An additional $10 billion will be required to provide universal access to powerful pharmaceuticals, prevention efforts and early diagnosis methods to stem the transmission of HIV from mothers to their newborns. Continue Reading →
Democracy & Civic Life
Pipeline foes decry Canada oil-sands boom
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Environmental and indigenous groups stepped up their attacks against Canadian oil sands development as two U.S. representatives met with Canadian officials in Ottawa to discuss energy policy. Continue Reading →
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Brazilian biologist wants to save the world, one critter at a time
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Animals seized from Brazilian jungles by wildlife traffickers, then confiscated by well-meaning officials and animal rights activists, frequently face even more problems than they had before, says a biologist from the University of São Paulo. Continue Reading →
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Scientists unmask ‘Ghost Mountains’ of Antarctica at last
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Scientists this week revealed startling new images of the Gamburtsev Mountain Range of Antarctica, a huge and mysterious "ghost range" buried beneath more than a mile of ice. Continue Reading →
Culture & Economy
In rural U.S., a veterinary crisis
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The United States Department of Agriculture is stepping into one of the more perplexing situations facing rural America today: a shortage of large animal veterinarians. Continue Reading →
Culture & Economy
Robots seen as solution to Japan’s aging, shrinking population
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The wedding conductor spoke, her arms moving with slow jerky movements, as her large, egg-shaped, glowing eyes flashed from purple to blue to green and yellow. Strange? Continue Reading →
Economy
Battery breakthrough is at hand
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While the rest of the world was waiting around for that better mousetrap, researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology developed a startling breakthrough in battery technology. Continue Reading →
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Researchers edge toward artificial photosynthesis
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Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have discovered a process that allows them to imitate photosynthesis—a potentially critical breakthrough in the search for clean, sustainable energy. Continue Reading →
Environment
These Hobbits are really, really old
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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 →
Economy
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 →