A new study by the Wildlife Conservation Society, Idaho State University and the U.S. Geological Survey suggests that habitat fragmentation and the addition of makeshift perches such as transmission polls in sagebrush ecosystems are ...
Tags: habitat fragmentation, makeshift perches, common ravens
Gemini Planet Imager's first light image of Beta Pictoris b, a planet orbiting the star Beta Pictoris. The star, Beta Pictoris, is blocked in this image by a mask so its light doesn't interfere with the light of the planet. In addition to ...
Tags: Gemini Planet Imager, image faint planets, exoplanet camera
Led by hybrid models, innerspring bedding will have a strong year in 2014, according to a number of bedding producers. Hybrid beds, which combine innersprings and specialty foams, are generating a strong buzz in the industry and are ...
Tags: Light Industry, Daily Use, Bedding products
Although social networking sites let users keep in touch with a wide group of acquaintances, new research shows that people still put most of their efforts into communicating with a small group of friends or family members. To maintain a ...
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Doctors aren't talking often enough with their patients about the harmful effects of alcohol, even if those patients are binge drinkers, U.S. health officials reported Tuesday. Only one in six adults says a doctor or health professional ...
Tags: Problem Drinking, Alcohol, Harmful Drinking
Low gut microbial diversity in the intestines of infants can increase the risk for asthma development. These are the findings of the age 7 follow-up in a multi-year study led by researchers at Link?ping University in Sweden. In 2011 the ...
Tags: Gut Microbial Diversity, Asthma, Infant
The readymade garment (RMG) sector in Bangladesh has suffered a loss of US$ 20 million in the month of December 2013, due to shipment delay, cancellation of orders, extra-burden of air freight, price discounts, and losses due to vandalism, ...
Tags: RMG Sector, Apparel
Bruce Harmon/Trans Pixs Diesel and gasoline each edged up by less than a penny, with diesel rising 0.7 cent to $3.91 a gallon, the Department of Energy reported Jan. 6. Regular gasoline gained 0.1 cent to $3.332 a gallon, DOE said after ...
Tags: diesel, gasoline, price, Department of Energy, fuel
Chariot Oil & Gas Limited (AIM: CHAR), the Atlantic margins focused oil and gas exploration company is pleased to announce that it has completed its 2,128 km 2D seismic survey in Southern Block 2714B offshore Namibia (Chariot 85% ...
Tuesday, Jan 07, 2014 Legend Gold Corp. (the "Company" or "Legend Gold") (TSX VENTURE:LGN) is pleased to announce the commencement of drilling for the season. Legend Gold has contracted for a minimum of 5,000 m of reverse circulation (RC) ...
Tags: Mining News, Drilling, Drilling Exploration
Nevsun Resources Ltd. (TSX:NSU)(NYSE MKT:NSU) is pleased to announce the final assay results from the 2013 resource definition drilling program at the Northwest Zone poly-metallic massive sulphide deposit, located 2 kilometers from the ...
Tags: Metal News, Nevsun, 2013 Drilling Results
Reportbuyer.com just published a new market research report: Research and Development Forecast of China Photovoltaic (PV) Glass Industry, 2013-2017 For recent years, the comprehensive competitiveness of China's PV industry has been ...
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Under a little-known requirement that went into effect this week, the last of the “general service” incandescent bulbs—descendants of the original light bulb invented by Thomas Alva Edison in 1879— can no longer be ...
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Figure 1 - This animated GIF shows Asteroid 2014 AA, discovered by the NASA-sponsored Catalina Sky Survey on Jan. 1, 2014, as it moved across the sky. Credit: CSS/LPL/UA Several sources confirm that the first discovered asteroid in 2014, ...
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has confirmed norovirus as the cause of an outbreak of gastrointestinal illness associated with Jimmy John's Gourmet Sandwiches restaurant in Garden City, KS. Norovirus was detected by ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food