Helium: swollen stars, party balloons and squeaky voices | Dean Burnett :: There are increasing reports of an imminent helium shortage, but why should this be a concern? What is helium used for, apart from balloons? Quite a lot, as it happensHelium supplies are running low. This is cause for concern for some. Others might wonder what the fuss is about.The statement itself may seem bizarre in some respects. How can we be "running out" of the second most abundant element in the known universe? Mankind may have had a substantial impact on the planet's resources, but using up a quarter of all known matter? Even the most extreme environmentalist would have to agree that's a bit of an exaggeration. The atmosphere of Jupiter alone is about 10% helium. Let's not even get started on the sun. Obviously, the problem is we're running out of accessible helium, meaning stuff w...
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Climate scientists must not advocate particular policies | Tamsin Edwards :: I became a climate scientist because I care about the environment, but we have a moral obligation to be impartialAs a climate scientist, I'm under pressure to be a political advocate. This comes mainly from environmentalists. Dan Cass, wind-farm director and solar advocate, preferred me not to waste my time debating "denialist morons" but to use political advocacy to "prevent climate catastrophe".Jeremy Grantham, environmental philanthropist, urged climate scientists to sound a "more desperate note … Be arrested if necessary." A concerned member of the public judged my efforts at public engagement successful only if they showed "evidence of persuasion".Others ask "what should we do?" At my Cheltenham Science Festival event Can we trust climate models? one of the audience asked what we th...
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New Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/XNm6LiONyG0/index.html
7 CEOs reveal business secrets :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/j3Fhqyxf2RQ/index.html
Speech therapy could help save NHS cash :: INVESTMENT in speech and language therapy could help boost the Edinburgh economy by more than £10 million a year, a report has found. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health)
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In focus: molecular and cell biology research in China :: Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology 14, 600 (2013).
doi:10.1038/nrm3638
Authors: Xuebiao Yao, Dangsheng Li & Gang Pei
An interactive, intellectual environment with good funding opportunities is essential for the development and success of basic research. The fast-growing economy and investment in science, together with a visionary plan, have attracted foreign scholars to work in China, motivated world-class Chinese scientists to return and (Source: Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology)
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Buzzfeeds: the effects of colony collapse disorder and other bee news :: Concerned about the worldwide bee crisis? Introducing Buzzfeeds, a weekly analysis with our resident bee expertIn the past six years, more than 10m beehives have been wiped out from a mystery disease called colony collapse disorder. This destruction has serious implications on worldwide ecology and economy.Of the 100 crop species responsible for providing 90% of food worldwide, 71 are dependent on bee pollination, according to UN estimates (pdf). It's difficult to pinpoint the financial implications of this destruction, but the international body says pollination is worth between $37bn and $91bn, annually.Stories about the declining population and its effect on the environment trickle through the news cycle each week. To bring awareness to these stories and contextualize the issues, we wil...<div id="medworm"><p><b><i>MedWorm Message:</i></b> Get the very latest Swine Flu news via the MedWorm <b><a href="http://www.medworm.com/rss/search.php?qu=%2Bswine+%2B%28influenza+flu%29&t=Swine+Flu&f=infectiousdiseases&r=Any&o=d" target ="_self">Swine Flu RSS news feed</a></b> - updated hourly from thousands of authoritative health and news sources.</p></div>
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With food safety bill, U.S. government will spend nearly $1 million per person to prevent food-borne illness deaths :: (NaturalNews) The recently-passed Food Safety Modernization Act, which was passed in order to prevent food-borne illness deaths in the USA, will cost $1.4 billion over the first five years. But nobody thinks about the economics of the issue. How many people are we going to save by spending this $1.4 billion, even assuming it works?To answer that question, let's look at the food illness fatality figures offered by the CDC:• Out of the 5,000 food-borne illness deaths each year in the United States, only 1,809 are "attributable to foodborne transmission" according to the CDC (http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol5no5/mead.htm#Table%203).• E.coli, which is often quoted in the big scare stories about food safety, only kills 78 people a year through food-borne transmission (52 plus 26, fro...
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London gin: Now made in London :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/NBhpz0uIMrM/pkg-boulden-london-gin-o-clock.cnn.html
Northern Iraq's investment boom :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/m2u_BfX_1BY/qmb-defterios-northern-iraq-investment-boom.cnn.html
The climate change policy discussion I wish Andrew Neil would have on BBC | Dana Nuccitelli :: Discussion Worth HavingTo sum up, there's nothing wrong with having a discussion about what the best climate policy would entail. In fact, this sort of discussion would be constructive and welcome. But it must consider all the available evidence, and it must get the science right, or the policy discussion will be misinformed.The scientific evidence indicates that the climate is warming rapidly due to human greenhouse gas emissions. If we want to avoid dangerous and potentially catastrophic climate change, we need to take major steps to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions. The question is not whether we should slow down our efforts; it's how we can speed them up in the most economically beneficial way. Now that is a policy discussion worth having.Climate changeClimate change scepticismClima...
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Five food brands reinvented :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/GUA673pUPRE/index.html
Google goes inside the A380 :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/8JvCNgzSH0I/index.html
Infographic: Airlines with wi-fi :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/2oP69ysM9gw/index.html
NFL in '$765m concussion settlement' :: The National Football League reaches a $765m (£490m) settlement with former players who say it hid the dangers of concussion, a judge says.
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European markets at close: 29.08.2013 :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/HMg5NoB8ZZQ/
Pampering cows the Wagyu way :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/5-rzxP0-Cys/index.html
German unemployment up, skilled worker shortage a problem :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/xhuaP6DGBEs/
Is this the city of the future? :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/J_L7c6Mwy9Y/index.html
Rams slammed over e-cigarette deal :: Derby County should not have signed a sponsorship deal with an electronic cigarette company, a health professional says.
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