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US nuclear family also technology family Washington (AFP) Oct 19, 2008 
The typical American nuclear family is more likely than the rest of the population to own cellphones, use the Internet and have multiple computers at home, according to a survey released on Sunday. The survey of 2,252 adults by the Pew Internet and American Life Project compared cell phone and Internet usage in traditional nuclear families -- a married couple with minor children -- with other ... read more34 Million-Yr GHG Model: Earth Is CO2 Sensitive 
Amherst MA (SPX) Oct 21, 2008Climatologist Robert DeConto of the University of Massachusetts Amherst and colleagues at four institutions are reporting in the journal Nature that their latest climate model of the Northern Hemisphere suggests conditions would have allowed ice sheets to form there for the last 25 million years, or about 22 million years earlier than generally assumed. Their research has implications for ... more |
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Trump slams paper straws, vows 'back to plastic' Iran schools, offices close in cold snap Rare otter 'disappeared' in Kyrgyzstan, experts warn UK MPs warn billions spent on carbon capture may hit bills UK engineers warn on AI risks to environment A stream turns blood red in Argentina, residents blame pollution Indonesia halts development of estate hosting Trump properties COP30 president urges most 'ambitious' emissions targets possible Fighting global warming in nations' self-interest: UN climate chief 
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Arctic Soil Reveals Climate Change Clues
Fairbanks AL (SPX) Oct 21, 2008Frozen arctic soil contains nearly twice the greenhouse-gas-producing organic material as was previously estimated, according to recently published research by University of Alaska Fairbanks scientists. School of Natural Resources and Agricultural Sciences professor Chien-Lu Ping published his latest findings in the Nature Geoscience and Scientific American Web sites. Wielding ... more When It Comes To Forest Soil, Wildfires Pack 1-2 Punch 
Portland OR (SPX) Oct 21, 2008For decades, scientists and resource managers have known that wildfires affect forest soils, evidenced, in part, by the erosion that often occurs after a fire kills vegetation and disrupts soil structure. But, the lack of detailed knowledge of forest soils before they are burned by wildfire has hampered efforts to understand fire's effects on soil fertility and forest ecology. A new study ... more US women office-workers prefer computers to men: study 
Washington (AFP) Oct 20, 2008Nearly all American women office workers say they like or love this major player in their lives, even if it causes many of them pain, a study showed Monday. But they aren't talking about their partner, family, a friend or even personal trainer -- they're talking about their computer. An online poll of more than 2,600 US adults conducted by Harris Interactive showed that women office work ... more  |
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Brain Structure Provides Key To Function Of Dinosaur Crests
Athens OH (SPX) Oct 21, 2008Paleontologists have long debated the function of the strange, bony crests on the heads of the duck-billed dinosaurs known as lambeosaurs. The structures contain incredibly long, convoluted nasal passages that loop up over the tops of their skulls. Scientists at the University of Toronto, Ohio University and Montana State University now have used CT-scanning to look inside these mysterious ... more SRNL's Microbes Useful For For Environmental Cleanup And Oil Recovery 
Aiken SC (SPX) Oct 21, 2008A unique, patent-pending collection of microbes that can be used both for cleaning up the environment and addressing our energy needs has earned the U.S. Department of Energy's Savannah River National Laboratory kudos from a newsletter covering the rapidly expanding field of nanotechnology. Nanotech Briefs awarded SRNL's BioTiger a spot on its fourth annual Nano 50 list, described as the ... more Providing Toilets, Safe Water Is Top Route To Reducing World Poverty 
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 21, 2008Simply installing toilets where needed throughout the world and ensuring safe water supplies would do more to end crippling poverty and improve world health than any other possible measure, according to an analysis released by the United Nations University. The analysis says better water and sanitation reduces poverty in three ways. New service business opportunities are created ... more More tremors shake Chechnya after lethal quake 
Moscow (AFP) Oct 20, 2008Tremors of up to 4.0 Sunday hit Russia's restive region of Chechnya where a strong earthquake killed at least 13 people earlier this month, officials said early Monday. No casualties or damage were reported, local emergency situations ministry officials said as quoted by the ITAR-TASS news agency, adding that a total of 320 tremors shook Chechnya since the October 11 quake. The quake ... more |
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