News articles tagged with 'urban' (Page 6)
Some migratory birds can not find success in urban areas
— 1 Apr 2008 22:37 | BiologyNew research finds fresh evidence that urbanisation in the United States threatens the populations of some species of migratory birds. But the six-year study also refutes one of the…
Researchers find important contributor to smog
— 21 Mar 2008 19:20 | EnvironmentChemists at the University of California, San Diego have discovered that a chemical reaction in the atmosphere above major cities long assumed to be unimportant in urban air pollution…
Urban planning - a factor in rising obesity rates
— 14 Mar 2008 14:58 | HealthYou may want to buy healthy food for your family, but if the good grocery stores are far away and pricey and the fast-food outlets are cheap and plentiful, it may be harder to make…
Ecologists must join humanity's rush to the cities
— 8 Feb 2008 11:25 | EnvironmentCities are responsible for so many of the sustainability challenges faced by our urbanising world, but urban ecologists can help unlock the benefits of city living, say researchers…
Rural patients less likely to receive organ transplants
— 8 Jan 2008 21:00 | HealthPatients in small towns and isolated rural areas have lower organ transplant rates and are less likely to be wait-listed than patients in urban areas, according to a study in the 9/16…
Ecologists discover city is uber-forest for big owls
— 17 Oct 2007 13:42 | BiologyIt may be news to its bankers, but Charlotte, the biggest city in North Carolina and a major centre of the American financial industry, is actually an old growth forest. At least that's…