Vegetarians ‘avoid more cancers’
Vegetarians are generally less likely to develop cancer but this does not apply to all forms of the disease, a study concludes.
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Archive for June, 2009
Problem pregnancy ‘autism risk’
Complications during pregnancy and giving birth later in life may increase the risk of having a child with autism, a review of dozens of studies suggests
Ontario Drops Plans for 2 New Nuclear Reactors Because of High Costs
Nuclear Sticker Shock: “It’s just ridiculously expensive.”
Whether you think nuclear power is a good or bad idea, one thing is certain, it’s expensive. Very expensive. And that’s before the almost inevitable cost overruns… This is what the Canadian province of Ontario seems to have realized. It’s canceling plans for 2 new reactors because of sticker […]
Smog is Increasing Risks of Premature Births by 128%
Photos: Flickr, CC & Flickr, CC
Add it to Asthma, High Blood Pressure, and Cardiovascular Diseases
Did we need one more reason to to fight against smog? I don’t think so, but we got one anyway thanks to a study to be published in Environmental Health Perspectives and covered by Discovery News. A team from the University […]
Smog is Increasing Risks of Premature Births by 128%
Photos: Flickr, CC & Flickr, CC
Add it to Asthma, High Blood Pressure, and Cardiovascular Diseases
Did we need one more reason to to fight against smog? I don’t think so, but we got one anyway thanks to a study to be published in Environmental Health Perspectives and covered by Discovery News. A team from the University […]
“The Insight is the most disappointing Honda Consumer Reports has tested in a long time”
Photo: Honda
They Really Didn’t Like It…
Consumer Reports is highly respected and used by many car buyers to decide which models to even consider. So it’s a pretty big blow to the Honda Insight hybrid that CR is publishing a pretty negative review, ranking the Insight hybrid 21st out of 22 small hatchbacks and wagons. Why […]
Waxman-Markey Targets For Buildings Are Exactly What Builders Say are Impossible
graphic from NAIOP Website
A few months ago TreeHugger reported on a silly study (That 70s Show: Developers Still Don’t Know How To Make a Building Green) from the Commercial Real Estate Development Association (abbreviated as NAIOP, don’t ask why) that concluded “that a 50 percent energy improvement beyond federal standards is technically impossible. A 30 […]
Carnivorous Gadgets Eat Bugs and Mice for Charging Up (Video)
Photo via New Scientist
We design solar cells based on the functions of plant leaves. What if we designed gadgets based on the functions of carnivorous plants? That’s what a few artists have come up with in their gadgets and appliances that feed off the pests in our homes in order to gather a charge. Check […]
Universal embryo test ‘very near’
A gene mapping test that can test embryos for almost any inherited disease could be available in the UK within a year, say researchers.
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