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The northern part of the Greenland ice sheet experienced extreme snowmelt during the summer of 2008, with large portions of the area subject to record melting days, according to Dr. Marco Tedesco, Assistant Professor of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences at The City College of New York, and colleagues. Their conclusion is based on an analysis of microwave brightness temperature recorded by the Special Sensor Microwave Imager onboard the F13 satellite.

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A new study finds that pollution from livestock facilities is associated with an increase in infant mortality.

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Following are a few of the many technical highlights to be discussed at Frontiers in Optics: OSA’s Annual Meeting.

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University of Michigan researchers have developed a new tool that uses natural “fingerprints” in coal to track down sources of mercury polluting the environment.

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At the American Society of Plastic Surgeons and American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons Plastic Surgery 2008 conference, plastic surgeons or “smile doctors” will reveal state-of-the-art “facial reanimation” procedures that give people, who previously were unable, the ability to smile.

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Women who desire a mommy-makeover, have had major weight loss, or are unhappy with the toll age has taken on their breasts can breathe easier. An innovative procedure to correct severely deflated, sagging breasts left looking like “pancakes” will be presented at the American Society of Plastic Surgeons Plastic Surgery 2008 conference.

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The importance of pre-operative screening for patients seeking body contouring after massive weight loss will be assessed in three studies presented at the American Society of Plastic Surgeons Plastic Surgery 2008 conference.

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Born out of war, plastic surgery remains at the forefront of surgical innovation, and advances from the war in Iraq and Afghanistan benefit victims of inner city wars being fought on our streets.

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Injecting fat after breast reconstruction to correct implant wrinkling or dimpling may be safe and effective to improve breast shape, according to a study to be presented at the American Society of Plastic Surgeons Plastic Surgery 2008 conference.

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Researchers have discovered that reusing saline drainage water and applying it to salt-tolerant crops in California’s San Joaquin Valley can help reduce the environmental impact of excess drainage volumes. The study focused on pickleweed, sold in European markets as a salad ingredients, and its ability to tolerate irrigation with seawater and drainage water with high concentrations of boron.

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