Nearly a decade after the nuclear accident in Fukushima, Japan, researchers from the University of Georgia have found that wildlife populations are abundant in areas void of human life.
Ecology
Jan 6, 2020
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Hot weather can cause a spike in the number of babies being born early, a phenomenon that may harm infant health and is likely to get worse as temperatures climb due to climate change, scientists said Monday.
Environment
Dec 2, 2019
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Population sizes of bank voles are lower in the areas where radiation level in the environment is increased. In her dissertation at the University of Jyväskylä Kati Kivisaari studied the effects of ionizing radiation on ...
Environment
Nov 29, 2019
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Virgin Galactic landed on Wall Street Monday, debuting its listing on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in a first for a space tourism company.
Space Exploration
Oct 29, 2019
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The date for the world's first commercial space flight is not even confirmed yet, but future passengers' Star Trek-like outfits are ready and waiting.
Space Exploration
Oct 17, 2019
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During a three-year Laboratory Directed Research and Development project, a team of scientists discovered and patented a process for injecting sand-like minerals into the core of a nuclear reactor during an accident to contain ...
Materials Science
Sep 30, 2019
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Russia's nuclear agency chief on Monday confirmed that five scientists killed last week were developing "new weapons" and vowed to continue testing "until the end," despite the explosion.
Environment
Aug 12, 2019
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California drivers lost about $232 million to costs associated with wildlife-vehicle conflicts in 2018 and over $1 billion since 2015, according to the sixth annual Wildlife Vehicle Conflict report from the Road Ecology Center ...
Ecology
Aug 8, 2019
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The world may finally be waking to the reality of the climate and ecological crisis after 30 years of inaction. But while the UK government has declared a climate and ecological emergency, ongoing plans for airport expansions ...
Environment
Jul 30, 2019
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Scientists of South Ural State University have engineered a unique photogrammetric system for high-precision, noncontact measurements of 3-D coordinates, which can create 3-D models of ancient cultural monuments. The researchers ...
Archaeology
Jul 30, 2019
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