/u/Hrmbee's posts in /r/science
Ultrafine particles linked to over 1,000 deaths per year in Canada’s two largest cities. Study points to an urgent public-health need for tighter environmental regulations | Airborne Nanoparticle Concentrations Are Associated with Increased Mortality Risk in Canada’s Two Largest Cities
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Rural belts around cities can reduce urban temperatures by over 0.5°C | The key to cooling ‘urban heat islands’ may lie in the countryside, according to a new study from scientists at the University of Surrey's Global Centre for Clean Air Research (GCARE) and Southeast University (China)
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Gamification gets drivers to put down their phones, study finds | A randomized trial of behavioral interventions yielding sustained reductions in distracted driving
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Neural substrates of cheek temperature increase in response to self-observation | Volunteers watched their own Karaoke performances as an MRI tracked brain activity, and blushing was higher when watching oneself
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