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3:44 pm
Thu March 7, 2013

Shrimp Trawling Comes With Big Risks

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John Berthelot, top, and Hosea Wilson, bottom right, release the nets from their shrimp boat, Monday, May 3, 2010, at the Venice Marina in Venice, La.
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The shrimp boat Endless Grind trawls for shrimp off Dauphin Island, Ala., in May 2012.
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By Scott Hensley

Originally published on Thu March 7, 2013 5:03 pm

Think your job is bad? Quit whining, unless you're a shrimper in the Gulf of Mexico.

Commercial fishermen have the highest rate of on-the-job fatalities of any occupation in the country — 116 deaths per 100,000 workers in 2010. A majority of the deaths happen when a fishing vessel sinks. About a third occur when someone goes overboard.

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Science & Health
11:02 am
Fri February 1, 2013

Are NFL Football Hits Getting Harder And More Dangerous?

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Baltimore Ravens Morgan Cox tackles Cleveland Browns wide receiver Josh Cribbs as Cribbs' helmet is dislodged from a hit by another player in a game last September.
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Green Bay Packers Erik Walden hits Minnesota Vikings Adrian Peterson during the NFC Wild Card Playoff game this year.
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Baltimore Ravens Ray Lewis tackles New England Patriots Aaron Hernandez with his helmet during the 2013 AFC Championship game this year.
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Originally published on Mon February 4, 2013 6:56 am

Super Bowl XLVII will kick off Sunday with its typical bombastic fanfare: Beyonce will wow us with her live halftime show, and "space baby" commercials will overload us with cuteness.

But this year, there's a gray cloud hanging over the Super Bowl: the mounting anger about devastating injuries to players' brains and bodies.

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Science & Health
10:34 am
Mon January 28, 2013

UNO Researcher Tackles Testosterone

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A University of New Orleans faculty member has been awarded a state grant to develop a device to test testosterone levels in real time.

Elizabeth Shirtcliff was awarded the grant by the Louisiana Board of Regents. She is an early research professor of psychology at UNO ad the principal investigator on the project. Shirtcliff is partnering with researchers from at Oasis Diagnostic Corp. in Canada.

Monitoring testosterone levels is important, Shirtclif said, because rapid imbalances can signal changes in behavior.

Environment
4:52 pm
Tue January 22, 2013

In Second Inaugural, Obama Makes Climate A Priority

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"We will respond to the threat of climate change, knowing that the failure to do so would betray our children and future generations," President Obama said Monday during his second inaugural address.
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Originally published on Tue January 22, 2013 7:48 pm

President Obama pulled out a surprise in his inaugural address on Monday. After barely mentioning climate change in his campaign, he put it on his short list of priorities for his second term.

"We will respond to the threat of climate change, knowing that the failure to do so would betray our children and future generations," he said. Today the White House had scant detail on what the president plans to do.

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Science
1:12 pm
Tue January 22, 2013

Explorers Reflect On 125 Years Of National Geographic

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Originally published on Tue January 22, 2013 1:18 pm

January 2013 marks the 125th birthday of the National Geographic Society. Over the decades, the magazine has transported readers to faraway places, introduced the world to new species and provided a window into a world of exploration and discovery.

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10:45 am
Tue January 22, 2013

Nature Has A Formula That Tells Us When It's Time To Die

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Originally published on Sat January 26, 2013 9:19 pm

Editor's Note: Robert has added a postscript to this post. Scroll down or click here to read it.

We wax, we wane. It's the dance of life.

Every living thing is a pulse. We quicken, then we fade. There is a deep beauty in this, but deeper down, inside every plant, every leaf, inside every living thing (us included) sits a secret.

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