A compensation program for those exposed to radiation from years of nuclear weapons testing and uranium mining would be expanded under legislation that seeks to address fallout across the western United States, Guam and the ...
Environment
Jul 16, 2019
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Although there is ample evidence that air pollution—specifically airborne particulate matter—is associated with an increased risk of premature death, it is still not known which specific particles are responsible for ...
Environment
May 30, 2019
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Growing up in a community with or without banks or financial institutions has a long-term effect on how you build and manage credit, according to a new Iowa State University study.
Economics & Business
May 16, 2019
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When you see the periodic table, what comes to mind? The pieces on a scrabble board? Maybe you think about your high school chemistry class. Maybe you think of the colorful table plastered on the wall of a lecture hall in ...
Materials Science
May 7, 2019
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The Resilient ExtraTerrestrial Habitats Institute is working to ensure that the first long-term settlement on other planetary bodies are safe from hazards such as a meteoroid colliding with the moon or violent sandstorms ...
Space Exploration
Apr 24, 2019
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Centuries ago, large, wooden ships explored the seven seas. But often a ship that began its voyage with a crew of hundreds could return with tens. The silent killer? Scurvy, a disease that occurs when there's a lack of Vitamin ...
Space Exploration
Apr 4, 2019
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Since the 1940s, the responsibility for managing California farmers' use of agricultural pesticides, and the substantial health risks they pose, has been shared by state and county regulators. The state's Department of Pesticide ...
Environment
Mar 20, 2019
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Marine mammals are particularly sensitive to noise pollution because they rely on sound for so many essential functions, including communication, navigation, finding food, and avoiding predators. An expert panel has now published ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 13, 2019
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Consumer preference or aversion to wines made from native grapes—such as Concord, Niagara and Catawba, which are grown in North America—may depend on early exposure to the fruits' sweet, ultra "grapey" taste and aroma, ...
Environment
Mar 6, 2019
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Given the importance and wide distribution of Influenza A viruses, it is surprising how little is known about infections of wild mammals. A new study led by Alex D. Greenwood and Gábor Á. Czirják of the Leibniz Institute ...
Ecology
Mar 6, 2019
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