Fiscal implications of global decarbonization
Internationally coordinated climate mitigation policies can effectively put the world on a path toward achieving the agreed Paris temperature goals. Such coordination could be initiated by large players,
United States Of America (US)
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Down but not under
The ocean covered about half the surface area of other continents seventy million years ago. However, Australia managed to stay dry. How did it happen? Geophysicist Michael Gurnis of the California
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The Earth s bad breath
A mysterious outburst of methane from the ocean s floor may have
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EL ni o watch
The fires raging in north Florida, usa, have had a devastating ecological impact. Firefighters are battling wildfires, aggravated by the El Ni
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Taking the placenta route
It has long been believed that correcting genes in the womb is one of the best ways to treat congenital diseases. Studies on animals have included injection of modified viruses into amniotic fluid,
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Health for a price
the World Health Organisation's (who) plans to eliminate seven major diseases may require more than us $7.5 billion, which the agency has budgeted. Some us officials claim
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Bugged
In the recent years, scientists have employed diverse means to protect the environment, among which bioremediation has shown great potential as an effective method to clean up toxic wastes. But how
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Affairs of the heart
New experiments try to predict our chances of developing heart problems
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A pinch of salt, anyone?
If you are health conscious, you will politely decline the offer. But what do the experts have to say?
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Drink milk, live better
A protein in milk helps protect against septic shock
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The fires still burn
As efforts to control the fires that have ravaged jungles and grasslands in Central America fail miserably, the misery mounts