http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. (AP) -- Giving contraceptives to people in developing countries could help fight climate change by slowing population growth, experts said Friday. http://www.physorg.com/news172492606.html Space & Earth Fri, 18 Sep 2009 11:45:57 EST news172492606 Some people who are serious about wanting to reduce their "carbon footprint" on the Earth have one choice available to them that may yield a large long-term benefit - have one less child. http://www.physorg.com/news168263826.html Space & Earth Fri, 31 Jul 2009 12:57:44 EST news168263826 (PhysOrg.com) -- Concern over access to clean water is no longer just an issue for the developing world, as California faces its worst drought in recorded history. According to state's Department of Water Resources, supplies in major reservoirs and many groundwater basins are well below average. Court-ordered restrictions on water deliveries have reduced supplies from the two largest water systems, and an outdated statewide water system can't keep up with population growth. http://www.physorg.com/news166715062.html Technology Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:10:02 EST news166715062 (PhysOrg.com) -- With the caloric needs of the planet expected to soar by 50 percent in the next 40 years, planning and investment in global agriculture will become critically important, according a new report released today (June 25). http://www.physorg.com/news165163033.html Space & Earth Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:38:14 EST news165163033 Survival rates for cancer are continuing to rise even though the number of cases being diagnosed is increasing, an all-Ireland report launched today reveals. http://www.physorg.com/news159789945.html Medicine & Health Fri, 24 Apr 2009 11:06:36 EST news159789945 It's a 500-pound gorilla that Robert Criss, Ph.D., professor of earth and planetary sciences in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, sees standing on the speaker's dais at political rallies, debates and campaigns. Its name is population growth. http://www.physorg.com/news142676415.html Space & Earth Wed, 08 Oct 2008 09:20:15 EST news142676415 Climate has been implicated by a new study as a major driver of wildfires in the last 2,000 years. But human activities, such as land clearance and fire suppression during the industrial era (since 1750) have created large swings in burning, first increasing fires until the late 1800s, and then dramatically reducing burning in the 20th century. http://www.physorg.com/news141219757.html Space & Earth Sun, 21 Sep 2008 12:42:37 EST news141219757 Rather than suppressing local communities in developing nations, nature reserves attract human settlement, according to a new study by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley. http://www.physorg.com/news134312673.html Space & Earth Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:04:33 EST news134312673