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Environmental Conservation

Greenland's ancient forests shed light on stability of ice sheet

Researchers analysed ice cores from a number of locations in Greenland, including Dye 3 in the south of the country. From the base of the 2km deep Dye 3 core,…

Studies and Analyses

Women and Men Talk Equally: New Research Findings

Refuting the popular stereotype that females talk more than men, researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have found women and men both use an average…

Life & Chemistry

Fossil DNA Discovery Challenges Assumptions About Life

The DNA is likely close to half a million years old, and the research is painting a picture which is overturning all previous assumptions about biological life…

Earth Sciences

Klyuchevskoy Volcano Erupts: Ash Soars 32,000 Feet High

Klyuchevskoy (pronounced Kloo-shef-skoy), a stratovolcano located in the north central region of the Kamchatka Peninsula, is blasting ash up to 32,000 feet in…

Life & Chemistry

Dietary Chemicals Impact Fetal Ovarian Development

Over recent decades there has been a dramatic increase in the production of industrial and agricultural chemicals and heavy metals, and this has coincided with…

Life & Chemistry

Complementary Therapy’s Impact on Infertility: New Insights

Dr. Jacky Boivin, from the School of Psychology, Cardiff University, Wales, UK, will say that her research had also shown that women who used complementary…

Health & Medicine

The BBVA Foundation and Hospital Clínic launch forumclínic, an interactive health program for patients suffering chronic disease

Presenting forumclínic at an event in the BBVA Foundation’s Madrid offices were Rafael Pardo, the Foundation director; Joan Rodés, director of Hospital Clínic…

Life & Chemistry

How Butterfly Defenses Evolve: Insights from Great-Tit Behavior

Researchers observed the behaviour of Great-tits foraging for artificial prey to understand more clearly how a species evolves to protect themselves from…

Studies and Analyses

Intergenerational Disadvantages in EU Member States Examined

This comparative study has become possible because the 2005 EU-SILC has included one special data module, including the data for attributes of each…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Future Scenarios for Innovative Agriculture Solutions

The starting point of the event was the outcome of a foresight process carried out by the EU's Standing Committee on Agricultural Research (SCAR). A Foresight…

Environmental Conservation

Former White House Adviser Joins UK University as Professor

He was appointed by UEA in the spring and takes up his post on August 1. As well as being Professor of Environmental Sciences in the 5** School of…

Information Technology

Search Engine Mashup: Streamline Your Online Searches

We have all experienced the inconvenience of trying to search for something on the World Wide Web and the search engine spewing back thousands of results, none…

Health & Medicine

Essential Food Allergy Wordlist for Travelers in Europe

The initiators of Food-info.net and EFFoST (European Federation of Food Science and Technology) provide these wordlists for people with an allergy or…

Health & Medicine

Innovative Solutions to Combat Global Malnutrition Effectively

Investing in solutions for these can produce many results, but to date the approach has been too fragmented and not sufficiently innovative. This is what…

Physics & Astronomy

New Device Enhances Image Quality for Eye Examinations

The invention will enable ophthalmologists to improve the physical examination of their patients’ ocular fundus and to diagnose pathologies affecting the…

Business and Finance

UK Companies Overlook History’s Business Benefits

By taking a more low key approach to their corporate past, UK companies may be failing to capitalise on a range of potential business benefits, argues…

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