When voters are distracted or looking at an overly complicated ballot, they’re more likely to vote for the white candidate, according to the findings of a UC Merced professor. Candidates … Click to Continue »
Read More »Intensive fishing finds no more Asian carp beyond barrier
Two weeks of intensive fishing in and around a Chicago waterway failed to produce any proof that more Asian carp have made it past electronic barriers intended to keep the … Click to Continue »
Read More »Another Hanford tunnel storing radioactive waste at risk, study finds
A second tunnel storing radioactive waste at the Hanford nuclear reservation in Washington state has structural problems and is at risk of failing, according to a U.S. Energy Department investigation … Click to Continue »
Read More »Small earthquakes triggered by winter snow, spring melt in California, study finds
The Sierra Nevada and Coast ranges are pushed down by fractions of an inch each winter by the weight of rain and snow and then rise after melt and runoff, … Click to Continue »
Read More »USGS finds vast reserves of salty water underground
A new nationwide study has unearthed the huge hidden potential of tapping into salty aquifers as a way to relieve the growing pressure on freshwater supplies across the United States. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Vanishing ocean floor in the Florida Keys worsens risks from sea rise, study finds
If sea rise weren’t scary enough, scientists have now found another phenomenon threatening the Florida Keys and other coasts protected by reefs: a vanishing ocean floor. In a study published … Click to Continue »
Read More »Florida sharks worth more alive than dead, study finds
A live shark swimming through Florida’s waters is about 200 times more valuable than a dead shark, a new study has found. The study, commissioned by the nonprofit Oceana in … Click to Continue »
Read More »Study finds human, cattle viruses in Milwaukee River
MILWAUKEE_A new study of Great Lakes basin rivers shows human viruses are more apt to be found in urban streams while bovine-related viruses show up more in streams influenced more … Click to Continue »
Read More »UC Merced professor finds genetic triggers related to cancer
After studying human cancer cells, a UC Merced professor was able to identify certain triggers in genes that cause and control cancer. Fabian Filipp, professor of systems biology and cancer … Click to Continue »
Read More »Deputy leaves patrol car door open, finds a friendly visitor waiting inside
The Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Department may have found another potential candidate for its K-9 unit. A lost dog jumped into a deputy’s patrol car early Wednesday morning to escape the … Click to Continue »
Read More »Forest fires have doubled in West due to climate change, study finds
Climate change from human activity nearly doubled the area that burned in forest fires in the American West over the past 30 years, a major new scientific study has found, … Click to Continue »
Read More »Americans still sharply split on global warming, poll finds
Americans remain deeply polarized on climate change, but broadly support increased reliance on solar and wind energy, a new poll has found. The partisan split extends “across a host of … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced compromises, finds room to fix south side road
A heavily traversed part of N Street in south Merced and an awkward intersection on Yosemite Avenue will both get fixes under a compromise reached by the City Council this … Click to Continue »
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