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Consumption of certain fish during pregnancy associated with poorer cognitive performance
Children who eat fish more than 3 times per week show a worse performance in the general cognitive, executive and perceptual-manipulative areas.   view more (2009-11-13)

Prenatal Exposure To Mercury In Fish Not Associated With Impaired Neurodevelopment (p 1667, 1686)
Authors of a longitudinal study investigating a possible link between prenatal mercury exposure from ocean fish and impaired neurodevelopment in children report their latest findings in this week's issue of THE LANCET. The results confirm earlier findings that prenatal exposure to mercury in the Seychelles-where fish consumption is the main... view more... (2003-05-14)

Air pollutants from abroad a growing concern, says new report
Plumes of harmful air pollutants can be transported across oceans and continents -- from Asia to the United States and from the United States to Europe -- and have a negative impact on air quality far from their original sources, says a new report by the National Research Council.   view more (2009-09-30)

Explaining the methane mystery
Scientists have explained why atmospheric levels of the greenhouse gas methane have stabilised in recent years, but warn that increases could resume in the near future.   view more (2006-09-28)

Ayurvedic medicines sold via Internet may contain lead, mercury or arsenic
An analysis of Ayurvedic medicines (based on a traditional medical system commonly used in India) purchased via the Internet found that one-fifth of these products contain levels of lead, mercury or arsenic that exceed acceptable standards, according to a study in the August 27 issue of JAMA.   view more (2008-08-27)

Spallation Neutron Source sees first target replacement
Having outlasted all expectations of its service life, the original mercury target of the Spallation Neutron Source (SNS), the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science's record-setting neutron science facility at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, is being replaced for the first time.   view more (2009-07-28)

Weightlifting increases pressure within the eye
Weightlifting may cause a temporary increase in pressure within the eye, with higher pressure occurring with breath-holding during a weightlifting exercise.   view more (2006-09-12)

University of Hawaii at Manoa oceanographers examine mercury levels of pelagic fish in Hawaii
In the open ocean, species of large predatory fish will swim and hunt for food at various depths, which leads to unique diets in these fish.   view more (2009-09-01)

Verification of national methane estimates now possible
New methods for verifying estimated greenhouse gas emissions, developed by scientists at Royal Holloway, University of London, will play a significant role in assessing reductions in methane emissions, important in national compliance with Kyoto protocol targets. David Lowry, Craig Holmes, Nigel Rata and Euan Nisbet of Royal Holloway’s... view more... (2001-04-25)

Dramatic developments at Kilauea Volcano: Scientists work to keep public safe and informed
Explosive eruptions and noxious gas emissions at Kilauea Volcano in Hawaii this week have prompted scientists to work around the clock to understand what will happen next and how to keep the public out of harm's way.   view more (2008-03-28)

Was Agne's Sorel, The First Official Royal Mistress Of France, Poisoned?
The ESRF has gone back in time to study the reason for the sudden death of a beautiful mistress of the French king Charles VII, in the XV century. Thanks to synchrotron light, pieces of hair and bits of skin of Agne's Sorel have been studied and suggest answers to her death. The way she died is not known yet, however, incredibly high rates of... view more... (2005-04-02)

Mercury's shifting, rolling past
Patterns of scalloped-edged cliffs or lobate scarps on Mercury's surface are thrust faults that are consistent with the planet shrinking and cooling with time. However, compression occurred in the planet's early history and Mariner 10 images revealed decades ago that lobate scarps are among the youngest' features on Mercury. Why don't we find more... view more... (2008-03-18)

Carnegie Mellon urges industry to broaden carbon footprint calculations
Carnegie Mellon University researchers are urging companies to embrace new methods for following the trail of dangerous carbon emissions that are responsible for much of the world's global warming threats.   view more (2008-08-18)

Childhood cancers strongly linked to air pollution in early life
Childhood cancers are strongly linked to pollution from engine exhausts, concludes research in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.   view more (2005-08-11)

Volcanic Activity Shaped Mercury After All
Scientists have long anguished over how little is known about Mercury, the innermost of the four terrestrial planetary bodies in our solar system.   view more (2008-07-07)

Don't blame cities for climate change, see them as solutions
Cities are being unfairly blamed for most of humanity's greenhouse gas emissions and this threatens efforts to tackle climate change, warns a study in the October 2008 issue of the journal Environment and Urbanization.    view more (2008-09-29)

Nitrous Oxide Emissions Respond Differently to No-Till Depending on the Soil Type
The practice of no-till has increased considerably during the past 20 yr. The absence of tillage coupled with the accumulation of crop residues at the soil surface modifies several soil properties but also influence nitrogen dynamics.   view more (2008-10-23)

CU-Boulder scientists ready for NASA's MESSENGER Mission flyby of Mercury
NASA will point a power-packed $8.7 million University of Colorado at Boulder space instrument at some of the last unexplored terrain in the inner solar system when the MESSENGER spacecraft whips within 125 miles of Mercury's surface Jan. 14 at a mind-boggling 141,000 miles per hour.   view more (2008-01-11)

Tracing ultra-fine dust
Fine particle emissions have been the subject of heated debate for years. People who live near industrial plants see the smoke being discharged into the atmosphere and wonder how harmful it is.   view more (2009-10-06)

Toxic releases down from North American industry leaders, increasing from other facilities
The latest Taking Stock report from the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) reveals that a continued decline in releases of toxic chemicals to the environment-15 percent for the United States and Canada from 1998 to 2004-is being driven by a group of industrial facilities that are the largest generators of emissions.   view more (2007-10-18)
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