by . emily payne . fewer boys are being born in central scotland - and it 's thought pollution may be playing a part . a study by the university of stirling . found that the ratio of boys to girls being born is falling . while evidence suggests that male babies more often die in the womb than females , it is now thought pollution could be one factor behind this . ultrasound : the number of baby boys being born in parts of central scotland are decreasing . across the world , slightly more boys are . by . mark prigg . published : . 11:34 est , 7 november 2012 . | . updated : . 12:04 est , 7 november 2012 . scientists working with nasa 's 230-foot-wide -lrb- 70-meter -rrb- deep space network antenna at goldstone in california have revealed radar images of a near earth asteroid as is approached us just days ago . near-earth asteroid 2007 pa8 passed by on oct. 28 , 29 and 30 . the asteroid 's distance from earth on oct. 28 was 6.5 million miles -lrb- 10 million kilometers -rrb- , and 5.6 million miles -lrb- 9 million kilometers -rrb- on oct. 30 , and it made its closest approach on november 5th , coming within 17 times the earth-moon distance -lrb- 4 million miles or 6.5 million kilometers -rrb- . this composite image of asteroid 2007 pa8 was obtained using data taken by nasa 's 230-foot-wide -lrb- 70-meter -rrb- deep space network antenna at goldstone , calif. . jpl scientists chose to image asteroid . los angeles , california -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- the michael jackson song `` this is it , '' released monday , was co-written and recorded in 1983 with singer-songwriter paul anka , anka and the jackson estate confirmed monday afternoon . jackson 's estate and sony music entertainment did not realize this history when they picked the song out of boxes of tapes in their archives , leading to a big surprise monday when anka called them , anka said . jackson , who became busy with the success of his `` thriller '' album , never finished the duet recording that was intended for anka 's `` walk a fine line '' album , anka said . 2007 pa8 due to its size and relative proximity to earth at the point . of closest approach . the perspective in the images is similar to seeing the asteroid from above its north pole . each of the three images is shown at the same scale , nasa said . latin hip-hop singer safire recorded and released the song in 1990 -- under the title `` i never heard , '' anka said . `` somebody just innocently found this tape and did not know somebody recorded it with him , '' anka said . estate spokesman james bates acknowledged to cnn that the `` song was written with the legendary paul anka . '' `` we picked the song because the lyrics were appropriate given the name michael gave his tour , '' bates said . born than girls . but statistics show the proportion of boys to . girls being born in scotland , or the sex ratio , has been on a downward . trend since 1960 - and in the industrial parts of central scotland in . particular . it was just a coincidence that the song 's first words were the same as jackson 's last planned tour , anka said . monday 's release of the lilting love song was part of the promotion for the sony movie `` michael jackson 's this is it , '' which comes out in two weeks . anka said it was `` an honest mistake '' that the estate 's special administrators quickly resolved monday . `` they realized the mistake , '' anka said `` they apologized and they 've given me rightfully what i own . it 's 50-50 , right down the middle . '' rob stringer , chairman of sony 's columbia/epic label group , was quoted in the new york times on sunday as saying he did not know the origins of the song . anka , who is heard playing piano on the song , said producers did a beautiful job of completing it . backing vocals from jackson 's brothers and orchestration were added to the spare voice and piano track recorded 26 years ago in anka 's studio . analysing data from 1973 through to 2010 , the team . found a ` significant upward skewing ' of the sex ratio in the highlands , . compared with a downward shift in the forth valley and the borders . the original version , with just jackson and anka , will be included in the two-disc soundtrack , along with the orchestral version , sony said . the orchestral version will play at the close of the film , which will feature jackson 's career highlights and last rehearsals , sony said . the cd will be released on october 27 , coincidental with the debut of the movie , sony said . `` disc one features the original album masters of some of michael 's biggest hits such as ` billie jean , ' ` smooth criminal , ' ` human nature , ' and ` thriller ' arranged in the same sequence as they appear in the film , '' sony said . the second disc includes `` early demo versions '' of jackson classics `` she 's out of my life , '' `` wan na be startin ' somethin' '' and `` beat it , '' sony said . ` the radar images of asteroid 2007 pa8 indicate that it is an elongated , irregularly shaped object approximately one mile -lrb- 1.6 kilometers -rrb- wide , with ridges and perhaps craters . ` the data also indicate that 2007 pa8 rotates very slowly , roughly once every three to four days . ' `` this disc also features a recently discovered spoken word poem from michael jackson entitled ` planet earth , '' the company said . the just-released song got widespread airplay on radio shows across the united states monday , according to nielsen bds , a company that tracks music airplay . it the 21st most-played song on the 1,300 stations monitored by nielsen , with at least 680 `` spins '' by mid-afternoon , the company said . researchers found ` significantly lower sex ratios for populations where industrial . the trajectory of asteroid 2007 pa8 is well understood . this flyby was the closest earth approach by this asteroid for at least the next 200 years . although the orbit of 2007 pa8 is well known and is not considered a threat to earth in the near-term , it is classified as a ` near-earth asteroid . ' air pollution is highest ' in eastern central scotland . the researchers add their findings are consistent . with small studies in heavily industrialised parts of canada and . elsewhere in the world . more research is needed , they say , but warn that care should be taken when planning large industrial developments , as they may have an effect on hormone levels of the local population . the scientists focused on chemicals or pollution that , at certain and sometimes very low doses , can interfere with the endocrine -lrb- or hormone system -rrb- in human beings . dr ewan mcdonald , the lead investigator , said : ` the reproductive health of populations is often difficult to measure , particularly before pregnancy and at the early stages . ` there is strong evidence that during early pregnancy loss , male foetuses are lost more often . in utero : evidence suggests that male babies die in the womb more often than females , . the images were taken as part of nasa 's spaceguard project to watch for steroids and other objects that could hit earth . the goldstone observations are a part of nasa 's near-earth object observations program , or ` spaceguard , ' where objects are discovered , characterized and tracked . spaceguard identifies potential threats to our planet . ` the sex . ratio , particularly declines in male births , can therefore be a marker . for changes in reproductive health or fertility amongst human . populations . ` our analysis on sex ratio was extensive : over time , regions , neighbourhoods and socio-economic groups across scotland . ' he said the results indicate that the effect of pollution on hormones may be to blame for the national decline in the proportion of male births . professor andrew watterson , also involved in the research , said : ` the study raises important questions about our knowledge of what may impact on human reproductive health and how we then shape public health policy . ' the study is published in the international journal of occupational and environmental health .
researchers from the university of stirling looked at birth ratios in scotland . study found lower sex ratios where industrial pollution was highest . ` raises questions about what may impact on . human reproductive health '
by . emily payne . fewer boys are being born in central scotland - and it 's thought pollution may be playing a part . a study by the university of stirling . found that the ratio of boys to girls being born is falling . while evidence suggests that male babies more often die in the womb than females , it is now thought pollution could be one factor behind this . ultrasound : the number of baby boys being born in parts of central scotland are decreasing . across the world , slightly more boys are . by . mark prigg . published : . 11:34 est , 7 november 2012 . | . updated : . 12:04 est , 7 november 2012 . scientists working with nasa 's 230-foot-wide -lrb- 70-meter -rrb- deep space network antenna at goldstone in california have revealed radar images of a near earth asteroid as is approached us just days ago . near-earth asteroid 2007 pa8 passed by on oct. 28 , 29 and 30 . the asteroid 's distance from earth on oct. 28 was 6.5 million miles -lrb- 10 million kilometers -rrb- , and 5.6 million miles -lrb- 9 million kilometers -rrb- on oct. 30 , and it made its closest approach on november 5th , coming within 17 times the earth-moon distance -lrb- 4 million miles or 6.5 million kilometers -rrb- . this composite image of asteroid 2007 pa8 was obtained using data taken by nasa 's 230-foot-wide -lrb- 70-meter -rrb- deep space network antenna found a ` significant upward skewing ' of the sex ratio in the highlands , . compared with a downward shift in the forth valley and the borders . the original version , with just jackson and anka , will be included in the two-disc soundtrack , along with the orchestral version , sony said . the orchestral version will play at the close of the film , which will feature jackson 's career highlights and last rehearsals , sony said . the cd will be released on october 27 , coincidental with the debut of the movie , sony said . `` disc one features the original album masters of some of michael 's biggest hits such as ` billie jean , ' ` smooth criminal , ' ` human nature , ' and ` thriller ' arranged in the same sequence as they appear in the film , '' sony said . the second disc includes `` early demo versions '' of jackson classics `` she 's out of my life , '' `` wan na be startin ' somethin' '' and `` beat it , '' sony said . ` the radar images of asteroid 2007 pa8 indicate that it is an elongated , irregularly shaped object approximately one mile -lrb- 1.6 kilometers -rrb- wide , with ridges and perhaps craters . ` the data also indicate that 2007 pa8 rotates very slowly , roughly once every three to four days . ' `` this disc also features a recently discovered spoken word poem from michael jackson entitled ` planet earth , '' the company said . the just-released song got widespread airplay on radio shows across the united states monday , according to nielsen bds , a company that tracks music airplay . it the 21st most-played song on the 1,300 stations monitored by nielsen , with at least 680 `` spins '' by mid-afternoon , the company said . researchers found ` significantly lower sex ratios for populations where industrial . the trajectory of asteroid 2007 pa8 is well understood . this flyby was the closest earth approach by this asteroid for at least the next 200 years . although the orbit of 2007 pa8 is well known and is not considered a threat to earth in the near-term , it is classified as a ` near-earth asteroid . ' air pollution is highest ' in eastern central scotland . the researchers add their findings are consistent . with small studies in heavily industrialised parts of canada and . elsewhere in the world . more research is needed , they say , but warn that care should be taken when planning large industrial developments , as they may have an effect on hormone levels of the local population . the scientists focused on chemicals or pollution that , at certain and sometimes very low doses , can interfere with the endocrine -lrb- or hormone system -rrb- in human beings . dr ewan mcdonald , the lead investigator , said : ` the reproductive health of populations is often difficult to measure , particularly before pregnancy and at the early stages . ` there is strong evidence that during early pregnancy loss , male foetuses are lost more often . in utero : evidence suggests that male babies die in the womb more often than females , . the images were taken as part of nasa 's spaceguard project to watch for steroids and other objects that could hit earth . the goldstone observations are a part of nasa 's near-earth object observations program , or ` spaceguard , ' where objects are discovered , characterized and tracked . spaceguard identifies potential threats to our planet . ` the sex . ratio , particularly declines in male births , can therefore be a marker . for changes in reproductive health or fertility amongst human . populations . ` our analysis on sex ratio was extensive : over time , regions , neighbourhoods and socio-economic groups across scotland . ' he said the results indicate that the effect of pollution on hormones may be to blame for the national decline in the proportion of male births . professor andrew watterson , also involved in the research , said : ` the study raises important questions about our knowledge of what may impact on human reproductive health and how we then shape public health policy . ' the study is published in the international journal of occupational and environmental health .
at goldstone , calif. . jpl scientists chose to image asteroid . los angeles , california -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- the michael jackson song `` this is it , '' released monday , was co-written and recorded in 1983 with singer-songwriter paul anka , anka and the jackson estate confirmed monday afternoon . jackson 's estate and sony music entertainment did not realize this history when they picked the song out of boxes of tapes in their archives , leading to a big surprise monday when anka called them , anka said . jackson , who became busy with the success of his `` thriller '' album , never finished the duet recording that was intended for anka 's `` walk a fine line '' album , anka said . 2007 pa8 due to its size and relative proximity to earth at the point . of closest approach . the perspective in the images is similar to seeing the asteroid from above its north pole . each of the three images is shown at the same scale , nasa said . latin hip-hop singer safire recorded and released the song in 1990 -- under the title `` i never heard , '' anka said . `` somebody just innocently found this tape and did not know somebody recorded it with him , '' anka said . estate spokesman james bates acknowledged to cnn that the `` song was written with the legendary paul anka . '' `` we picked the song because the lyrics were appropriate found a ` significant upward skewing ' of the sex ratio in the highlands , . compared with a downward shift in the forth valley and the borders . the original version , with just jackson and anka , will be included in the two-disc soundtrack , along with the orchestral version , sony said . the orchestral version will play at the close of the film , which will feature jackson 's career highlights and last rehearsals , sony said . the cd will be released on october 27 , coincidental with the debut of the movie , sony said . `` disc one features the original album masters of some of michael 's biggest hits such as ` billie jean , ' ` smooth criminal , ' ` human nature , ' and ` thriller ' arranged in the same sequence as they appear in the film , '' sony said . the second disc includes `` early demo versions '' of jackson classics `` she 's out of my life , '' `` wan na be startin ' somethin' '' and `` beat it , '' sony said . ` the radar images of asteroid 2007 pa8 indicate that it is an elongated , irregularly shaped object approximately one mile -lrb- 1.6 kilometers -rrb- wide , with ridges and perhaps craters . ` the data also indicate that 2007 pa8 rotates very slowly , roughly once every three to four days . ' `` this disc also features a recently discovered spoken word poem from michael jackson entitled ` planet earth , '' the company said . the just-released song got widespread airplay on radio shows across the united states monday , according to nielsen bds , a company that tracks music airplay . it the 21st most-played song on the 1,300 stations monitored by nielsen , with at least 680 `` spins '' by mid-afternoon , the company said . researchers found ` significantly lower sex ratios for populations where industrial . the trajectory of asteroid 2007 pa8 is well understood . this flyby was the closest earth approach by this asteroid for at least the next 200 years . although the orbit of 2007 pa8 is well known and is not considered a threat to earth in the near-term , it is classified as a ` near-earth asteroid . ' air pollution is highest ' in eastern central scotland . the researchers add their findings are consistent . with small studies in heavily industrialised parts of canada and . elsewhere in the world . more research is needed , they say , but warn that care should be taken when planning large industrial developments , as they may have an effect on hormone levels of the local population . the scientists focused on chemicals or pollution that , at certain and sometimes very low doses , can interfere with the endocrine -lrb- or hormone system -rrb- in human beings . dr ewan mcdonald , the lead investigator , said : ` the reproductive health of populations is often difficult to measure , particularly before pregnancy and at the early stages . ` there is strong evidence that during early pregnancy loss , male foetuses are lost more often . in utero : evidence suggests that male babies die in the womb more often than females , . the images were taken as part of nasa 's spaceguard project to watch for steroids and other objects that could hit earth . the goldstone observations are a part of nasa 's near-earth object observations program , or ` spaceguard , ' where objects are discovered , characterized and tracked . spaceguard identifies potential threats to our planet . ` the sex . ratio , particularly declines in male births , can therefore be a marker . for changes in reproductive health or fertility amongst human . populations . ` our analysis on sex ratio was extensive : over time , regions , neighbourhoods and socio-economic groups across scotland . ' he said the results indicate that the effect of pollution on hormones may be to blame for the national decline in the proportion of male births . professor andrew watterson , also involved in the research , said : ` the study raises important questions about our knowledge of what may impact on human reproductive health and how we then shape public health policy . ' the study is published in the international journal of occupational and environmental health .
by. emily payne. fewer boys born central scotland - 's thought pollution playing. a study the university stirling. found that the ratio boys being born falling. while evidence male babies more, now thought pollution could ultrasound : the number baby boys being parts central scotland are decreasing. across, slightly more boys. by. mark prigg. published :. 11:34 est, 7 november. |. updated :. 12:04 est, 7 november. scientists working nasa 's 230 -lrb- 70 -rrb- deep network antenna at goldstone have revealed radar images a near earth asteroid as is approached us just days. near-earth 2007 pa8 passed oct. 28, and the asteroid 's distance on oct. 28 was 6.5 million miles -lrb- 10 million kilometers, and on oct. 30, and it made its closest approach on, coming 17 times the earth-moon distance -lrb- 4 million miles or this composite image asteroid 2007 pa8 was obtained data taken nasa 's 230 -lrb- 70-meter -rrb- deep space network antenna goldstone,. . jpl scientists chose image asteroid. los angeles, california -lrb- cnn -- the michael jackson song `` this it, '' released monday, was co 1983 singer-songwriter paul anka, anka the jackson estate confirmed afternoon. jackson 's estate sony music entertainment did realize this history picked the song boxes tapes their archives, leading a big surprise monday when anka called, anka jackson, who became busy the success his `` thriller '' album never finished the duet recording that intended anka 's `` walk a fine line '' album anka said. 2007 pa8 due its size relative proximity earth at. of closest approach. the perspective in the images similar seeing the asteroid from its north pole. each shown, nasa. latin hip-hop singer safire recorded and 1990 -- under `` i never, '' anka said. `` somebody just innocently found this tape did somebody recorded with him, '' anka said. estate spokesman james bates acknowledged to cnn the `` song written the legendary paul anka. '' `` we picked the song appropriate given michael gave his tour, bates. born than girls. but statistics the proportion boys to. girls being born scotland, or sex ratio, has on. trend since 1960 - and in the industrial parts central scotland. particular. it the song 's first words jackson 's last planned tour, anka said. monday 's release the lilting love song was part the sony movie `` michael jackson 's this it, '' comes anka said `` an honest mistake '' the estate 's special administrators quickly resolved monday. `` they realized the mistake, '' anka apologized 've given me rightfully what i own. it 's 50, right down. '' rob stringer, chairman sony 's columbia/epic label group, was quoted the new york times sunday did the origins. anka, who heard playing piano, producers did completing. backing vocals jackson 's brothers orchestration were added the spare voice and piano track recorded 26 anka 's studio. analysing data 1973, the team. found ` significant upward skewing the highlands,. compared a downward shift the forth valley the borders. the original version, with just jackson anka, will included the two-disc soundtrack, along sony said. the orchestral version will the close, jackson 's career highlights last rehearsals, sony said the cd will released october 27, coincidental the debut, sony said. `` disc one features the original album masters some michael 's biggest hits ` billie jean ` smooth criminal human nature and ` thriller arranged they appear, '' sony. the second disc includes `` early demo versions '' jackson classics she 's out my life, wan na be startin ' somethin' beat it, sony said. ` the radar images asteroid 2007 pa8 indicate approximately one -lrb- 1.6 -rrb- wide, perhaps craters. ` the data also indicate that 2007 pa8 rotates very, roughly once three ' `` this disc also features a recently discovered spoken word poem michael jackson entitled ` planet earth, '' the company. the just-released song got widespread airplay radio shows the united states monday, according nielsen bds it the 21st most-played song the 1,300 stations monitored nielsen, with at least 680 `` spins '' by mid, the company ` significantly lower sex ratios populations where industrial. the trajectory asteroid 2007 pa8 is well. this flyby the closest earth approach by this asteroid for. although the orbit 2007 pa8 well considered a threat earth in, classified a ` near-earth asteroid. ' air pollution highest ' eastern central scotland. the researchers add are. with small studies heavily industrialised parts canada. elsewhere. more research, they warn that care planning large industrial developments may hormone levels of the scientists focused chemicals or pollution, at certain and sometimes very low doses interfere the endocrine -lrb- or hormone system -rrb- in human beings dr ewan mcdonald, the lead investigator, said : ` the reproductive health populations often difficult particularly before at. ` there strong evidence during early pregnancy loss, lost. in utero : evidence suggests male babies die more,. the images as nasa 's spaceguard project watch steroids other objects hit earth. the goldstone observations a part nasa 's near-earth object observations program, or ` spaceguard where objects discovered, characterized tracked spaceguard identifies potential threats. ` the sex. ratio, particularly declines male births, can therefore a marker. for changes reproductive health fertility amongst human. populations. ` our analysis on sex ratio was extensive : over time regions neighbourhoods across scotland. ' he the results indicate the effect pollution hormones may to the national decline the proportion. professor andrew watterson, also involved, said : ` the study raises what may impact then shape. ' the study published.
found a ` significant upward skewing ' of the sex ratio in the highlands , . compared with a downward shift in the forth valley and the borders . the original version , with just jackson and anka , will be included in the two-disc soundtrack , along with the orchestral version , sony said . the orchestral version will play at the close of the film , which will feature jackson 's career highlights and last rehearsals , sony said . the cd will be released on october 27 , coincidental with the debut of the movie , sony said . `` disc one features the original album masters of some of michael 's biggest hits such as ` billie jean , ' ` smooth criminal , ' ` human nature , ' and ` thriller ' arranged in the same sequence as they appear in the film , '' sony said . the second disc includes `` early demo versions '' of jackson classics `` she 's out of my life , '' `` wan na be startin ' somethin' '' and `` beat it , '' sony said . ` the radar images of asteroid 2007 pa8 indicate that it is an elongated , irregularly shaped object approximately one mile -lrb- 1.6 kilometers -rrb- wide , with ridges and perhaps craters . ` the data also indicate that 2007 pa8 rotates very slowly , roughly once every three to four days . ' `` this disc also features a recently discovered spoken word poem from michael jackson entitled ` planet earth , '' the company said . the just-released song got widespread airplay on radio shows across the united states monday , according to nielsen bds , a company that tracks music airplay . it the 21st most-played song on the 1,300 stations monitored by nielsen , with at least 680 `` spins '' by mid-afternoon , the company said . researchers found ` significantly lower sex ratios for populations where industrial . the trajectory of asteroid 2007 pa8 is well understood . this flyby was the closest earth approach by this asteroid for at least the next 200 years . although the orbit of 2007 pa8 is well known and is not considered a threat to earth in the near-term , it is classified as a ` near-earth asteroid . ' air pollution is highest ' in eastern central scotland . the researchers add their findings are consistent . with small studies in heavily industrialised parts of canada and . elsewhere in the world . more research is needed , they say , but warn that care should be taken when planning large industrial developments , as they may have an effect on hormone levels of the local population . the scientists focused on chemicals or pollution that , at certain and sometimes very low doses , can interfere with the endocrine -lrb- or hormone system -rrb- in human beings . dr ewan mcdonald , the lead investigator , said : ` the reproductive health of populations is often difficult to measure , particularly before pregnancy and at the early stages . ` there is strong evidence that during early pregnancy loss , male foetuses are lost more often . in utero : evidence suggests that male babies die in the womb more often than females , . the images were taken as part of nasa 's spaceguard project to watch for steroids and other objects that could hit earth . the goldstone observations are a part of nasa 's near-earth object observations program , or ` spaceguard , ' where objects are discovered , characterized and tracked . spaceguard identifies potential threats to our planet . ` the sex . ratio , particularly declines in male births , can therefore be a marker . for changes in reproductive health or fertility amongst human . populations . ` our analysis on sex ratio was extensive : over time , regions , neighbourhoods and socio-economic groups across scotland . ' he said the results indicate that the effect of pollution on hormones may be to blame for the national decline in the proportion of male births . professor andrew watterson , also involved in the research , said : ` the study raises important questions about our knowledge of what may impact on human reproductive health and how we then shape public health policy . ' the study is published in the international journal of occupational and environmental health .
 The text discusses the impact of pollution on human health, specifically in Scotland. It highlights that air pollution is a significant public health concern, with particulate matter (PM) being a major contributor to respiratory problems and cardiovascular disease. The study found that PM levels were higher in urban areas than rural ones, and that exposure to poor air quality was linked to increased mortality rates. Additionally, the research suggests that industrial activities, such as oil refining and metal processing, contribute significantly to air pollution. The article also mentions that the Scottish government has implemented measures to reduce emissions from transportation and industry, but more needs to be done to address the issue effectively.