Environmental exposures before and after birth can harm children's lungs
... "The congestion and pollution found in most large cities can compromise the respiratory health of children in these areas," said Richard S. Irwin, MD, FCCP, President of the American College of Chest Physicians. "This study reinforces the importance of society doing a better job protecting the health of ch...New study links low fish supply to increased bushmeat hunting
...lls. "Many unemployed fishers have migrated to the cities looking for work that is simply unavailable and have been unable to improve their economic conditions." Part of the decline could be attributed to overfishing to feed a growing population -- a three-fold increase from 6 million in ...Ground-level ozone linked to increased mortality
...eekly ozone. The average daily ozone level for the cities surveyed was 26 ppb. The EPA's maximum for ground-...problem, which is not limited to a small number of cities or one region. Everyone needs to be aware of the potential health risks of ozone pollution," said Fr...How city dwellers and living things put the green into our urban open spaces
...animals and birds making themselves at home in our cities and towns, says new research sponsored by the ESRC...eractivity that is key to understanding what makes cities habitable, argues the study led by Professor Sarah Whatmore of the University of Oxford and Dr Steve...Fragmented habitats no ultimate refuges for forest-dwelling tropical birds
...rs ago people began moving inland from the coastal cities that have been settled for 500 years. As a consequence, very little of the coastal forest in the lowlands now remains. Much of what remains is in impenetrable mountains." Deforestation along the approximately 800-mile-long coastal strip is also dryin...Growing cities in arid regions
...Harvath 621-4540 harvath@email.arizona.edu U.S. cities located in arid regions must deal with pressures created by rapid growth, the patterns that shape growth, and the scarcity of resources in the natural environment. Understanding this basic principle is the biggest single sustainable issue confronting...Technological revolutions in sensors, robotics, and telecommunications allow new views of ocean
...ve rockfish hideouts, and see live images of coral cities thousands of meters under the sea's surface. Soon their robots will be able to "live" on the bottom of the ocean - monitoring everything from signs of tsunamis to the effects of deep sea drilling. "We have very complex problems in the ocean, but we...A regulatory network analysis of phenotypic plasticity in yeast
...one airport to the next can make distances between cities seem even greater than they are. Discovering that you are sitting next to a friend of a friend on one of those flights (social contact networks) can make the world seem a much smaller place. Diverse networks, from airports to social interactions to g...AAAS CEO Alan I. Leshner registers 'strong concerns' over suppression of science films
...eports that Imax theaters in at least a dozen U.S. cities have declined to show films that endorse the science of evolution. Dear Colleagues: The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world's largest general scientific society, shares with science and technology centers and museum...Earth's services in peril, report concludes
...s said today. In presentations made jointly in 12 cities around the world, authors of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment delivered a major report on the grim status of the services provided by the planet's ecosystems and the consequences to human well-being. The report also outlined possible responses th...Ebola virus: from wildlife to dogs
...o foci of the outbreaks. From 9 % in the two large cities of Gabon, antibody prevalence goes up to 25 % in the untouched villages of the epidemic area, reaching 32 % in the villages where human cases have been attributed to an infected-animal source. These domestic animals could therefore become infected an...HGM2005 (HUGO's 10th International Human Genome Meeting) will be held in Kyoto
...national conference of HUGO and is held in various cities around the world. The Human Genome Organisation (HUGO), is an independent, international organization of scientists involved in human genetics. HGM2005 is an opportunity for academic and industrial researchers studying and developing in advanced ar...Children at risk, says Illinois agricultural economist who helped assess the world's ecosystem
...eated by effluents entering the river systems from cities and agriculture. Fresh water supplies are under severe pressure in some parts of the world." The main frustration for Nelson was the lack of reliable information. "What I found most shocking was just how bad our information set is on something like t...Science, AAAS select two for new minority internship
...as. "I'm very interested in the relationship human cities construct with nature." She has many post-summer plans, such as learning Spanish, her family's language; applying to graduate school; and pitching some science story ideas to her local paper, the Fresno Bee. Joining Ornelas at Science this summer w...ESA's Epidemio and Respond assist during Angolan Marburg outbreak
... teams fight the epidemic, updated maps of Angolan cities based on 2.5-metre resolution SPOT 5 imagery along with metric IKONOS images were prepared. The maps have been used to orientate field workers, plan activities and integrate information on the spread of cases. "This product will be of great help to ...Steward T. A. Pickett, director of the Baltimore Ecosystem Study, honored by CERC
...earch being conducted by BES is innovating the way cities are viewed from both an urban planning and conserv... hope that an improved ecological understanding of cities can help make our urban areas more attractive places, thereby reducing the pressures on conservation...Fuel ethanol cannot alleviate US dependence on petroleum
...thanol may, however, still be useful in regions or cities with critical pollution problems, they write, and to make use of agricultural wastes. ...Boosting vitamin C in plants can help reduce smog damage
...grow and thrive in high-ozone environments such as cities and suburban areas. "Because we're seeing, especially in this country, the encroachment of urban areas into farm lands, we're seeing an increased impact on agriculture. Moreover, ornamental plants used for urban and suburban landscaping are heavily a...New Scripps Oceanography project to study sediments and ecosystem restoration in Venice lagoon
...or for Scripps. "Venice is one of the most popular cities in the world and Italy's safeguarding measures--including the Mose floodgates system for the defense against high tides--are considered some of the most ambitious projects of the 21st century. So being part of this lagoon preservation effort is being...Environmental lessons from tsunami as world's coastal population doubles
... next twenty five years as people flock to coastal cities many these being Asian cities. To compound this, many weather-related disasters are becoming more destructive and intense due to climate change. The report is based on two case studies the Asian tsunami in 2004 and the impact of severe storms in t...