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Human Induced Global Warming Drying Up Arctic Ponds

...mol, some of these ponds are going bone dry in the summer or shrinking to tiny puddles, while others are a fraction of their former size, said Smol. The wetlands around some of the ponds are also disappearing, threatening the creatures that inhabit these areas, said Smol. "They're so dry you can put a...

New Survey List Out Cities That Take Sun Protection Seriously

...ehow their short period of sun exposure during the summer months could not cause enough damage to their skin to develop skin cancer. "The notion that only people living in year-round sunny climates are prone to developing skin cancer is completely untrue," explained Dr. Baker. "As dermatologists, we treat s...

Burnt Brits Don't Feel Hot

... and take care not to burn. Exposure to the sun on summer holidays can be particularly dangerous as it often... can burn in as little as 10 minutes in the midday summer sun."...

Medical Marijuana Activist Drops Lawsuit

...s is where Raich is needed most, as the House this summer probably will take up - for the fifth consecutive year - a bill to forbid federal prosecution of patients in the 12 states with medical marijuana-laws....

Modest Increase in Urban Parks Could Equalize Global Warming Until 2080s

...cities, he said. "Conversely, the warmer, drier summer months will reduce the amount of water available to plants and, during the longer droughts, this will reduce transpiration with its associated cooling effect. "In order for the cooling effect of green spaces to work when it is most needed, cities w...

Library Of Brains To Aid Study of Brain Development In Children

...n - some of which are expected to be released this summer - will help scientists see how the structures and connections in the brain change during that rapid period of development. "It's not just that the brain gets bigger," she said. "Certain structures in the brain become smaller or change shape. To ac...

Invasion of Cicada Hordes Feared in US Midwest

... The annual, or dog-day cicadas, that appear every summer are common around the world. The last massive emergence of periodical cicadas was in 2004, when Brood X emerged after 17 years underground in parts of 15 Eastern states. Some broods emerge after 13 years. Brood XIII is expected across northern Il...

Climate Change Reorganized Tibetan Culture 700 Years Ago: Study

...credit the Asian monsoon with bringing much-needed summer rains to nearly half the world's population. Th...ural fields. The team will return to Tibet this summer to continue their investigations. Aldenderfer said intensity is likely to increase and thus cause...

Blue Moon at Midnight from June 1

...d that if one of the four seasons (winter, spring, summer or fall) contained four full Moons instead of the usual three, that the third full Moon should be called a "Blue Moon." But thanks to a couple of misinterpretations of this arcane rule, first by a writer in a 1946 issue of Sky and Telescope magazin...

Jharkhand Reeling Under Heat Wave

...egree Celsius Sunday. The highest temperature this summer recorded in the city, which was was once the summer capital of Bihar before the state was bifurcated, was 40 degree Celsius. The highest temperature i...

People With Physical Disabilities can Now Play Music With Their Nose!

...d. The researchers will begin further study this summer to perfect the prototype, and create additional interfaces for an organisation that fosters a unique approach to music, literature, art and meditation. They hope that their system may offer a way for the physically challenged patients to express the ...

Red Cross Blood Supplies Reach Dangerous Levels

... the Red Cross sees a drop in donations during the summer months due to vacations and other activities. Howe...d previous blood donors to join the battle against summer blood shortages,' Ward adds. 'Make a date to give blood once, or even twice, between June and Septem...

Sunbathers Beware of Skin Cancer, Dermatologists Warn

People might choose to hit beaches during summer in the West, but experts warn of skin cancer . "Enjoy it, but enjoy it in moderation and with common sense," said Dr. Warren Heymann, head of the division of dermatology at Cooper University Hospital in Camden. If you're going to be outside, try ...

Mouse Model Points to Strategy for Treating Rare Muscle Disease & Kidney Disorders

...clinical trial of ManNAc for HIBM to begin in late summer or early fall. Based on their findings, the group is also exploring the possibility that ManNAc may benefit people suffering from diseases that involve damage to the cell layers of the kidney that are required for filtering the blood....

Delhi's Hottest Day at 44.1 Degrees Celsius

...ered a few southern states of India yet it is pure summer in Delhi. The temperature may not slide Sunday as well," said an IMD official. "It's the hottest day of the year in the capital and as far as June 2 is concerned Saturday was the hottest June 2 in last four years," he told IANS, adding that last ye...

World Environment Day (International Polar Year)

...arth endures, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night, shall not cease." ...has shrunk by 30 percent. Incidentally, the Arctic summer this year was the warmest in 400 years! The Greenland ice sheet is melting three times faste...

AAAAI Offers Advice on Stinging Insect Allergies

MILWAUKEE , As summer approaches, you may notice an increase in the number of insects buzzing around outside. People with an allergy to stinging insects will want to take extra precautions this time of year. According to the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunolo...

Improved Meningitis Vaccine for Africa Expected to End Deadly Scourge

.... An additional clinical study is planned for this summer in India, where the vaccine will be licensed. A total of 600 toddlers participated in the Phase II study. They were enrolled at two clinical sites in Africa: Center for Vaccine Development (CVD)-Mali and the Medical Research Council (MRC) Laborator...

Make-or-break Exams Stress China Youth

...ur hours of exams. The tests have been a rite of summer since their reinstatement in 1977 after a decade-l...st in makeshift tents. "China is in the grips of summer gaokao madness," Xinhua said. The pressure is driving growing numbers to cheat, some through ever-mo...

First Case of West Nile Virus Death in Madison County

...ath. West Nile is most prevalent in mid- to late summer but can occur throughout the year, according to Interim State Epidemiologist Lovetta Brown. West Nile symptoms are often flu like - fever, headache, nausea, and vomiting and muscle weakness. About 80 percent of people who are infected with West Nile ...

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