‘Traffic calming’ boosts breeding on coral reefs
Coral reef fish breed more successfully if motorboat noise is reduced, new research shows. Credit: Dr Sophie Nedelec Coral reef ...
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Demographics, not bias, best predict traffic stops
When it comes to predicting how often Black drivers will be stopped by traffic police versus how often white drivers ...
Road traffic in european cities exposes 60 million people to noise levels harmful to health
A study by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), a centre supported by the ”la Caixa” Foundation, assessed the levels ...
Road traffic isn’t just bad for the air — it could also be a major source of water pollution
Heavy traffic is often associated with air pollution. But a new U of T Scarborough study suggests it’s also a ...
Traffic accidents significantly dropped during COVID-19 lockdown
TROY, N.Y. — Research from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute shows that traffic accidents decreased by nearly half during the two-month period at ...
$7.5 million effort seeks to prevent lunar traffic jams
The moon is top of mind for many national space programs and private companies, with some planning to send humans ...
Could gene networks resembling air traffic explain arteriosclerosis?
Up to 60 percent of the risk associated with coronary arteriosclerosis may be explained by changes in the activity of ...
Nearly 2 million children worldwide develop asthma as a result of breathing in traffic- related pollution
WASHINGTON (Jan. 5, 2022)--Nearly 2 million new cases of pediatric asthma every year may be caused by a traffic-related air ...
Traffic speeds under 20mph best for encouraging cycling to work, study shows
A study of nearly 35,000 routes to work revealed that people were most likely to choose to cycle when traffic speeds along their ...
Grant to support safe driving program to curb traffic injuries, deaths
Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine will continue to work with law enforcement and health professionals ...
World-first product will be a lifesaving traffic stopper
Credit: University of South Australia Game-changing technology to design traffic lights that absorb kinetic energy, stopping them from crumpling when ...
Traffic and mobile phone data predict COVID case counts in rural Pennsylvania
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — How much people moved around town predicted COVID-19 cases in a rural Pennsylvania county in 2020, ...
A traffic light for light-on-a-chip
Integrated photonics allow us to build compact, portable, low-power chip-scale optical systems used in commercial products, revolutionizing today’s optical datacenters ...
Simulation illustrates how COVID-19 social distancing creates pedestrian ‘traffic jams’
WASHINGTON, October 19, 2021 -- Along with the use of face masks, social distancing in public remains one of the ...
Pollution from freight traffic disproportionately impacts communities of color across 52 US cities
WASHINGTON—In urban areas across the U.S., low-income neighborhoods and communities of color experience an average of 28% more nitrogen dioxide ...
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Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infections responsible for spreading of COVID-19 less than symptomatic infections
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Harsher COVID-19 restrictions associated with faster “pandemic fatigue”
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Body weight influences the chance of developing Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
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New survey illustrates challenges associated with healthcare environmental hygiene in facilities worldwide
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Protein supplement helps control Type 2 diabetes
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The “fuel of evolution” is more abundant than previously thought in wild animals