World Development News

Posted December 20, 2012:

• To Outsmart Malarial Drug Resistance, Research Team Develops New Whole-Plant Strategy
• Can Observations of a Hardy Weed Help Feed the World?
• Wallace's Century-Old Map of Natural World Updated

Posted December 19, 2012:

• New Dinosaur: First Freshwater Mosasaur Discovered

Posted December 18, 2012:

• Crisis in Syria Has Mesopotamian Precedent, Experts Say

Posted December 12, 2012:

• Will Climate Change Cause Water Conflict?
• Violence in Mali Threatening Survival of Endangered Elephants

Posted December 5, 2012:

• One in Five Children Live in Poverty in US: New Report Examines Effect of Poverty on Children

Posted December 3, 2012:

• 'Come out of the Forest' to Save the Trees

Posted December 2, 2012:

• Reaching 2009 International Climate Change Goals Will Require Aggressive Measures

Posted November 29, 2012:

• Integrating Science and Policy to Address the Impacts of Air Pollution

Posted November 28, 2012:

• HIV Treatment Reduces Risk of Malaria Recurrence in Children

Posted November 27, 2012:

• How to Buy an Ethical Diamond

Posted November 26, 2012:

• Water Resources Management and Policy in a Changing World: Where Do We Go from Here?

Posted November 19, 2012:

• Four-Degrees Briefing for the World Bank: The Risks of a Future Without Climate Policy

Posted November 18, 2012:

• Call to Modernize Antiquated Climate Negotiations

Posted November 16, 2012:

• Himalayan Glaciers Will Shrink by Almost 10 Percent, Even If Temperatures Hold Steady

Posted November 14, 2012:

• The Hidden Consequences of Helping Rural Communities in Africa

Posted November 13, 2012:

• Open Access Initiative Reveals Drug Hits for Deadly Neglected Tropical Diseases

Posted November 12, 2012:

• Nurse Practitioners: The Right Prescription to Ease Doctor Shortage?

Posted November 11, 2012:

• Cultural Dimensions of Climate Change Are Underestimated, Overlooked and Misunderstood

Posted November 7, 2012:

• Dealing With Power Outages More Efficiently

Posted November 4, 2012:

• Smallholder Farmers Need Improved Stake in Nile's Development, Experts Say

Posted October 31, 2012:

• Invasions of Locusts: A Lasting Impact

Posted October 30, 2012:

• Flavor and Texture Alter How Full We Expect a Food to Makes Us Feel
• Agriculture and Food Production Contribute Up to 29 Percent of Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions
• Working Towards a Better Hearing Aid

Posted October 28, 2012:

• Uncertainty of Future South Pacific Island Rainfall Explained

Posted October 25, 2012:

• Bushmeat Pushes African Species to the Brink

Posted October 24, 2012:

• Potatoes Created With Higher Levels of Carotenoids

Posted October 23, 2012:

• Influence in Times of Crisis: How Do Men and Women Evaluate Precarious Leadership Positions?

Posted October 19, 2012:

• Collective Violence and Poverty on the Mexican-US Border Affects Child Mental Health

Posted October 17, 2012:

• Corals and Food Security: Study Shows Nations at Risk

Posted October 15, 2012:

• World Food Day 2012: Food Scientists Working to Find Sustainable Solutions to World Hunger

Posted October 12, 2012:

• New Weapons Detail Reveals True Depth of Cuban Missile Crisis

Posted October 11, 2012:

• Biofuels Benefit Billionaires

Posted October 10, 2012:

• Halving Food Losses Would Feed an Additional Billion People, Finnish Study Finds

Posted October 9, 2012:

• Bioenergy: The Broken Promise

Posted October 8, 2012:

• Demographic Miracle in the Deserts: Some Plants in Arid Regions Benefit from Climate Change

Posted October 4, 2012:

• Lakes React Differently to Warmer Climate

Posted October 3, 2012:

• Chloroquine Makes Comeback to Combat Malaria

Posted September 27, 2012:

• Burden of Epilepsy in Developing World Described

Posted September 26, 2012:

• Reducing Acrylamide Levels in French Fries
• Severe Hunger Increases Breast Cancer Risk in War Survivors, Study Suggests

Posted September 20, 2012:

• More Than 16 Million Children in Poverty Across the U.S. in 2011

Posted September 19, 2012:

• Climate Change to Fuel Northern Spread of Avian Malaria: Malaria Already Found in Birds in Alaska
• Modern DNA Techniques Applied to Nineteenth-Century Potatoes

Posted September 13, 2012:

• Poorest of the Poor Miss out on Benefits, Have More Hardship

Posted September 12, 2012:

• Official U.S. Poverty Rate Remains High, Middle Class Incomes Decline
• Himalayan Glaciers Retreating at Accelerated Rate in Some Regions: Consequences for Water Supply Remain Unclear

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