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A Billion Deaths from Tobacco Are a Key Obstacle to Global Development
March 4, 2013 If the word's nations are going to prevent tobacco smoking from causing one projected billion deaths by the end of this century, they must classify tobacco marketing as a threat to public health, ... > full story -
Shark Fisheries Globally Unsustainable: 100 Million Sharks Die Every Year
March 1, 2013 The world’s shark populations are experiencing significant declines with perhaps 100 million – or more - sharks being lost every year, according to a new ... > full story -
U.S. May Face Inevitable Nuclear Power Exit
March 1, 2013 In the third and final issue in a series focused on nuclear exits, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, published by SAGE, turns its attention to the United States and looks at whether the ... > full story -
Study Surveys Impact of Leap Day Harrisburg, Illinois Tornado
March 1, 2013 On Leap Day last year, the largest natural disaster in Illinois in 2012 devastated a small town in Southern Illinois. Since the Feb. 29 EF-4 level tornado that tore through Harrisburg one year ... > full story -
Global Surveys Show Environment Ranks Low Among Public Concerns
February 25, 2013 A newly released international study reveals that the issue of climate change is not a priority for people in the United States and around the world. The surveys showed that when asked to rank ... > full story -
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Rethinking Wind Power
February 25, 2013 “People have often thought there’s no upper bound for wind power—that it’s one of the most scalable power sources,” says an applied physicist. After all, gusts and ... > full story -
Saving Money by Using Electric Vehicles
February 22, 2013 High battery costs still prevent many people from buying an electric vehicle. Is it possible to save money by using an electric vehicle instead of a conventional reference car? This question is ... > full story -
Using Amount of Fish Caught as Measure of Fisheries Health Is Misleading
February 21, 2013 Changes in the amount of fish caught does not necessarily reflect the number of fish in the ... > full story -
Eliminating Malaria Has Longlasting Benefits for Many Countries
February 21, 2013 A review of malaria elimination suggests stopping malaria transmission completely has longlasting benefits for many countries and that once eliminated, the disease is unlikely to reemerge over ... > full storyMore: -
Nineteen Baby Siamese Crocodiles Released in Lao PDR by Wildlife Conservation Society and Partners
February 21, 2013 The Wildlife Conservation Society announced today the successful release of 19 critically endangered baby Siamese crocodiles into a local wetland in Lao PDR, where they will be repatriated into the ... > full story
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