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New Study Finds Less Than 25 Percent of New Doctors Work in Primary Care
June 12, 2013 — Despite a critical shortage of primary care in the United States less than 25 percent of newly minted doctors go into this field and only a tiny fraction, 4.8 percent, set up shop in rural areas, ... > full story -
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How Do You Feed Nine Billion People?
June 9, 2013 — An international team of scientists has developed crop models to better forecast food production to feed a growing population -- projected to reach 9 billion by mid-century -- in the face of climate ... > full story -
Australian Lake Untouched by Climate Change
June 4, 2013 — Researchers have found that a lake on an island off the coast of Queensland, Australia, has been relatively untouched by changes in climate for the past 7000 years, and has so far also resisted the ... > full story -
Is Enough Being Done to Make Drinking Water Safe?
May 31, 2013 — There is a lack of evidence regarding the effectiveness of technologies used to reduce arsenic contamination finds new research. More studies assessing the technologies themselves and how they are ... > full story -
Improving 'Crop Per Drop' Could Boost Global Food Security and Water Sustainability
May 29, 2013 — Improvements in crop water productivity -- the amount of food produced per unit of water consumed -- have the potential to improve both food security and water sustainability in many parts of the ... > full story -
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Cold Climate Wind Energy Showing Huge Potential
May 28, 2013 — Wind energy capacity is growing rapidly in the cold climates of the world. According to the latest forecasts, between 45 and 50 gigawatts of wind energy will be built in cold climates by 2017, which ... > full story -
'Whodunnit' of Irish Potato Famine Solved
May 21, 2013 — An international team of scientists reveals that a unique strain of potato blight they call HERB-1 triggered the Irish potato famine of the mid-19th ... > full story -
No-Win Situation for Agricultural Expansion in the Amazon
May 10, 2013 — The large-scale expansion of agriculture in the Amazon through deforestation will be a no-win scenario, according to a new study. The study shows that deforestation will not only reduce the capacity ... > full story -
Research Critical of European Regulation of Mergers and State Aid for Banks
May 9, 2013 — The European Commission’s approach to bank mergers during the financial crisis of 2007-10 was “blinkered” and suppressed competition, according to ... > full story -
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Scientists Alarmed by Rapid Spread of Brown Streak Disease in Cassava
May 6, 2013 — Cassava experts are reporting new outbreaks and the increased spread of Cassava Brown Streak Disease or CBSD, warning that the rapidly proliferating plant virus could cause a 50 percent drop in ... > full story
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