While some local communities find hydraulic fracturing as benefiting the local economy, a new study shows the hidden health risks to infants born to mothers living within 2 miles of a hydraulic fracturing site. There is no doubt that hydraulic fracturing, also known as fracking, has turned small towns into energy capitals. However, what is ...
New research indicates that if women are exposed to air pollution just prior to conception, or during the first month of pregnancy, they face an increased risk of their children being born with birth defects, such as cleft lip, palate, or abnormal hearts. The increased risk may be modest; however, the potential impact on a ...
Researchers have developed a new technique that can be used to monitor the seismic activities around fracking operations that may help to reduce the likelihood of larger and potentially damaging earthquakes at fracking sites from occurring. The tiny tremors, which are caused by hydraulic fracturing of natural gas near the surface, may be an indication ...
It has never really been understood how our atmosphere protects us against meteoroid impacts. It’s well recognized that meteoroids often explode before they reach Earth’s surface; however, researchers were uncertain as to why this happened until now. Researchers from Purdue University have discovered our atmosphere is a better shield from meteoroids than previously thought. They ...
Two “smoke rings” have been discovered off the Australian coast, leaving researchers believing that they could “suck up” small marine creatures carrying them at high speed for long distances across the ocean. Researchers from the University of Liverpool spotted the equivalent of smoke-rings in the Tasman Sea, off the southwest of Australia and in the ...
A new and highly effective cancer detection method for detecting tiny tumors and tracking their spread has now been invented. This new cancer detection method has the potential to detect cancer earlier, and also help with a more precise treatment. Using light-emitting nanoprobes, the researchers are hopeful that this new cancer detection method could lead ...
Due to Hollywood films and science fiction novels, most of us believe that aliens would come in the form of monster-like beings very different to humans. However, new research suggests we could have more in common with extra-terrestrials than we think. For the first time, researches have used evolutionary theory to support alien predictions and ...
Researchers at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center have discovered the highly addictive drug in tobacco products, called nicotine, may help people with sarcoidosis, a chronic inflammatory lung disease. The main symptom of most lung diseases is shortness of breath, however, with sarcoidosis, its debilitating fatigue makes it frequently misdiagnosed. When left untreated, the ...
The two most popular tourist attractions in Beijing are the Great Wall and the Forbidden City. The Forbidden City is a masterpiece of ancient Chinese architecture, and there are countless places worth visiting there. If you happen to be at the Huangji Door, you can see the Nine-Dragon Wall. In traditional Chinese architecture, what separates ...
There are many reasons why Chinese wear masks while in the U.S. — pollution is everywhere, as are airborne illnesses. But why is the mask-wearing trend primarily limited to East Asian people? Is there a valid reason to wear masks? Here are six of the most common reasons to answer the question: Why do the Chinese ...
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