Chalk it up as one of those interesting and somewhat unbelievable facts, the Colorado river — the one that carved the Grand Canyon — no longer reaches the Sea of Cortez. Well, it didn’t until earlier this year when a pulse of water was released in hopes of revitalizing the lower delta.
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There are a few more reports that will soon be published, but early evidence suggests copper bed rails in hospital rooms has a significant effect on reducing hospital born infections. And though they cost more, the payback period is pretty quick.
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Seeing is believing, and this is a great example of the changes technology will have on our lives.
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When you can get a beautifully simple physics lesson wrapped in an entertaining, short video that explains a phenomenon we’ve all encountered… we’ll always share it here.
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It’s technology coming from Microsoft and being introduced through Skype. If you follow the link below, you’ll see two videos that show it in action.
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Carbon Monoxide Levels in the Teamsters Arena were high enough to evacuate the building, but no clear cause for the higher levels was determined. We’re publishing as a reminder that carbon monoxide poisoning is something you need to be aware of…
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A statistical study of the world’s most idiotic deaths suggests men are more likely to suffer from a sort of fatal idiot syndrome. The science is real, so if you’re a man… you’ve been warned.
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In theoretical physics, the border between science and science fiction is often hard to see… which makes it a lot like dark matter, but scientists in Europe think they’ve got a lead on stuff that theoretically makes up 84% of the universe.
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The hope is to slow the growth of the Park’s wild horse herd, but the work is experimental and being tested for the first time.
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An infectious disease doctor at Trinity, Dr. Casmiar Nwaigwe, spoke with Lions Club members on the current status of the Eboloa situation. Though there are currently no cases in the U.S., health care officials remain ready and prepared.
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There were only 23 participants in the trial, but the results are encouraging. For 87% of patients the drug was effective at reducing tumors,and for 17% of the patients it was really effective… meaning the tumor was either completely gone or very nearly so.
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Minot’s local chapter of the national organization FIRST Robotics is all about math, science, technology, and computer programming, but they’re disguising it as something fun.
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It may be closer to reality than you realize. An English company, Peek Vision, has developed a combination smart phone add-on and app that dramatically changes the tools available for a field our out-of-clinic exam. Watch the video below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHS2sRL8r04
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The Center for Disease Control issued a news release Thursday warning of what is shaping up to be a rough flu season.The full news release is included below, but we’ll hit a couple of the important points first and add a bit of our own old-fashioned wisdom. Get a flu shot. Especially if you’re very young, older,
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If you spend a lot of time sitting throughout the day, it’s likely to have some undesirable outcomes. A new study suggests sitting leads to changes in our chromosomes, which causes problems when our cells divide. Watch the video here, then get up, stand up, stand up for your self.
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The City of Boston is at the tip of spear when it comes to innovations in municipal government and use of technology. This article outlines some neat tools that speak to an exciting, more efficient future. Read it directly from the Microsoft New England Blog here: http://blog.microsoftnewengland.com/
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