The small, chinless "Hobbits" of Indonesia, cousins of modern humans also known as Homo floresiensis ("Flores Man"), turn out to be older than scientists had previously thought.` Continue Reading →
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High-speed rail is all the rage: here, there and everywhere
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High-speed rail seems to be top of mind among the world's transportation wonks and policy makers, with action in the U.S., Europe and, most of all, China. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Economy, Environment, Featured, Nation, World, China, Economy, Environment
Official: ‘We have failed the wild tiger’
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The head of an international wildlife organization says it has "failed miserably" to halt the precipitous population decline of tigers in the wild. "How have we let this happen?" Continue Reading →
Filed under: Environment, Featured, World, Conservation, Environment, News You Might Have Missed, wildlife
Blame Haiti’s deaths on shoddy construction
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The blame for Haiti's staggering death toll from the 7.0-magnitude earthquake on Jan. 12—the toll is expected to rise to over 200,000— lies at the feet of that country's c0nstruction industry, says a Berkeley, Calif. engineer. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Featured, Public Health, World, earthquake, Eduardo Fierro, Environment, Haiti, Latin America
Proposed divorce bill stirs controversy in Philippines
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A controversial bill to legalize divorces in the Philippines has stirred controversy among congress members in the archipelago. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Democracy & Civics, Featured, World, divorce, HB 1799, Philippines, Women's Rights
Beijing puts the ‘work’ in workout
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Compulsory workplace exercise has returned to Beijing after a three-year hiatus. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Featured, Public Health, World, China, News You Might Have Missed, Public Health
Turks turn tires into ‘stardust’
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If successful, the process could prove instrumental in the vexing environmental challenge of dealing with landfill-hogging tires. In Europe alone, 325,000 tons of tires are buried in landfills each year. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Environment, Featured, World, Energy, Environment, Featured, News You Might Have Missed, Science
Researchers on track to prevent train wrecks
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A team of European and Israeli scientists is devising an electromagnetic sensing system that could serve as an early-warning mechanism for natural disasters that currently cause trains to derail. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Environment, World, News You Might Have Missed, Science, Technology, Transportation, War & Terrorism
A damming effect on giant catfish
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The Giant Southeast Asian catfish is in danger of extinction, a recent report concluded. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Economy, Environment, Featured, World, Camboida, catfish, dam, Environment
Russian rap star arrested for song against police brutality
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Russian rap star Noize MC was arrested and given a 10-day sentence for song blasting police corruption and brutality. Continue Reading →