Donald Trump and Oprah Winfrey at the Tyson vs Spinks fight in Atlantic City, New Jersey (1988) Donald Trump and Oprah Winfrey at the Tyson vs Spinks fight in Atlantic City, New Jersey (1988). pic.twitter.com/mltHLM0mU0 — History In Pictures (@HistoryInPix) 16. Januar 2018
COLLEGE PARK, Md. – A new University of Maryland-led study finds that China’s sulfur dioxide emissions have fallen by 75 percent since 2007, while India’s emissions increased by 50 percent. The results suggest that India is becoming, if it is not already, the world’s top emitter of sulfur dioxide, an air pollutant that causes acid rain, haze and many health-related problems. It is produced predominantly when coal is burned to generate electricity. (more…)
It’s from ‘The Real Hamish Sharma’ Ein Beitrag geteilt von The Real Hamish Sharma (@therealhamishsharma) am Jan 17, 2018 um 2:59 PST
In einer kürzlich im Fachjournal „Journal of Paleolithic Archaeology“ veröffentlichten Studie widerlegt der Senckenberg-Wissenschaftler Prof. Dr. Ralf-Dietrich Kahlke gemeinsam mit einem internationalen Team renommierter Steinzeitexperten eine kürzlich erschienene Veröffentlichung zur Ausbreitung des Menschen in Europa. (more…)
Das Bakterium Salmonella enterica, welches enterisches Fieber auslöst, könnte die lang debattierte Ursache der „Cocoliztli“-Epidemie sein, die von 1545 bis 1550 in Mexiko wütete und schwerwiegende Auswirkungen auf die indigene Bevölkerung Mesoamerikas hatte. (more…)
The father of neurosurgery, Yale’s Harvey Cushing, MD, left a remarkable gift to science. Now, for the first time, his collection of brains is being used for active research. (more…)
COPENHAGEN, DENMARK and ARMONK, NY – 16 Jan 2018: A.P. Moller – Maersk (MAERSKb.CO) and IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced their intent to establish a joint venture to provide more efficient and secure methods for conducting global trade using blockchain technology. (more…)
UCLA researchers develop treatment to reduce rate of relapse complication
Young people with cleft palate may one day face fewer painful surgeries and spend less time undergoing uncomfortable orthodontic treatments thanks to a new therapy developed by researchers from the UCLA School of Dentistry. The treatment incorporates a shiny twist: diamond fragments so small it would take more than 3 million of them to span the diameter of a penny. (more…)
