Surprisingly, heart disease and stroke aren’t necessarily inevitable with age,” said Michael Gurven, Ph.D., study author and anthropology professor and chairman of the University of California-Santa Barbara’s Integrative Anthropological Sciences Unit.
Developers of the Tokyo Skytree expect more than 25 million visitors annually. The design & engineering firm has called it “a pinnacle of safety in earthquake-prone Japan.”
The World Health Organization and the Roll Back Malaria Partnership have published an action plan to urge governments, researchers, and other partners to address what they call a "growing threat."
Pumping heavy mud into the leaking well started May 15, and the leak was stopped 12 hours later.
The product emissions and chemical content testing firm eco-INSTITUT helps European manufacturers test construction materials, floor coverings to more than a dozen indoor air quality standards.
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents presented the Diamond Jubilee Award to the Olympic Delivery Authority on May 15, the same day the London 2012 Athletes' Committee gave its seal of approval to the Olympic and Paralympic Village.
With thousands of employees, visiting scientists, research fellows, interns, and volunteers, the Smithsonian uses cutting-edge programming to achieve results, ranging from its automated injury-reporting system to its use of electronic medical records and medical surveillance, ACOEM said.
A two-day forum involving the board members and numerous experts will explore the issues in depth.
A submersible photographed the Ametist, lost Feb. 11, 2011, with 23 crew members aboard, on May 11, lying at the bottom of the Sea of Okhotsk off the coast of Kamchatka Island.
Helicobacter pylori, hepatitis B and C viruses, and human papillomaviruses were responsible for 1.9 million cases of mainly gastric, liver, and cervix uteri cancers.
With adjustment for other factors, the rate of prolonged longer times to pregnancy was nearly three times higher for wives of men exposed to formaldehyde.
The machine put into service on May 2 at IAEA's Environmental Sample Laboratory in Seibersdorf, Austria, will help the agency meet verification challenges for the next 30 years, officials said.
The paper by Professors Howard Kunreuther and Erwann Michel-Kerjan for Copenhagen Consensus 2012 suggests four steps, including flood walls and effective early disaster warning systems.
Four years after a Rio Tinto executive announced the Mine of the Future program, an Australian newspaper reports some trucks at its remote West Angelas iron ore mine are being remotely controlled.
Described by the company as its new flagship, the $668.8 million Costa Fascinosa is "at the cutting edge of safety and environmental protection standards," according to the company.
The World Health Organization predicts that by 2030, road traffic injuries will have become the fifth leading cause of death worldwide.
The carrier is replacing one-third of its fleet with tractors coming right off the production line this year at a rate of 75 per week. They will save fuel, cut emissions, and help drivers avoid rear-end collisions.
“When we think about the legacy of the Olympics, it will be great if we can say that as well as the social and sporting legacy, it also heralded a change in attitudes to health and safety," said Judith Hackitt, chair of Britain's Health and Safety Executive.
The region's cold and remote conditions will require improved technology to prevent oil spills, the company said in announcing the move.
Industry officials are reviewing lessons learned form the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill and trading notes on new technology and upcoming projects at the Offshore Technology Conference this week in Houston.