Fewer and fewer women die from breast cancer in recent years but, surprisingly, the decline is just as large in the age groups that are not screened. The decline is …read more Source:: Science
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What caused the mass extinction of Earth’s first animals?
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•Fossil records tell us that the first macroscopic animals appeared on Earth about 575 million years ago. Twenty-four million years later, the diversity of animals began to mysteriously decline, leading …read more Source:: Science
Women who clean at home or work face increased lung function decline
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•Women who work as cleaners or regularly use cleaning sprays or other cleaning products at home appear to experience a greater decline in lung function over time than women who …read more Source:: Science
Boosting Sirt4 gene activity extends healthy lifespan in fruit flies
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•Researchers illustrate that Sirt4, also found in humans, may be an important factor in age-related metabolic decline and healthy lifespan. …read more Source:: Science
Political instability and weak governance lead to loss of species, study finds
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•Big data study of global biodiversity shows ineffective national governance is a better indicator of species decline than any other measure of ‘anthropogenic impact.’ Even protected conservation areas make little …read more Source:: Science
Laws of attraction: Pollinators use multiple cues to identify flowers across continents
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•Although at least 75 percent of our crop species depend on animal pollinators, little is known about their flower preferences. As global insect populations decline, it is of utmost importance …read more Source:: Science
Bycatch responsible for decline of endangered New Zealand sea lion
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•Getting caught in fishing nets is a major cause of death for the increasingly endangered New Zealand sea lion, according to new research. …read more Source:: Science
Today’s most popular operating systems
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•Windows is still No. 1, but as the PC market continues to decline, it only has less than half of the market. …read more Source:: Linux
Ice cores reveal a slow decline in atmospheric oxygen over the last 800,000 years
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•Researchers have compiled 30 years of data to construct the first ice core-based record of atmospheric oxygen concentrations spanning the past 800,000 years. The record shows that atmospheric oxygen has …read more Source:: Science
U.S. to halt expanded use of some insecticides amid honey bee decline
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•(Reuters) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said on Thursday it was unlikely to approve new or expanded uses of certain pesticides while it evaluates the risks they may …read more Source:: UKScienceNews