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Agricultural & Forestry Science

UK Wine-Making at Risk: Heat Threats by 2080

The author, Emeritus Professor Richard Selley from Imperial College London, claims that if average summer temperatures in the UK continue to rise as predicted,…

Health & Medicine

Higher-Risk Individuals Avoid Colon Cancer Screenings

An acknowledged problem in public health surveys is that those who take part are generally more health conscious and healthier than those who do not. If this…

Environmental Conservation

Andalusian Universities Join Global Biodiversity Project

’It is the project on the human genome of biodiversity’, the web page of the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) says, the entity promoting the…

Environmental Conservation

Granada Experts Analyze Quaternary Climate for Future Insights

In order to carry out these paleoclimatic studies, scientists have developed isotopic analysis in animal and vegetal remains of different Granada areas. The…

Environmental Conservation

USM Students Develop Innovative Material for Wastewater Rehab

Realising the importance of clean water for more than 27 million people in Malaysia, two USM students successfully produced a material which is able to absorb…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Used Cooking Oil Transforms Into Eco-Friendly Vehicle Fuel

Raising concerns over global fuel price hikes have prompted USM students to explore fuel alternatives for vehicles. Through the innovation of 23-year-old Wan…

Business and Finance

Boosting Value: Tips for Older Workers in Today’s Job Market

As the spring crop of college graduates enters the workforce, seasoned workers can do several things to ratchet to up their value in the job market, says a…

Life & Chemistry

Peregrine Falcon Webcams Attract Online Birdwatchers

This year, the big hit with falcon-watchers has been the webcam at San Jose City Hall and a pair of falcons named Carlos and Clara, who are now raising three…

Studies and Analyses

Faculty Designs Clinical Trial to Slow Memory Loss

Dr. Julian Keith, professor of psychology at UNC Wilmington and director of neuroscience for Memory Assessment Research Services (MARS), LLC, designed the…

Physics & Astronomy

New Wind Sensor ‘Telltale’ to Land on Mars Soon

University of Alberta scientist Carlos Lange is still amazed that an instrument he dreamed up, a wind sensor called the Telltale, will soon be landing on Mars.

Life & Chemistry

Bone Cells Impact Blood Stem Cell Behavior and Growth

The finding, published online in May in the journal Blood, improves understanding of how such stem cells work and could have implications for the future of…

Environmental Conservation

The Erfurt Declaration – URBIO 2008

The role of urbanisation in the loss and degradation of global biodiversity was acknowledged in the local Agenda 21 processes and in the Convention on…

Environmental Conservation

Over 50% of Oceanic Sharks Face Extinction Threats

The first study to determine the global threat status of 21 species of wide-ranging oceanic pelagic sharks and rays reveals serious overfishing and recommends…

Information Technology

DEISA2 Enhances Europe’s High-Performance Computing Ecosystem

In EU FP7, the DEISA Consortium continues to support and further develop the distributed high performance computing infrastructure and its services through the…

Environmental Conservation

Nitrogen Dynamics: Insights from Seagrass Research in Indonesia

The nitrogen cycle plays a major role in seagrass fields. Dutch researcher Arie Vonk studied the nitrogen dynamics of seagrasses in Indonesia. He discovered…

Physics & Astronomy

Light-Induced Processes: Exploring H2, OH, and N2O Innovations

His theoretical research into light-induced processes in the hydroxyl radical (OH), the hydrogen molecule (H2) and nitrous oxide (N2O) has directly contributed…

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