Florida leads with the highest annual average costs for major weather disasters; Louisiana and Texas rank second and third in the 2001 edition of the Web-based Extreme Weather Sourcebook, created at the National Center for Atmospheric Research. New data on lightning and other severe weather appear in this 2001 update.
Is it "President" or "president" of the United States? While this appears to be an innocent inconsistency, researchers at the University of Missouri-Columbia have found this inconsistency to be anything but innocent, and are calling for standardization in its usage.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 14 percent of children and 11 percent of adolescents are overweight. But putting these children on a diet can deprive them of important nutrients, says a registered dietitian at the University of South Florida in Tampa.
Research parasitologist Simon Agwale at the University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute (UMBI), reported here today that he and colleagues have developed an experimental HIV-1 vaccine, tailored specifically to help fight AIDS in his native Nigeria.
New evidence from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory suggests that a known pulsar is the present-day leftover from a stellar explosion witnessed by Chinese astronomers in 386 AD.
"Chameleons" move into central positions in organizations, but it doesn't help them get ahead in their careers. In fact, it may actually burden them, according to a new study from Penn State's Smeal College of Business Administration. (Administrative Science Quarterly, forthcoming)
New research on the tick-borne bacteria responsible for Lyme disease likely will make scientists think differently about how to develop a more effective vaccine. (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 1-16-01)
When Ronald Reagan fell Friday, he became one of America's 11 million senior citizens who falls this year, according to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
Engineers at Johns Hopkins have invented a globe-shaped motor capable of rotating in any direction. The device, which uses electromagnets controlled by a computer, could give robotic arms greater flexibility and precision.
Part "Survivor," part "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire," the 36th edition of Lawrence University's 50-hour tribute to all matters obscure and insignificant will challenge the mental dexterity and physical endurance of hundreds of players game enough to try.
1) Host city's economic boon just part of Super Bowl hype. 2) George W.'s inaugural speech may not be one for the books. 3) As Bush takes office, Clinton looking to leave his mark on Washington.
After more than two years in space, NASA's Submillimeter Wave Astronomy Satellite has provided radio astronomers with one definite conclusion about the clouds of gas and dust that make up the bulk of the mass in our galaxy, the Milky Way: water vapor and oxygen are scarce.
Organon Inc. today announced it received approval from the U.S Food and Drug Administration to market REMERONSolTabTM (mirtazapine) Orally Disintegrating Tablet. REMERONSolTab is the first disintegrating tablet in the $7 billion U.S. antidepressant market.
Information technology increases salesperson job performance through increases in market knowledge, technical knowledge, sales presentation skills, targeting abilities, and call productivity, according to research from Penn State's Smeal College of Business.
Book compares the political, economic and social experiences of the indigenous Monacan people of Amherst County, Va., with the late 18th century Scottish and Irish settlers of Wyoming County, W. Va.
New courses at Rhodes College examine the politics of gambling, sport and race relations in America. Students are also learning bad Shakespeare.
A Cornell-sponsored conference "Gross National Product vs. Quality of Life: Balancing Work and Family," 1/29-2/2 at Bellagio Center in Italy, will "readjust the definition of success to account for time outside of work and satisfaction of life, not just the dollars-and-cents bottom line," says co-director Betty Friedan.
Scientists at Johns Hopkins, New York University and Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York have found a way to block the action of specific enzymes with a pivotal role in triggering cancers, hardening of the arteries and certain autoimmune diseases. (Nature Structural Biology, 1-01)
Academic expert on American Airline/TWA merger available from the University of Texas at Austin.
An ongoing balloon flight over Antarctica could shed new light on the mystery of cosmic ray sources.
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