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US struggles to pinpoint cyber attacks: Top official
Mar 10, 2009 |
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The United States often cannot quickly or reliably trace a cyber attack back to its source, even as rival nations and extremists may be looking to wage virtual war, a top official warned Tuesday.
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Scholars define global health, call for partnerships between developed and developing countries
Jun 05, 2009 |
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Despite increasingly frequent references to global health from media, scholars and students, the term is rarely defined. And when it is defined, it is often merely a rephrased definition of public health or an updated definition ...
Extinction rates and causes studied
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Feb 07, 2007 |
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Canadian scientists say habitat fragmentation, over-exploitation and global warming could accelerate the risk of extinction for many species.
Our Emotions Can Lead Us Astray When Assessing Risks
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Sep 23, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- If you find yourself more concerned about highly publicized dangers that grab your immediate attention such as terrorist attacks, while forgetting about the more mundane threats such as global warming, you're ...
Study finds future 'battlegrounds' for conservation very different to those in past
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Feb 28, 2008 |
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Biologists at the University of California, San Diego have developed a series of global maps that show where projected habitat loss and climate change are expected to drive the need for future reserves to ...
Threats to biodiversity rise in the world's Mediterranean-climate regions
Feb 17, 2009 |
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In the first systematic analysis of threats to the biodiversity of the world's mediterranean-climate regions, scientists at The Nature Conservancy and UC Davis report that these conservation hotspots are facing significant ...
First map of threats to marine ecosystems shows all the world's oceans are affected
Feb 14, 2008 |
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As vast and far-reaching as the world’s oceans are, every square kilometer is affected by human activities, according to a study in the journal Science by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Cha ...
Cisco offering computing cloud protection
Apr 21, 2009 |
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Cisco on Tuesday unveiled tools to harden computer network defenses of businesses that use software applications as services on the Internet.
Economic downturn will have severe, far-reaching effects on global health
Jun 12, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The health of millions of people worldwide is at risk as a result of the financial crisis, says Dr Andrew Robertson, in an editorial published online in Emerging Health Threats Journal.
Scientific system accurately predicts spread of H1N1: study
Jun 29, 2009 |
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A new scientific system developed by a St. Michael's Hospital physician, designed to rapidly evaluate the world's air traffic patterns, accurately predicted how the H1N1 virus would spread around the world, according to research ...
Study shows most health department directors see climate change as looming health threat
Jul 29, 2008 |
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A new study from George Mason University reveals that while a majority of U.S. health department directors believe their city or county will have serious public health problems as a result of climate change within the next ...
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