Isolated sheep help scientists study ageing
Sheep keep having twins even in old age, say scientists.
Ecology
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Facebook 'Likes' a good indicator of quality hospital care
While those active on social media aren't shy about expressing opinions on their Facebook pages, how much do their "Likes" really reflect the quality of an organization? American Journal of Medical Quality recently published ...
Internet
Mar 1, 2013
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Worldwide, women's inequality: Mortality, poverty remain dogged problems, says U.N. official
Most of the 350,000 women who die in childbirth each year—almost all of them in developing countries—should not do so. In addition, women around the world remain underrepresented in schools, jobs, and governments. And ...
Social Sciences
Feb 6, 2013
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Economic study finds mortality and fertility factors in educational achievement
(Phys.org)—The majority of students in the U.S. will graduate with a high school diploma. The same cannot be said for some students around the world. Access to public schools is one explanation for the educational gap between ...
Social Sciences
Feb 5, 2013
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Cats in US kill billions of birds, mammals, study finds
Domestic cats in the United States kill up to 3.7 billion birds and as many as 20.7 billion mice, voles and other small mammals each year, biologists estimated on Tuesday.
Ecology
Jan 29, 2013
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New tools for detecting previously unknown tree mortality will shed light on role of Amazon forests in carbon cycle
The Earth's forests perform a well-known service to the planet, absorbing a great deal of the carbon dioxide pollution emitted into the atmosphere from human activities. But when trees are killed by natural disturbances, ...
Environment
Jan 28, 2013
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Climate change endangers elephants, study says
By making new use of historical records, scientists have shown that climate change could have a greater impact on Myanmar's elephants' dwindling numbers than previously thought.
Ecology
Jan 28, 2013
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Rare dolphin species threatened by big fishnets
The long-beaked La Plata River dolphin, a small species living in in South America's Atlantic coastal waters, is increasingly threatened with extinction from big-net fishing, Brazilian researchers warn.
Ecology
Jan 18, 2013
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Tree and human health may be linked
Evidence is increasing from multiple scientific fields that exposure to the natural environment can improve human health. In a new study by the U.S. Forest Service, the presence of trees was associated with human health.
Ecology
Jan 16, 2013
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Study shows pine beetle outbreak buffers watersheds from nitrate pollution
A research team involving several scientists from the University of Colorado Boulder has found an unexpected silver lining in the devastating pine beetle outbreaks ravaging the West: Such events do not harm water quality ...
Ecology
Jan 14, 2013
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