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8 matches found for "incense"

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The look of a scent

The thesis portrays pictures in perfume advertisements as actors rather than as passive tools, and dissects the dynamics of imagery. Kjellmer, who has a master's degree in business economics and ...

Communications Media |

Large Trees Declining in Yosemite

The number of large-diameter trees in the park declined 24 percent between the 1930s and 1990s. U.S. Geological Survey and University of Washington scientists compared the earliest records of large-di...

Agricultural and Forestry Science |

Frankincense provides relief to arthritis sufferers

Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis; it commonly affects weight-bearing joints such as the knees and hips, along with the hands, wrists, feet and spine. The symptoms include pain, stif...

Life Sciences |

Centuries-old Maya Blue mystery finally solved

Anthropologists from Wheaton College (Illinois) and The Field Museum have discovered how the ancient Maya produced an unusual and widely studied blue pigment that was used in offerings, pottery, mural...

Life Sciences |

Frankincense trees overexploited for Christmas scent

Writing in the December issue of Journal of Applied Ecology, ecologists from the Netherlands and Eritrea say that over tapping the trees results in them producing fewer, less viable seeds.Fran...

Ecology, The Environment and Conservation |

M. D. Anderson teaches the art of aromatherapy to soothe and heal

Scan the shelves of the local bath and body stores and one is sure to find products labeled for aromatherapy. Many might be surprised to learn the science behind it. So what is aromatherapy, how is it...

Health and Medicine |

Reading the words halitosis or jasmine activates the olfactory areas of the brain

A joint research project carried out by scientists from the Universitat Jaume I and the Cognition and Brain Sciences unit at the Medical Research Council in the UK has gone a step further towards find...

Life Sciences |

Researcher examining malignant melanoma in horses

Malignant melanoma is a dangerous, aggressive form of cancer and approximately 54,000 new cases are diagnosed every year, according to the American Cancer Society. Interestingly, there are...

Life Sciences |

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