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Environmental Conservation

Elephant-Size Loopholes Fuel Illegal Ivory Trade in Thailand

The report also raises concerns that legal provisions governing trade in domesticated elephants are providing cover for illegal trade in wild-caught,…

Physics & Astronomy

First Comprehensive Computer Model of Sunspots Unveiled

In a breakthrough that will help scientists unlock mysteries of the sun and its impacts on Earth, scientists have created the first-ever comprehensive computer…

Studies and Analyses

Global Health Funding Surges with Private Donor Support

Well-heeled donors, private corporations and average citizens sending money to their favorite charities are changing the landscape of global health funding,…

Environmental Conservation

New Tracking Method Enhances Polar Bear Protection Efforts

A new approach to tracking polar bears, developed by Queen's University researchers, will shed more light on the potentially endangered Arctic animal and help…

Physics & Astronomy

World's fastest and most sensitive astronomical camera

The first 240×240 pixel images with the world's fastest high precision faint light camera were obtained through a collaborative effort between ESO and three…

Life & Chemistry

New Method Reveals Carcinogen Risk Levels Up to 1,500 Times Higher

The study found that acceptable levels of at least one carcinogen may be 500 to 1,500 times higher than is currently believed. It also indicates that for many…

Earth Sciences

IBEX Spacecraft Spots Fast Hydrogen Emanating From Moon

NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) spacecraft has made the first observations of very fast hydrogen atoms coming from the moon, following decades of…

Health & Medicine

Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Their Role in AMD Progression

The researchers calculated intakes of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) from dietary questionnaires administered to 2,924 men and…

Earth Sciences

Natural Deep Earth Pump Fuels Earthquakes and Ore Extraction

The process, called creep cavitation, involves fluid being pumped through pores in deformed rock in mid-crustal sheer zones, which are approximately 15 km…

Studies and Analyses

Humans Share Common Ancestor With Orangutans, Study Finds

New evidence underscores the theory of human origin that suggests humans most likely share a common ancestor with orangutans, according to research from the…

Life & Chemistry

'Ballooning' spiders grounded by infection

Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Biology suggest that it may be in the bacteria's interests to ground the spiders and that this reduction in…

Studies and Analyses

Parents Misdiagnose Milk Formula Intolerance, Study Finds

The team of researchers, led by Dr. Carol Lynn Berseth of Mead Johnson Nutrition, Indiana, USA, found that up to half of formula-fed infants experience a…

Studies and Analyses

Global Fertilizer Use Imbalances Impact Health and Environment

But the unintended costs to the environment and human health have been substantial. Nitrogen runoff from farms has contaminated surface and groundwater and…

Physics & Astronomy

High-Resolution Simulations Uncover Sunspot Mysteries

The high-resolution simulations of sunspot pairs open the way for researchers to learn more about the vast mysterious dark patches on the Sun's surface….

Corporate News

Siemens Unveils Ionpure VNX-HH EDI Module for Hard Water Solutions

This feature provides options for treating difficult feed water, and offers considerable capital cost savings by eliminating the need for two-pass reverse…

Studies and Analyses

CO2 Levels Reach New Highs: Insights from Recent Study

The study, in the June 19 issue of the journal Science, is the latest to rule out a drop in CO2 as the cause for earth's ice ages growing longer and more…

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