Investing in environment pays off at 100-1, says paper published in Science this week
...e paper's authors, would yield an annual return to society of between $44 and $52 trillion in "ecosystem serv...are public, rather than private goods. They serve society as a whole and aren't captured by the imperfect market." The Science paper constructs a careful arg...World's largest scientific society to honor DuPont scientists for 2 breakthrough discoveries
...l., Aug. 7, 2002 -- The world's largest scientific society will honor five DuPont scientists this month for two breakthrough discoveries that have strengthened security and protection measures globally. During its upcoming 224th national meeting Aug. 18 in Boston, the American Chemical Society (ACS) and its...Twenty-years of long-term ecological research: National Science Foundation releases review report
... advances in ecological knowledge, and have served society by informing solutions to environmental problems," write the 20-year review report's authors. Says Mary Clutter, NSF's assistant director for biological sciences, "This report comes at a critical time in the history of the LTER program, and will hel...Genes, maltreatment, and the cycle of violence
...ted criminal conduct are huge problems in American society and in the world. We spend billions of dollars e...em and it is hard to imagine that many parents and society at large would not want to use medical means to "treat" those at risk. Is the MAOA finding the begin...Muddy Mayan mystery made clearer by researchers working in the bajos
...2002) . The plight of the Maya, a Native American society that built densely populated cities of towering pyramids and then abandoned them, has been an unresolved mystery for scholars around the world. The first Maya settlements appeared about 2000 B.C., but by 950 A.D. most of the lowland cities were unpop...'Obesity sleuths' find chronic diseases linked to behavior contrary our DNA
...ritional "thrifty genes." Since our food abundant society makes physical activity no longer obligatory for survival, the sedentary lifestyle has emerged, disrupting the normal homeostatic mechanisms that have been programmed for the proper metabolic fluctuations necessary to maintain health. Physical inac...Converging technologies can improve human performance, report says
...tegies to prepare key organizations and sectors of society for the envisioned changes. The findings and recommendations are the result of a December 2001 workshop at NSF requested by the National Science and Technology Council's Subcommittee on Nanoscale Science, Engineering and Technology....ACS's JobSpectrum to help state labs fill public health jobs; fight terrorism
...Chemical Society is the world's largest scientific society and has been a leader in offering employment services since the 1930s. For additional information, visit www.JobSpectrum.org ....Dearborn, Mich., researchers receive award for improving automobile plastics
... honored June 28 by the world's largest scientific society for developing a new process for making stronger, lighter plastics for automobiles. They will receive one of two 2002 Industrial Innovation Awards at the American Chemical Society's Central regional meeting in Ypsilanti, Mich. "Multidisciplinary team...Chemical society convenes regional meeting in Spokane, Washington, June 20-22
...rcial success of his company and his community and society as the winner of the Industrial Innovation Awards. Among those being recognized are: A. Troy Pauli of the Western Research Institute in Laramie, Wyo., will be honored for developing the automated flocculation titrimeter (AFT) that analyzes the ...Wyoming chemist receives award for improving asphalt manufacturing process
...e honored June 20 by the worlds largest scientific society for developing a new tool used in asphalt mixing and petroleum refining. He will receive a 2002 Industrial Innovation Award at the American Chemical Societys Northwest regional meeting in Spokane, Wash. "Even in this multidisciplinary age, the indivi...Mooney to receive 2002 Blue Planet Prize in recognition of pioneering ecological research
...l environment - will be followed by all sectors of society as we move into a world with a human population that is predicted to reach as many as 10 billion people by the year 2050 with a resultant enormous impact on, and utilization of, the natural resources that sustain us all," Mooney said. Plant ecology ...Minneapolis researchers receive award for developing vegetable-based oils
...e honored June 3 by the world's largest scientific society for developing nontoxic, biodegradable oils made from renewable resources. They will receive one of two 2002 Industrial Innovation Awards at the American Chemical Society's Great Lakes regional meeting in Minneapolis, Minn. "Multidisciplinary teams w......al, and vice versa." "Of all the materials used by society metals have the greatest potential for unlimited recycling. "They offer the ability to conserve resources, reduce energy use and minimize waste disposal."...New Jersey researcher receives award for developing ozone-friendly aerosol
...be honored May 29 by the worlds largest scientific society for developing the first aerosol antiperspirant that does not contain Freon. Parekh will receive one of three 2002 Industrial Innovation Awards at the American Chemical Societys Middle Atlantic regional meeting in Fairfax, Va. Even in this multidisci......c every year. "Its very disturbing how far behind society is in treating pain properly," says Henry. He is happy though that more attention is being paid and hails the prospect of further research and coordination of efforts which are now underway at the University. "Its only appropriate," he says, "give...Can we learn about sex from animals?
...erpt: ... If we always see males as the norm, a society in which males are dominant also becomes normal. ...ly capable of choosing our own visions of an ideal society without the help of snow geese or gorillas. We do not need a new model system, even one with a more...Mathematical model provides new tool to assess mail-borne spread of anthrax
...cross contamination involved, the greatest risk to society came from the exposures of postal workers and the recipients of cross-contaminated letters. The elderly are at substantially greater risk from such attacks than the young and middle aged; Rapid and widespread application of antibiotics among postal w...Study suggests global extinction crisis more serious than previously thought
...a deterioration of ecosystem services essential to society no geographically precise estimates have been made of current population losses. Most analyses of the current loss of biodiversity emphasize species extinctions and patterns of species decline, and do not convey the true extent of the depletion of h...Spinal cord injury and Alzheimers risk among topics at American Chemical Society meeting
...ed at a gathering of the worlds largest scientific society in Orlando, Fla., April 7-11. Orlando, Fla. More than 6,500 cutting-edge research findings will be presented at the 223rd national meeting of the American Chemical Society, April 7-11, in Orlando. Nearly 11,000 scientists are expected to attend th...