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Man-made crises 'outrunning our ability to deal with them,' scientists warn

Space & Earth / Environment

created Sep 11, 2009 | popularity 2.6 / 5 (14) | comments 41

The world faces a compounding series of crises driven by human activity, which existing governments and institutions are increasingly powerless to cope with, a group of eminent environmental scientists and economists has ...


Better water use could reduce future food crises

Space & Earth / Environment

created May 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

If the overall water resources in river basins were acknowledged and managed better, future food crises could be significantly reduced, say researchers from Stockholm Resilience Centre at Stockholm University, Stockholm Environment ...


Researchers call for independent body to monitor deaths in wars and other crises... and more

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jul 01, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

The accurate documentation of deaths during wars and other humanitarian emergencies is critical to grading the severity of the crisis and adjusting relief operations accordingly, and yet collection of data on death rates ...





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New report underlines multiple benefits but also new challenges to biodiversity-rich sites

Biology / Ecology

created Dec 17, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

An agreement in Copenhagen to fund reduced emissions from deforestation may generate multiple environmental and economic benefits if investments simultaneously target sites that are both carbon and biodiversity-rich.


Delinquent boys at increased risk of premature death and disability by middle age

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 07, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Men who have a history of delinquency in childhood are more likely to die or become disabled by the time they are 48, and not just from the obvious consequences of antisocial behaviour, new research indicates.


H1N1 more risky than seasonal flu in children with sickle cell disease

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Dec 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Infection with the H1N1 virus, or swine flu, causes more life-threatening complications than seasonal flu in children with sickle cell disease, according to research from Johns Hopkins Children's Center. The findings, to ...


Bella Center in Copenhagen, the venue of upcoming COP15 Climate Summit

Silicon Valley getting greener with Hara

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 07, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Fresh from signing on to help green Silicon Valley, startup Hara will be at climate talks in Copenhagen this week to urge that corporations not wait for regulations to fight global warming.


New software to simulate future financial crises

New software to simulate future financial crises

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Dec 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Can economics better predict how banks will react to future credit crunches and their impact on the wider economy? Breakthrough simulation software by European researchers could hold the answers ...


Medical aid group raises alarm about AIDS funding

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- The global recession and pressure to divert funds to other health crises are hurting the fight against AIDS, a medical group warned Thursday, with one health worker saying he feared a return to the days when the ...


Crises lead banks to operate more opportunistically

Other Sciences / Economics

created Sep 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Financial crises place significant strain on banks, causing them to behave more opportunistically than clients are accustomed to. Business clients should count on this, according to Uppsala University business economist Kristina ...


New sequencing technique could boost pine beetle fight, improve cancer research

Biology / Biotechnology

created Sep 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

UBC researchers have helped developed a cheaper, faster way to compile draft genome sequences that could advance the fight against mountain pine beetle (MPB) infestation and improve cancer research.


999: The human face of economic crisis

Other Sciences / Economics

created Sep 09, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

As the economy continues to unravel, a series of papers published today assess the effects of the crisis on children's health, education, and rights in East Asia and the Pacific. Crisis for Children, a special issue of the ...


Hoover's pro-labor stance helped cause Great Depression, economist says

Other Sciences / Economics

created Aug 28, 2009 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (11) | comments 12

(PhysOrg.com) -- Pro-labor policies pushed by President Herbert Hoover after the stock market crash of 1929 accounted for close to two-thirds of the drop in the nation's gross domestic product over the two years that followed, ...



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