Health & Science

Thursday, November 20th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Marches to protest building of dams in Chilean Patagonia

Several hundred demonstrators gathered outside of Endesa's Santiago headquarters Wednesday evening to protest the Spanish-Italian electricity company's plans to build a huge hydroelectric complex in Chilean Patagonia.
Sunday, November 16th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Canada mad cow case blamed on feed manufacturer

The Canada Food Inspection Agency says a British Columbia feed manufacturer is the most likely source of the country's 13th case of mad cow disease.
Friday, November 14th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
US highly antibiotic resistant bacteria detected in Colombia

Two clones of highly antibiotic-resistant organism strains, which previously had only been identified in the United States, have now been detected in several Colombian cities, say researchers at The University of Texas Medical School.
Thursday, November 13th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Wheat producing countries on alert over damaging fungus

A United Nations-backed conference of major wheat producing countries has concluded with a call for urgent international action prevent and control a dangerous fungus that can cause heavy damage to wheat crops and threatens food security.
Thursday, November 6th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
UNCTAD calls for better accounting and reporting standards

The head of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) called for revising accounting and reporting standards to boost investor confidence amid the current global financial crisis, which he warned is spreading like a “pandemic.”
Monday, November 3rd 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Prince Charles: rich countries should pay annual “utility bill”

Britain's Prince Charles has called for rich countries to pay an annual “utility bill” for the benefits given to the world by its rainforests. Speaking in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, the prince called rainforests the “world's greatest public utility”. They act as an air conditioner, store fresh water and provide work, he said.
Saturday, November 1st 2008 - 20:00 UTC
China says melamine scandal extends to food supply

The toxic chemical melamine is probably being routinely added to Chinese animal feed, state media has reported. Correspondents say the unusually frank reports in several news outlets are an admission that contamination could be widespread throughout the food chain.
Thursday, October 30th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Rise of methane gas in atmosphere puzzles scientists

The amount of methane in Earth's atmosphere shot up in 2007, bringing to an end a period of about a decade in which atmospheric levels of the potent greenhouse gas were essentially stable, according to a team led by Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers.
Wednesday, October 29th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
WWW warns about incoming “ecological credit crunch”

Human demands on the world's resources are nearly a third more than what the earth can sustain, setting the stage for an “ecological credit crunch,” says a new report. The WWF's 2008 Living Planet Report, which offers a summery of the planet's health, says future generations will face a “crunch” if humans continue to amass an ecological deficit.
Sunday, October 26th 2008 - 20:00 UTC
Global warning: New gases worry scientists

Carbon dioxide is not the only greenhouse gas that worries climate scientists. Airborne levels of two other potent gases _ one from ancient plants, the other from flat-panel screen technology _ are on the rise, too. And that has scientists wondering about accelerated global warming.