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America Recycles Day November 15th
Posted: November 13, 2015Thousands of creative recycling events are being planned for America Recycles Day (ARD), a Keep America Beautiful initiative, which takes place on and in the weeks leading up to Nov. 15.America Recycles…
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Would you choose love over food?
Posted: November 13, 2015Scientists from the Department of Zoology found that mated pairs of great tits chose to prioritise their relationships over sustenance in a novel experiment that prevented couples from foraging in…
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Reduction in snow pack puts large areas at risk of insufficient water supplies
Posted: November 13, 2015Gradual melting of winter snow helps feed water to farms, cities and ecosystems across much of the world, but this resource may soon be critically imperiled. In a new study, scientists have…
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To Kill or Not to Kill: The Great Specimen Debate
Posted: November 12, 2015Indeed, museum collections are fascinating. Many of us probably still gawk at stuffed collections of extant and extinct birds, beetles, vibrantly-colored butterflies, and other animals that fill up glass cases…
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Ebola Epidemic appears to be over
Posted: November 12, 2015Liberia and Sierra Leone, two of the countries worst affected by the Ebola outbreak, are now virus-free according to the World Health Organisation.On 7 November, Sierra Leone had gone 42…
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Increased meat consumption, cooked at high temperatures linked to elevated cancer risk
Posted: November 11, 2015Diets high in meat may lead to an increased risk of developing renal cell carcinoma (RCC) through intake of carcinogenic compounds created by certain cooking techniques, such as barbecuing and…
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Why do more people commute using their bikes in Europe?
Posted: November 11, 2015Though cycling to work has the potential to reduce your carbon footprint and improve your overall health, you’re probably not doing it. In many communities, bike lanes simply don’t exist,…
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Exercise, exercise, exercise if you want to add years to your life!
Posted: November 11, 2015Landmark research by The George Institute for Global Health has found that exercise can save lives, with an increase in the number of steps walked each day having a direct…
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Low-energy sweetners do help reduce calorie intake
Posted: November 10, 2015Use of low energy sweeteners (LES) in place of sugar, in children and adults, leads to reduced calorie intake and body weight – and possibly also when comparing LES beverages…
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What lies beneath Mount St. Helens?
Posted: November 10, 2015Geoscientists have for the first time revealed the magma plumbing beneath Mount St. Helens, the most active volcano in the Pacific Northwest. The emerging picture includes a giant magma chamber,…
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