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Here's What A Chimp Drum Solo Sounds Like
It's definitely better than Nickelback. A new paper published in Scientific Reports analyzes the rhythmic stylings of a chimp named Barney -- and shows that chimps may be more musically inclined than we previously thought. Researchers at the Biomedical Primate Research Centre in the Netherlands recorded Barney banging on a barrel back in 2005, but a scientific analysis of his performance wasn't published until last week. At the time of the recording, Barney, a "low-ranking" chimp living in a group of five adult males, was 24 years old. Here’s a short clip of Barney’s drumming, which the paper notes was not prompted by...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - June 23, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
Delays in DUI blood testing: impact on cannabis DUI assessments - Wood E, Brooks-Russell A, Drum P.
This study examined the time from law enforcement dispatch to the first blood draw in cases of driving under the influence (DUI) vehicular homicide and a subset of DUI vehicular assault cases in Colorado in 2012. Laboratory toxicology results we...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - June 19, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
134,000 saiga antelope dead in two weeks. What is the probable cause?
In May, 134,000 saiga died in the space of just two weeks. I spoke to E.J. Milner-Gulland, a conservation biologist at Imperial College about the probable cause Last month I wrote a short piece for Nature on the alarming and as-yet unexplained mass mortality of saiga antelope in Kazakhstan in May. I spoke at length to E.J. Milner-Gulland, a conservation biologist at Imperial College London and chair of Saiga Conservation Alliance. Last week, the charity launched an appeal to raise urgent funds in support of their efforts. Here is an edited transcript of the interview. Henry Nicholls: What is the latest news from Kazakhstan...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - June 12, 2015 Category: Science Authors: Henry Nicholls Tags: Science Zoology Conservation Animal behaviour Kazakhstan Wildlife Environment Biology South and Central Asia Source Type: news
120,000 endangered saiga antelopes die mysteriously in Kazakhstan
More than 120,000 critically endangered saiga antelopes - more than one-third of the worldwide population - have died in Kazakhstan since mid-May, and the cause of the "catastrophic collapse" is unclear, officials said.
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - June 1, 2015 Category: Science Authors: Lauren Raab Source Type: news
Half of an Endangered Antelope Population Has Died Within Weeks
More than 120,000 of the endangered saiga antelope have died in recent weeks due to illness, conservation and wildlife officials say, a mystifying loss that represents more than a third of its global population.
“This loss is a huge blow for saiga conservation in Kazakhstan and in the world,” Kazakhstan’s vice agriculture minister Erlan Nysynbaev said in a statement released by the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals, a treaty under the U.N. Environment Programme. “It is very painful to witness this mass mortality.”
Scientists have identified a number of biologi...
Source: TIME: Top Science and Health Stories - May 31, 2015 Category: Science Authors: Justin Worland Tags: Uncategorized animals Kazakhstan Source Type: news
Mystery Saiga Antelope Die-Off Stumps Scientists
Endangered, adorable Saiga antelope are dying off at a terrifying rate in Kazakhstan -- and nobody knows why.
More than a third of the world's population of saigas has died off in the past month. The cause has stumped scientists and sparked conspiracy theories.
A month ago, Kazakhstan was home to 250,000 saigas. The population was considered a conservation success story. Now, the United Nations has confirmed that 120,000 saigas are dead, and the number may continue to rise.
Biologist EJ Milner-Gulland told The Guardian that the evidence points to a highly contagious disease. The U.N. statement said the bacteria...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - May 28, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
Banging the drum about cancer: How missing the high notes saved rocker's life
ROCKER David Naylor is undergoing life-saving cancer treatment – after his bandmates complained he kept missing the high notes.
Source: Daily Express - Health - May 22, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
How Are Your Operators Breaking Up Materials In Drums?
Custom Powder Systems makes a product called a drum massager. It has two sets of C-shaped arms that come in and compress the drum. There's a turntable that turns the drum, compresses it again. It raises up, does additional compressions, and cracks up, breaks up the material.
If you're a company that works with salt in drums, Custom Powder Systems can help with our drum massager. If you have trouble getting those salts out of a drum, we can test the material here and provide a drum massager that will help you achieve that.
If your company is concerned about safety, how are your operators breaking up the material i...
Source: Pharmaceutical Online News - May 20, 2015 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Finger-tapping tests could point to better diagnosis of Alzheimer’s, says study
Tapping your fingers on the table is usually a sign of boredom or irritation. But not all tappers are equal, it seems. Men drum their digits slightly faster than women and people in their twenties tap substantially faster than people twice their age.
Source: The Independent - Science - May 2, 2015 Category: Science Tags: Health News Source Type: news
Target, Mayo, Honeywell ready Apple Watch apps
From giant organizations like Target Corp., General Mills and Mayo Clinic to boutique accessory makers like Pad & Quill, Minnesota companies are making early bets on the Apple Watch.
The Pioneer Press has a pair of reports on how companies are preparing for the launch of the high-profile wearable device, which debuts later this month. The first looks at companies that are developing apps to run on the Apple Watch— Cupertino, Calif.-based Apple (NYSE: AAPL) wants to drum up as many app partners…
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Hospitals headlines - April 13, 2015 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Mark Reilly Source Type: news
Official Report: Nuclear Waste Accident Caused By Wrong Cat Litter
An official investigation into a 2014 accident at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant has concluded that cat litter is the culprit. Organic material in the litter caused a drum to burst.» E-Mail This
Source: NPR Health and Science - March 26, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Geoff Brumfiel Source Type: news
No Ben Carson, Homosexuality Is Not a Choice
If you’re a candidate dreaming of the White House with virtually no chance of actually winding up there, it sometimes helps to say something ridiculous—if only to get your name-recognition numbers up. That is the very best and most charitable explanation for comments by Dr. Ben Carson, a neurosurgeon, on CNN, arguing that homosexuality is “absolutely” a choice. His evidence? Prison.
“A lot of people who go into prison go into prison straight and when they come out, they’re gay,” he said. “So did something happen while they were in there?”
Prison, of course, is the worst...
Source: TIME: Top Science and Health Stories - March 5, 2015 Category: Science Authors: Jeffrey Kluger Tags: Uncategorized Birth Order Brain Dr. Benjamin S. Carson ear drum Genetics hair whorl handedness Homosexuality Prison Simon LeVay womb environment Source Type: news
Suicidal Asian American college students' perceptions of protective factors: a qualitative study - Tran KK, Wong YJ, Cokley KO, Brownson C, Drum D, Awad G, Wang MC.
This study addresses the paucity of knowledge on protective factors associated with Asian American college students' suicidal behavior. Participants were 58 Asian American college students who seriously considered suicide within the past 12 months and resp...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - March 4, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
