If climate heats up, will Boston Marathon slow down?
BOSTON U. (US) — Future winning times in the Boston Marathon may slow as the climate continues to warm, experts say. Continue…
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Earth & Environment - Mar 21, 2013 12:17 - 2 Comments
With less ice, growing seasons shift in Arctic
BOSTON U. (US) — As snow and ice cover shrink in northern latitudes, researchers say temperatures and vegetation increasingly resemble those found farther south. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 12, 2013 12:14 - 0 Comments
Obesity raises black woman’s risk for large baby
BOSTON U. (US) — African-American women who are obese before pregnancy or who gain too much weight during pregnancy have an increased risk of giving birth to an abnormally large baby. (more…)
Top Stories - Jan 16, 2013 18:40 - 0 Comments
Heat brings earliest spring blooms on record
BOSTON U. (US) — Unusually warm spring weather in 2010 and 2012 resulted in the earliest blooms on record in two US locations, a new study finds. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 3, 2012 12:00 - 1 Comment
Athlete brains hint at dangers of hard hits
BOSTON U. (US) —Researchers studying the brains of men—many former athletes who developed a degenerative condition before dying—have for the first time described the four progressive stages of an illness known as CTE. (more…)
Top Stories - Nov 20, 2012 11:54 - 0 Comments
More than 3,000 natural gas leaks in Boston
BOSTON U. / DUKE (US) — Scientists have found 3,356 natural gas leaks—six of which with concentrations high enough to cause an explosion—under Boston’s streets. (more…)
