainers, chiropractors, veterinarians, and other medical professionals could improve the outcomes of manual therapy to treat soft-tissue injuries by using patent-pending, handheld ...
Engineering
Jun 19, 2018
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Indiana University scientists have made the first direct observation of a key step in the process that bacteria use to rapidly evolve new traits, including antibiotic resistance.
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 11, 2018
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Sweet potatoes may seem as American as Thanksgiving, but scientists have long debated whether their plant family originated in the Old or New World. New research by an Indiana University paleobotanist suggests it originated ...
Archaeology
May 21, 2018
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