Orchards wither in the dry fields near Interstate 5 north of Coalinga, Calif. The area has been rocked by a combination of environmental and political developments. Satellite-based findings reveal significant groundwater loss in the Central Valley.
UC IRVINE (US)—Space observations reveal that since October 2003, the aquifers for California’s primary agricultural region—the Central Valley—and its major mountain water source—the Sierra Nevada—have lost nearly enough water combined to fill Lake Mead, America’s largest reservoir. Continue…
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Stroke therapy successful in animal tests
UC IRVINE—A naturally occurring protein could restore limb function in humans long after a stroke, two new studies find. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 28, 2009 19:36 - 7 Comments
Bad driving may be in the genes
UC IRVINE (US)—Bad drivers may in part have their genes to blame. A recent study found that people with a particular gene variant performed more than 20 percent worse on a driving test than people without it—and a follow-up test a few days later yielded similar results. About 30 percent of Americans have the variant. (more…)
