Researchers estimate over two million deaths annually from air pollution
Over two million deaths occur each year as a direct result of human-caused outdoor air pollution, a new study has found.
Environment
Jul 11, 2013
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News tagged with deaths rates
Why don't men live as long as women?
Across the entire world, women can expect to live longer than men. But why does this occur, and was this always the case?
Social Sciences
Jul 6, 2015
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Black death mortality not as widespread as believed
The black death, which plagued Europe, West Asia and North Africa from 1347 to 1352, is the most infamous pandemic in history. Historians have estimated that up to 50 percent of Europe's population died during the pandemic ...
Ecology
Feb 10, 2022
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Mosquitoes highly resistant to insecticides found in Vietnam and Cambodia
A team of researchers affiliated with multiple institutions in Japan, working with colleagues from Vietnam, Cambodia, Singapore, Taiwan, Indonesia and Ghana, has found evidence of mosquitoes that are highly resistant to common ...
Extracting functional mitochondria using microfluidics devices
Mitochondria are dynamic, bioenergetic intracellular organelles, responsible for energy production via ATP production during respiration. They are involved in key cellular metabolic tasks that regulate vital physiological ...
Cancer is a result of a default cellular 'safe mode,' physicist proposes
With death rates from cancer have remained largely unchanged over the past 60 years, a physicist is trying to shed more light on the disease with a very different theory of its origin that traces cancer back to the dawn of ...
General Physics
Jul 1, 2013
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Time to shift view of seismic risk - experts
Knowledge of seismic risk is badly skewed in favour of earthquakes that occur on plate boundaries, such as the March 11 temblor that hit northeast Japan, rather than those that strike deep inland, a pair of scientists said ...
Earth Sciences
May 22, 2011
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While you were sleeping: Monitor alerts parents if baby stops breathing
Every parent worries about their baby. They worry while it's eating, while it's playing—and especially while it's sleeping. But a new device created by BYU students may help parents rest easier while their baby sleeps.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Nov 27, 2012
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Mount Everest summit success rates double, death rate stays the same over last 30 years
As the world's tallest peak, Mount Everest draws more than 500 climbers each spring to attempt the summit during a small window of favorable conditions on the rugged Himalayan mountain that tops out at just over 29,000 feet.
Earth Sciences
Aug 26, 2020
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In Turkey, women are feeling the worst aftershocks of the earthquake, which could lead to dwindling trust in government
When natural disasters strike, women and girls tend to experience disproportionate challenges and heightened risks.
Social Sciences
Mar 31, 2023
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