Highlights of American Anthropological Assoc. meeting
... study of how traditional concepts of urban versus suburban have changed. (Noon1.45 p.m.). Anthropological Approaches to Central Asia and the Middle East: Scholars working on both sides of the Atlantic discuss new approaches to replace notions of tribe, state, gender.( Noon3.45) Modern Magic in ...INEEL-designed system assists army with chemical weapon destruction
...l in Colorado, or the World War I weapons found in suburban Washington, D.C. The Pine Bluff Arsenal facility-based "production line" system called for some special requirements. "There were really two big pieces to this project," said Robert McMorland, INEEL's Munitions Assessment System project manager. "Th...Faulty body clock leads to obesity and diabetes
...ns, lack of exercise due to television, computers, suburban sprawl and loss of gym classes, high-fat and fast foods, sugar-laden drinks and psychological trauma -- have been blamed. Now researchers from Northwestern University and Evanston Northwestern Healthcare (ENH) have pinpointed something deep within t...Why are coyotes getting more aggressive?
...cking neighborhood pets on the fringe of urban and suburban areas. "This kind of aggressive behavior is usuall...ans. But now that coyotes have started foraging in suburban areas, more research is needed to find out why and how to prevent potential conflicts with people. C...Boosting vitamin C in plants can help reduce smog damage
...rive in high-ozone environments such as cities and suburban areas. "Because we're seeing, especially in this c...re. Moreover, ornamental plants used for urban and suburban landscaping are heavily affected by exposure to smog," said Gallie. The next step in Gallie's resear...Coyotes in the suburbs, bears in the backyard
...n increasing since 1970, the bears are frequenting suburban areas, increasing their likelihood of coming into contact with people. Joseph Paulin, David Drake, David Ehrenfeld (Rutgers University), and Patrick Carr and Kelcey Burguess (New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife), conducted a survey of 3,000 sin...Roadways and parking lots threaten freshwater quality in the northeastern US
...a range of northeastern waterways-- from urban and suburban sources in New York's Hudson Valley and Baltimore County, Maryland to rural streams in the White Mountains of New Hampshire-- the researchers concluded that freshwater salinity has been increasing at an alarming rate over the past 30 years. In the Ba...Popular insecticide detected in suburban stream beds
...ed high concentrations of a popular insecticide in suburban stream sediments, raising concerns about its effec...icate that monitoring for pyrethroids in urban and suburban streams is overdue, and the public, regulators, and the scientific community should give greater con...On the loose: Urban coyotes thrive in North American cities
... uncommon to see a coyote pass through an urban or suburban neighborhood. "But most coyotes aren't thrilled about being seen by people," he continued. "Urban coyotes are more active at night than their rural counterparts, so humans don't see a lot of their activity. In many cases, coyotes are probably doing u...Public support for environmental protection on the decline
...Hispanic white, middle-class, college-educated and suburban residents are now the least supportive, according...e traditional non-Hispanic white, college-educated suburban population's attachment to environmental protection has shrunk," Greenberg said. "If this decline co...Americans voice strong bipartisan support for improving the environment
...race, education and whether they live in an urban, suburban or rural setting, Krosnick added. When it comes to...er, age, race, education or residence in an urban, suburban or rural place. Only 21 percent of Americans approve of the way President Bush is handling environme......ductive spring, the artificial abundance fools the suburban birds into breeding several weeks earlier than cou...ill not emerge until later in spring. As a result, suburban nestlings are more likely to starve or be stunted, Bowman has found. He will report his results next...Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Virginia Bioinformatics Institute sign agreement...
...vel of an influenza outbreak in a highly populated suburban area in a South American city. The vector projects, which will examine ways to prevent the insect-borne transmission of diseases like malaria and dengue, will combine the strengths of vector-borne infectious disease initiatives at Virginia Tech with ...No-mow grass may be coming to your yard soon
...r grows but is always green. Now, that vision of suburban bliss -- and more -- seems plausible as scientists have mapped a critical hormone signaling pathway that regulates the stature of plants. In addition to lawns that rarely require mowing, the finding could also enable the development of sturdier, more...Stevens and Monmouth Presidents to co-chair ASBPA National Scientific Shore and Beach Conference
...tion between the coastal environment and urban and suburban communities. President Gaffney served on the United States Ocean Policy Commission, the first comprehensive review of ocean issues and policies conducted in several decades. His career in the Navy focused on oceanography, research administration and ...Conservation offers financial rewards for cattle ranchers, study finds
...ccording to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, as suburban sprawl and rising real estate values induce more and more ranchers to sell or subdivide their property. But according to a new study, cattle ranchers can actually increase their cash flow--and hold onto their property--by practicing sound conservat...Red is for hummingbirds, yellow for moths
...'s hummingbird population, fueled by the growth of suburban developments and gardens, will eventually favor the red over the yellow variety. "Hummingbirds are now three times as dense inland as they were on the coast 50 years ago," said Joshua Kohn, an associate professor of biology at UCSD, who conducted the......d with a master's thesis written on the effects of suburban edges on grassland birds' distribution and demography, Cooper found the study of coral reefs to be an exotic and fascinating academic pursuit. "One ecosystem invariably affects the rest," Cooper said, noting that his research pursuits, though compl...Boston College to develop urban environmental science curriculum for use in urban high schools
...ngoing study on the behavior of eastern coyotes in suburban areas including Revere, Newton and Barnstable, Mass. The study has provided a wealth of previously unknown information about how these creatures move, socialize and live peacefully in ecosystems dominated by humans. The Natural Cities Program: The N......m. Covering coasts, forests, farmland, urban and suburban areas, COMET will represent a slice of California's environmental issues, including a forecast of how climate change will affect the state. "How is climate change going to change precipitation patterns, summer droughts or snowfall" Will there be mo...