High resolution (Credit: NOAA) Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–M arch 25, 2013. NOAA and state and federal agencies that participate in the National Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Program are partnering again this year for National Tsunami Preparedness Week, March 24 – 30. During the week, NOAA urges coastal residents and visitors to be prepared[Read More…]
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Beekeepers Sue EPA For Bee-Killing Pesticides
Pennsylvania beekeeper David Hackenberg has been trying to warn the world about the effects of pesticides on bees for more than six years. MAINE–(ENEWSPF)–March 25, 2013. Six full years since SafeLawns first tried to warn the world about the cause of Colony Collapse Disorder, beekeepers around the world remain frustrated with[Read More…]
NOAA, U.S. Census Report Finds Increases in Coastal Population Growth by 2020 Likely, Putting More People at Risk of Extreme Weather
National Coastal Population Report cover. Download here (Credit: NOAA) Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 25, 2013. If current population trends continue, the already crowded U.S. coast will see population grow from 123 million people to nearly 134 million people by 2020, putting more of the population at increased risk from extreme coastal storms[Read More…]
New Solar-cell Design Based on Dots and Wires
MIT researchers improve efficiency of quantum-dot photovoltaic system by adding a forest of nanowires. CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(ENEWSPF)–March 25, 2013. Using exotic particles called quantum dots as the basis for a photovoltaic cell is not a new idea, but attempts to make such devices have not yet achieved sufficiently high efficiency in[Read More…]
46 Gene Sequencing Test for Cancer Patients on the National Health Service
UK–(ENEWSPF)–25 March 2013. The first multi-gene DNA sequencing test that can help predict cancer patients’ responses to treatment has been launched in the National Health Service (NHS), thanks to a partnership between scientists at the University of Oxford and Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust. The test uses the latest DNA[Read More…]
Delay in Shifting Gaze Linked to Early Brain Development in Autism
NIH-funded study documents possible risk factor for autism at 7 months of age Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–March 25, 2013. At 7 months of age, children who are later diagnosed with autism take a split second longer to shift their gaze during a task measuring eye movements and visual attention than do typically[Read More…]
Many Moms Not Following Expert Advice on When to Give Solid Foods to Babies
Elk Grove Village, IL–(ENEWSPF)–March 25, 2013. Experts recommend introducing solid foods into infants’ diets no earlier than 4 to 6 months of age, but many mothers do so earlier. A study in the April 2013 issue of Pediatrics, “Prevalence and Reasons for Introducing Infants Early to Solid Foods: Variations by[Read More…]
Harvard Develops Robotic Bees, Begs the Question – Why Not Save Real Bees?
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 25, 2013. Engineers at Harvard University have developed a new technique that may allow for the mass fabrication of robotic insects. The Harvard Microrobotics Lab has been working on the development of the “RoboBees Project” since 2009. Appropriate materials, hardware, control systems, and fabrication techniques did not exist[Read More…]
Medical Marijuana Advocacy Group Petitions Full DC Circuit to Review Rescheduling Appeal
Patient plaintiffs argue that federal appeals panel has set unreasonable standard for medical efficacy Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 22, 2013. Medical marijuana patient advocacy group Americans for Safe Access (ASA) filed a petition with the federal court of appeals today in a widely watched case that seeks to reclassify marijuana for medical[Read More…]
S.S. Badger Coal Ash Discharge to Lake Michigan to Cease by End of 2014 Sailing Season
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 22, 2013 – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced the lodging of a proposed consent decree that requires Lake Michigan Carferry Service, Inc. (LMC) of Ludington, Michigan, to eliminate the discharge of coal ash into Lake Michigan by the end of the 2014 sailing season. In 2013 and[Read More…]
