Shift of weather patterns necessitates rethinking of reforestation methods
Forest landowners can greatly increase the survival rate of pine tree seedlings by changing when and how they plant, according to research conducted here. "Some landowners have had to replant two, three or even four years in a row beca...Primates take weather into account when searching for fruits
New findings reported this week reveal that at least some primates can use their stored knowledge of recent weather as a tool for guiding their foraging behavior when searching for ripening fruit. The work, which potentially informs our understanding of how cognitive skills developed in humans and other primates, is reported by Karline Janmaat, Richard Byrne, and Klaus Zuberbühler of the Universi...Scientists to track impact of Asian dust and pollution on clouds, weather, climate change
Mice whose brain cells respond to a flash of light are providing insight into the complexities of the sense of smell and may ultimately yield a better understanding of how the human brain works. Investigators at Duke University Medical Center and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute have engineered a strain of mice whose olfactory brain cells "fire" when exposed to light. This was accomplis...Weather information companies launch data product
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Baird went to Carleton College and began his career working in public affairs for former Wisconsin Governor Martin Schreiber. He has served as vice resident of sales and operations for Renaissance Learning, a major K-12 technology comp...Johnson Controls weathers auto market and increases sales
That's up from $158 million net on $6.3 billion in sales for the same quarter a year ago. "We have faced unprecedented challenges in recent months in the automotive industry and as a result, have...UW-Madison picks scalable SGI computer to simulate weather
Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite St...Parke-Davis (India) runs into rough weather – Court orders attachment of asset
The global merger between Warner-Lambert and Pfizer on the Indian front has run into rough weather due to the legal problems faced by Warner-Lambert’s subsidiary Parke-Davis (India). A local court in Hyderabad has ordered the attachment of its assets located in the city. The vacation court of the Ranga Reddy district civil courts has ordered attachment of plant and machinery of Parke-...No link between bad weather and rheumatism
People with some forms of rheumatism say that weather conditions can affect their disease symptoms, but new research suggests this is not the case.// The study focused on women with the chronic rheumatic condition fibromyalgia, which is characterised by pain and stiffness in the muscles, joints and tendons. It is not clear what exactly causes the condition, but many patients often report that cer...Weather Found To Play An Important Role In Cholesterol Levels
A new study shows cholesterol levels may be higher in colder months. So if you’re worried about your cholesterol levels, you might want to // go get them checked now rather than wait till the fall or winter. Researchers examined the issue in a study involving about 500 otherwise healthy men and women. All the participants had their cholesterol checked on a quarterly basis over the year....Breast-fed Children Weather Digestive Disease
Breast-fed children may have a natural protection against celiac, a digestive disease that makes them intolerant of gluten, a protein. A team at Manchester University, Britain, recently // earched on the effect of breastfeeding on the children suffering from celiac, a disease that makes them intolerant of gluten, a protein found in wheat, rye, and barley. They found the longer...Delhi Faces Flu Threat Due To Change In Weather
Seasonal illnesses like that of viral flu are spreading across Delhi with the reversal of the cold wave conditions. While Delhi recorded a minimum of 0.2 degrees Celsius (7 degrees below normal) on 8 January, just over a week later the temperature reached 11.6 degrees //(five degree above normal) on 17 January 2006. Doctors have called upon people to be careful about the weather change....