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• Malaria
  Pharmacology
  Infectious Diseases
  Pharmaceuticals
  HIV and AIDS
  Tuberculosis
   

  Discovery Provides New Drug Targets for Malaria Cure

  January 11, 2010 — Researchers are a step closer to developing new antimalarial drugs after discovering the normal function of a set of proteins related to the malaria parasite protein, which causes resistance to the ... > full story
• World Development
  Sustainability
  Rainforests
  Economics
  Ecology
  Forest
   

  GDP Is Misleading Measure of Wealth, Says Top Economist

  January 4, 2010 — The most commonly used measure of overall economic output is misleading and inaccurate, according to one of the world's leading economists, who says Gross Domestic Product (GDP) ignores the value of ... > full story
• Drought Research
  Severe Weather
  Geography
  Climate
  Earth Science
  Desert
   

  Major Australian Droughts Traced to Different Causes

  December 30, 2009 — Southeastern Australia has been subject to several severe, long-term droughts during the past century, including the "Federation" drought (1895-1900), the "World War II" drought (1937-1945), and the ... > full story
• Climate
  Global Warming
  Environmental Policies
  Environmental Issues
  Environmental Policy
  Resource Shortage
   
  

  Climate Debate: What's Warming Us Up? Human Activity or Mother Nature?

  December 21, 2009 — A major analysis of the climate debate concludes that the majority of scientists agree that global warming is primarily man-made, although a vocal minority of skeptics is holding onto the idea that ... > full story
• Nutrition Research
  Nutrition
  Staying Healthy
  Elder Care
  Disorders and Syndromes
  Neuroscience
   
  

  New Weapon in Battle of the Bulge: Food Releases Anti-Hunger Aromas During Chewing

  December 16, 2009 — A real possibility does exist for developing a new generation of foods that make people feel full by releasing anti-hunger aromas during chewing, scientists in the Netherlands are reporting after a ... > full story
• Fish
  Climate
  Fisheries
  Global Warming
  Marine Biology
  Food and Agriculture
   
  

  Fisheries and Aquaculture Face Multiple Risks from Climate Change

  December 15, 2009 — Marine capture fisheries already facing multiple challenges due to overfishing, habitat loss and weak management are poorly positioned to cope with new problems stemming from climate change, a new ... > full story
• World Development
  Resource Shortage
  Climate
  Early Climate
  Conflict
  Global Warming
   

  Climate Change Does Not Always Lead to Conflict

  December 15, 2009 — Bronze age farmers adapted to drought. The climate change that took place in Mesopotamia around 2000 BC did not lead to war, but in fact led to the development of a new shared identity. Although ... > full story
• Climate
  Computer Modeling
  Global Warming
  Weather
  Environmental Issues
  Environmental Policy
   
  

  Climate Wizard Makes Large Databases of Climate Information Visual, Accessible

  December 15, 2009 — A Web tool that generates color maps of projected temperature and precipitation changes using 16 of the world's most prominent climate-change models is being demonstrated in Copenhagen, Denmark, in ... > full story
• Water
  Nature of Water
  Floods
  Sustainability
  Drought Research
  Environmental Issues
   
  

  NASA Tech Zooms in on Water and Land

  December 15, 2009 — A pilot project could help better manage the planet's strained natural resources by using space-age technologies to help manage natural resources like land and water. In Sequim, Wash., the North ... > full story
• Nature
  Climate
  Endangered Animals
  Global Warming
  Endangered Plants
  Wild Animals
   
  

  List of 'Unsung' Wildlife Affected by Climate Change Released

  December 7, 2009 — The Wildlife Conservation Society has released a list of animals facing new impacts by climate change, some in strange and unexpected ... > full story

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