World Development News

Posted April 20, 2012:

• Most Detailed Maps Yet of Africa's Groundwater Shows Scattergun Approach to Borehole Drilling Likely to Be Unsuccessful

Posted April 19, 2012:

• Lizard Moms May Prepare Their Babies for a Stressful World

Posted April 12, 2012:

• Poor Spring Rain Projected in Africa

Posted April 11, 2012:

• Global Effort Launched to Save Turtles from Extinction

Posted April 3, 2012:

• Algae Biofuels: The Wave of the Future

Posted March 23, 2012:

• Assess Global Freshwater Stress Using New Tool

Posted March 16, 2012:

• Fundamental Steps Needed Now in Global Redesign of Earth System Governance, Experts Say
• Glacier-Fed River Systems Threatened by Climate Change

Posted March 13, 2012:

• Research Reveals Carbon Footprint Caused by China's Irrigation System

Posted March 5, 2012:

• Stem Cells Can Repair a Damaged Cornea

Posted March 2, 2012:

• Unexpected Crustacean Diversity Discovered in Northern Freshwater Ecosystems

Posted February 24, 2012:

• Study IDs New Marine Protected Areas for Madagascar

Posted February 21, 2012:

• Hold the Salt: Coastal Drinking Water More Vulnerable to Water Use Than Climate Change

Posted February 17, 2012:

• Models Underestimate Future Temperature Variability: Food Security at Risk

Posted February 15, 2012:

• Climate Change May Increase Risk of Water Shortages in Hundreds of US Counties by 2050

Posted February 9, 2012:

• Focus on Self-Improvement, Rather Than Winning, Benefits Young Athletes
• Storm Warning: Financial Tsunami Heading This Way

Posted February 6, 2012:

• Combined Approach to Global Health Has Benefits

Posted February 3, 2012:

• Schooling Protects Refugee Children from Disease, Danish Study Finds

Posted February 2, 2012:

• Malaria Kills Nearly Twice as Many People Than Previously Thought, but Deaths Declining Rapidly

Posted January 21, 2012:

• Nanmaterial Detects and Removes Arsenic from Drinking Water

Posted January 20, 2012:

• Biodiversity Crisis Is Worse Than Climate Change, Experts Say

Posted January 19, 2012:

• Food Security Road Map While Adapting to Climate Change

Posted January 18, 2012:

• Impact of Land Use Activity in the Amazon Basin Evaluated
• 'Miracle Tree' Substance Produces Clean Drinking Water Inexpensively and Sustainably
• Genetic Code Cracked for a Devastating Blood Parasite

Posted January 4, 2012:

• Guidelines Stress Caution When Combining Anti-Epileptic, HIV Drugs
• The Cost of Disabilities Could Reach 77.2% of Household Income

Posted December 21, 2011:

• World's Land and Water Resources for Food and Agriculture Outlined

Posted December 19, 2011:

• What Are the Prospects for Sustaining High-Quality Groundwater?

Posted December 5, 2011:

• People Matter in Climate Change Models
• Farming Crucial for Threatened Species in Developing World

Posted December 4, 2011:

• Impacts of Climate Change on World's Highest Mountains
• Global Carbon Emissions Reach Record 10 Billion Tons, Threatening 2 Degree Target

Posted December 1, 2011:

• Children With HIV/AIDS Falling Through the Cracks of Treatment Scale-Up Efforts

Posted November 29, 2011:

• Walnut Trees May Not Be Able to Withstand Climate Change

Posted November 25, 2011:

• Many Africans Have No Access to Efficient and Safe AIDS Therapy

Posted November 21, 2011:

• New Projection Shows Global Food Demand Doubling by 2050

Posted November 19, 2011:

• Public Asked to Help in Fight Against Malaria

Posted November 14, 2011:

• Contraceptive Pill Associated With Increased Prostate Cancer Risk Worldwide, Study Finds
• Risk of Contracting Diabetes to Increase in World of 7 Billion People

Posted November 10, 2011:

• Rare Earth Metal Shortages Could Hamper Deployment of Low-Carbon Energy Technologies

Posted November 6, 2011:

• Genome of 'Orphan Crop' Pigeonpea Cracked

Posted November 4, 2011:

• Awareness and Labeling Initiatives Can Benefit Inland Fisheries

Posted October 28, 2011:

• Human-Caused Climate Change Major Factor in More Frequent Mediterranean Droughts

Posted October 25, 2011:

• Dormant Malaria Parsites in Red Blood Cells May Contribute to Treatment Failure, Study Suggests

Posted October 21, 2011:

• What Defines Life Satisfaction for Consumers Living in Poverty?

Posted October 20, 2011:

• Emerging Public Health Crisis Linked to Mortgage Default and Foreclosure

Posted October 18, 2011:

• Cyber War Might Never Happen

Posted October 17, 2011:

• Act Now to Tackle the Health and Security Threat of Climate Change, Say Experts

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