Science news articles about 'perils'Trouble in paradise: Warming a greater danger to tropical species
... change. But new research shows that species living in the tropics likely face the greatest peril in a warmer world. A team led by University of Washington scientists has found that while temperature ... A Child, a Bizarre Tumor and a Perilous Operation
A little girl, a rare tumor and a new surgical procedure that may make everything normal again.Drug therapy for PKU reverses heart damage
... to 59 percent at the end of study. Meanwhile, average pumping function in placebo-treated mice showed a perilous decline, from 87 percent to 48 percent, to 35 percent.
Heart weight, as measured by ... Feature: Population - the lost priority
Australian authorities on population growth warn that it is the fundamental sustainability priority being perilously overlooked. Graeme O’Neill reports.Aid for California's disabled in peril
Funds to hire personal and domestic assistance could be cut under governor's revised budget.
Salvador Chavez ... Software designers strut their talent at cost of profit, says Management Insights study
... , operations research, and management science. It appears in every issue of the monthly journal.
“The Hidden Perils of Career Concerns in R&D Organizations” is by Enno Siemsen of the University of ... Sleep deprivation affects ability to make sense of what we see
... author and professor at the Neurobehavioral Disorders Program at Duke-NUS. “Herein lies the peril of sleep deprivation.”
The research team, including colleagues at the University of Michigan and ... US probe to make perilous landing on Martian arctic
NASA was gearing up Saturday for what it called "the scariest seven minutes of the mission" as it prepared to land the Phoenix spacecraft on Mars' frigid north pole.The economics of nice folks
... when it was an act of charity.
These examples show that economists ignore human altruism at their peril. Standard economic theory assumes that incentives that appeal to self-interest won't affect any ... Q & A: Peril in a Pot
Is it dangerous or unhealthy to eat fish or meat that has been frozen, cooked, refrozen, then cooked again?Conservationist to aid parrots in peril
A once critically endangered species of parrot now under threat from a highly contagious virus may be offered a renewed chance of survival by a conservationist at the University of Kent. Dr Jim ... Climate Modeling Shows California's Native Plant Species in Peril from Global Warming
California's native plant species are so vulnerable to global climate change that two-thirds of them could suffer 80 percent reduction in their geographic range by the end of the 21st century.Climate change may challenge national security, classified report warns
... of historical instability, he said; for instance, U.S. allies like the Netherlands are exposed to perils such as sea-level rise, but have large economies and strong governments, and so are not deemed ... The perils of overconfidence
Overestimating one's abilities can have hazardous consequences. The overconfident investment banker may lose millions on a "can't-miss" start up or a driver who's had one too many may insist on ... Q & A: Aerial Peril
My gym teacher told us that geese defecate only on the ground, never from the sky. Is it true?
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Trouble in paradise: Warming a greater danger to tropical species
... change. But new research shows that species living in the tropics likely face the greatest peril in a warmer world. A team led by University of Washington scientists has found that while temperature ...A Child, a Bizarre Tumor and a Perilous Operation
A little girl, a rare tumor and a new surgical procedure that may make everything normal again.Drug therapy for PKU reverses heart damage
... to 59 percent at the end of study. Meanwhile, average pumping function in placebo-treated mice showed a perilous decline, from 87 percent to 48 percent, to 35 percent. Heart weight, as measured by ...Feature: Population - the lost priority
Australian authorities on population growth warn that it is the fundamental sustainability priority being perilously overlooked. Graeme O’Neill reports.Aid for California's disabled in peril
Funds to hire personal and domestic assistance could be cut under governor's revised budget. Salvador Chavez ...Software designers strut their talent at cost of profit, says Management Insights study
... , operations research, and management science. It appears in every issue of the monthly journal. “The Hidden Perils of Career Concerns in R&D Organizations” is by Enno Siemsen of the University of ...Sleep deprivation affects ability to make sense of what we see
... author and professor at the Neurobehavioral Disorders Program at Duke-NUS. “Herein lies the peril of sleep deprivation.” The research team, including colleagues at the University of Michigan and ...US probe to make perilous landing on Martian arctic
NASA was gearing up Saturday for what it called "the scariest seven minutes of the mission" as it prepared to land the Phoenix spacecraft on Mars' frigid north pole.The economics of nice folks
... when it was an act of charity. These examples show that economists ignore human altruism at their peril. Standard economic theory assumes that incentives that appeal to self-interest won't affect any ...Q & A: Peril in a Pot
Is it dangerous or unhealthy to eat fish or meat that has been frozen, cooked, refrozen, then cooked again?Conservationist to aid parrots in peril
A once critically endangered species of parrot now under threat from a highly contagious virus may be offered a renewed chance of survival by a conservationist at the University of Kent. Dr Jim ...Climate Modeling Shows California's Native Plant Species in Peril from Global Warming
California's native plant species are so vulnerable to global climate change that two-thirds of them could suffer 80 percent reduction in their geographic range by the end of the 21st century.Climate change may challenge national security, classified report warns
... of historical instability, he said; for instance, U.S. allies like the Netherlands are exposed to perils such as sea-level rise, but have large economies and strong governments, and so are not deemed ...The perils of overconfidence
Overestimating one's abilities can have hazardous consequences. The overconfident investment banker may lose millions on a "can't-miss" start up or a driver who's had one too many may insist on ...Q & A: Aerial Peril
My gym teacher told us that geese defecate only on the ground, never from the sky. Is it true?