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Nea Kameni volcano movement captured by Envisat
Archived data from the Envisat satellite show that the volcanic island of Santorini has recently displayed signs of unrest. Even after the end of its mission, Envisat information continues to be exploited for the long-term monitoring of volcanoes. (2012-05-23)

Lack of basic evidence hampering prevention of sudden heart attacks in sport
Big gaps in basic knowledge about the numbers and causes of apparently inexplicable heart attacks among young sportsmen and women are seriously hampering our ability to prevent them, says a sport and exercise medicine specialist in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. (2012-05-14)

MSU plan would control deadly tsetse fly
For the first time, scientists have created a satellite-guided plan to effectively control the tsetse fly - an African killer that spreads "sleeping sickness" disease among humans and animals and wipes out $4.5 billion in livestock every year. (2012-05-08)

New study sheds light on debate over organic vs. conventional agriculture
Although organic techniques may not be able to do the job alone, they do have an important role to play in feeding a growing global population while minimizing environmental damage, according to researchers at McGill University and the University of Minnesota. (2012-04-26)

Gulf Coast residents say BP Oil Spill changed their environmental views, UNH research finds
University of New Hampshire researchers have found that residents of Louisiana and Florida most acutely and directly affected by the BP Deepwater Horizon disaster -- the largest marine oil spill in U.S. history -- said they have changed their views on other environmental issues as a result of the spill. (2012-04-13)

Physicians less likely to prescribe antidepressants to minorities, Medicaid patients
African-Americans and Hispanics with major depressive disorder are less likely to get antidepressants than Caucasian patients, and Medicare and Medicaid patients are less likely to get the newest generation of antidepressants. (2012-04-06)

Scientists Find Slow Subsidence of Earth's Crust Beneath the Mississippi Delta
The Earth's crust beneath the Mississippi Delta sinks at a much slower rate than what had been assumed. (2012-04-03)

Dartmouth scientists track radioactive iodine from Japan nuclear reactor meltdown
Radioactive iodine found by Dartmouth researchers in the local New Hampshire environment is a direct consequence of a nuclear reactor's explosion and meltdown half a world away, says Joshua Landis, a research associate in the Department of Earth Science. (2012-04-03)

Two Heads Are Not Always Better Than One
From the corporate boardroom to the kitchen table, important decisions are often made in collaboration. (2012-03-07)

Where pain lives: race and neighborhood status linked with worse chronic pain
Living in a poor neighborhood was linked with worse chronic pain for young adults, according to a study by the University of Michigan Health System, but young black patients faced difficulties with pain management no matter where they lived. (2012-03-02)