Tag: economics

Cancer breakthrough is a ‘wake-up’ call on danger of air pollution | Cancer research | The Guardian

Scientists uncover link between car fumes and lung cancer that helps explain why so many non-smokers develop disease
— Read on www.theguardian.com/science/2022/sep/10/cancer-breakthrough-is-a-wake-up-call-on-danger-of-air-pollution

Chernobyl’s trees are not decaying normally, increasing the risk of a nuclear wildfire – Wildfire Today

Chernobyl’s trees are not decaying normally, increasing the risk of a nuclear wildfire – Wildfire Today
— Read on wildfiretoday.com/2014/03/16/chernobyls-trees-are-not-decaying-normally-increasing-the-risk-of-a-nuclear-wildfire/

Taiwan’s Defenses Against Information Warfare Gain Attention – WSJ

Western officials are studying the island’s methods for combating what its government says are attempts by China to sow fear
— Read on www.wsj.com/articles/taiwans-defenses-against-information-warfare-gain-attention-11661419802

Climate Change, Fossil-Fuel Pollution, and Children’s Health | NEJM

Review Article from The New England Journal of Medicine — Climate Change, Fossil-Fuel Pollution, and Children’s Health
— Read on www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMra2117706

Scientists spot a massive group of feeding fin whales | Popular Science

Once hunted to the brink of extinction, a new survey signals that the world’s second-largest animal is staging a comeback.
— Read on www.popsci.com/environment/fin-whales-rebound-feeding-frenzy/

A Look at the Mental Health Provisions in the New Gun Law – Scientific American

Most of the $13 billion appropriated in the new legislation Congress recently passed focuses on mental health programs

— Read on www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-look-at-the-mental-health-provisions-in-the-new-gun-law/

An Anthropologist’s 20-Year Quest To Document Pakistan’s Ancient Rock Art

Having spent over two decades tirelessly researching art and culture in Pakistan, Kalhoro stands as possibly the only Pakistani who has extensively documented ancient rock art in the country.
— Read on www.forbes.com/sites/sonyarehman/2022/04/30/an-anthropologists-20-year-quest-to-document-pakistans-ancient-rock-art/

Optimizing colour for camouflage and visibility using deep learning: the effects of the environment and the observer’s visual system | Journal of The Royal Society Interface

Optimizing colour for camouflage and visibility using deep learning: the effects of the environment and the observer’s visual system | Journal of The Royal Society Interface
— Read on royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsif.2019.0183