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Everybody wins from short term eastern European migration
Despite current concerns in the UK about working conditions and breaches of safety standards in agriculture involving eastern European migrants, there is conclusive evidence that others in different occupations are benefiting from short term employment opportunities. As part of research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, almost... view more... (2005-03-23)
Sunflower debate ends in Mexico, researchers say
Ancient farmers were growing sunflowers in Mexico more than 4,000 years before the Spaniards arrived, according to a team of researchers that includes Florida State University anthropologist Mary D. Pohl. view more (2008-04-30)
Endemism in New Caledonia palms: prime role of climate in sustaining refugia
The flora of New Caledonia is one of the richest and most unusual on Earth. On an area of just 18 000 km_ more than 3500 species of vascular plants have been recorded -80% of which are endemic. The palms, with 36 endemic species, belonging to 16 genera- 15 of which are not found anywhere else- provide a good example of this exceptional flora. Most... view more... (2001-11-23)
FLUCTUATIONS IN BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION IN THE EQUATORIAL PACIFIC UNDERTHE EFFECT OF EL NINO
A region of the western equatorial Pacific, the Pacific warm pool, has exceptionally warm surface waters (an average 28.5°C) which have low salinity and are oligotrophic (nutrient-poor). At the Equator the Eastern edge of this pool comes into contact with cooler water (24°C on average) which is saline and nutrient rich (especially in... view more... (1999-05-11)
Update on tuberculosis - 2005
A reduction in tuberculosis (TB) incidence, prevalence and death rate can be achieved by 2015 in most parts of the world, with the greatest challenges occurring in Africa and Eastern Europe, according to a projection by the Stop TB Department of the World Health Organization. view more (2006-03-01)
Envisat altimeter watches Pacific for cold tongue of La Ni√ħa
Satellite measurements of a steep difference in sea surface height between the western and eastern tropical Pacific support predictions that a La Ni√ħa event is in the offing. view more (2006-03-06)
Island Ferries Take on Role of Research Vessels Collecting Data about Nantucket Sound
Ferries that connect Cape Cod and the islands of Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket are taking on another role-research vessels. view more (2006-08-30)
New European cancer figures for 2004 - cancer experts say major efforts needed against the big four killers
There were nearly 2.9 million new cases of cancer and more than 1.7 million cancer deaths in Europe last year, according to new estimates in a report published today (Thursday 17 February) in Annals of Oncology [1]. The authors warn that the ageing of the European population means that these figures will continue to rise, even if incidence and... view more... (2005-02-14)
Mercury in atmosphere could be washed out more easily than earlier believed
Scientists for years have been at a loss to explain unexpectedly high levels of mercury in fish swimming the rivers and streams of areas like eastern Oregon, far away from industrial sources of mercury pollution such as coal-fired power plants. view more (2005-12-08)
Multiple myeloma clinical trial closes early
Mayo Clinic Cancer Center announced today that a multiple myeloma clinical trial has shown a significant improvement in survival with lenalidomide plus low-dose dexamethasone therapy compared to lenalidomide plus high-dose dexamethasone. view more (2007-04-05)
The Peopling of the Americas: Genetic ancestry influences health
At one time or another most of us wonder where we came from, where our parents or grandparents and their parents came from. view more (2009-08-17)
Crater drilling declared major success
Following three months of around-the-clock work, the Chesapeake Bay Impact Crater Deep Drilling Project successfully completed its operations, extracting more than a mile-long segment of rocks and sediments from the Earth. view more (2006-01-13)
How Iron Gets into the North Pacific
Most oceanographers have assumed that, in the areas of the world's oceans known as High Nutrient, Low Chlorophyll (HNLC) regions, the iron needed to fertilize infrequent plankton blooms comes almost entirely from wind-blown dust. view more (2008-03-20)
EC funds new wave of TSE-related research projects and extends Inventory of TSE research to Eastern and Central European countries
Following an invitation to scientists to submit their proposals for research projects on Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (TSE), 15 research projects on BSE and related encephalopathies have been short-listed for funding with a European Commission contribution of EUR21.5 million. This additional funding brings the total sum provided by... view more... (2002-04-10)
Patient Radiation Exposure During Interventional Procedures is a Concern for Some Developing Countries
Interventional radiology procedures are on the rise in developing countries and there is a significant need for optimization of these procedures to ensure patient safety. view more (2009-08-04)
Faulty gene linked to prostate cancer risk
Missing sections of a gene, which programmes the manufacture of a chemical to alert the body to DNA damage. view more (2006-10-31)
Great legs - rainforest birds` essential survival kit
Finely shaped legs are not just objects of beauty - some contain an important message. The legs of rainforest birds tell a story of environmental degradation. These bird's legs grow while they are in the nest being fed by their parents. When they leave the nest, they are fully grown. But the legs of some rainforest species show a curious pattern -... view more... (2002-11-12)
X-rays Often Repeated for Patients in Developing Countries
Patients in developing countries often need to have X-ray examinations repeated so that doctors have the image quality they need for useful medical diagnosis, the IAEA is learning. The findings come from a survey involving thousands of patients in 45 hospitals and 12 countries of Africa, Asia and Eastern Europe. view more (2008-05-29)
Gene study supports single main migration across Bering Strait
Did a relatively small number of people from Siberia who trekked across a Bering Strait land bridge some 12,000 years ago give rise to the native peoples of North and South America? view more (2007-11-27)
Discovery of the oldest adornments in the world
The discovery of small perforated sea shells, in the Cave of Pigeons in Taforalt, eastern Morocco, has shown that the use of bead adornments in North Africa is older than thought. view more (2007-06-19)
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