Tag Archives: climate
Persistent Organic Pollutants
What are persistent organic pollutants (POPs)? Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are a group of organic, or carbon-based, chemicals that are highly toxic and persistent in the environment. They can also … Continue reading
Slideshow: “Enjoy an Ice Cream Cone Shortly Before Lunch”
Since the 1930s, sugar has been finding its way into a large proportion of what we eat. But not on its own. The research and PR arms of the Sugar … Continue reading
Chinese Plant Compound Wipes out Cancer in 40 Days, Says New Research
A little-known plant with a truly bizarre name is now making headlines as a cancer killer, with the compound of the plant vanishing tumors in mice with pancreatic cancer. Known … Continue reading
New Discovery: NASA Study Proves Carbon Dioxide Cools Atmosphere
A recent NASA report throws the space agency into conflict with its climatologists after new NASA measurements prove that carbon dioxide acts as a coolant in Earth’s atmosphere. NASA’s Langley … Continue reading
China, India in talks on trade strategy: Li
China and India are discussing boosting an equal and fair environment to promote two-way trade and investment, Premier Li Keqiang said on Tuesday in Mumbai. “There are solutions to helping … Continue reading
Rations cut in Yemen as funding low for food aid
The UN World Food Programme (WFP), in a report released today, said emergency food rations were recently reduced in Yemen because of funding problems. The UN food agency is facing … Continue reading
L-Carnitine, Nutrient In Red Meat, Linked With Heart Disease
The high amounts of saturated fat and cholesterol in red meat have long been blamed for increasing people’s risk of heart disease. But now, new research points a finger at … Continue reading
Anthrax drug brings $334 million to Pentagon advisor’s biotech firm
Over the last decade, former Navy Secretary Richard J. Danzig, a prominent lawyer, presidential advisor and biowarfare consultant to the Pentagon and the Department of Homeland Security, has urged the … Continue reading
Billion-Year-Old Water Preserved in Canadian Mine
Pockets of water trapped in rocks from a Canadian mine are over a billion years old, and the water could contain life forms that can survive independently from the sun, … Continue reading
Extreme global warming seen further away than previously thought
Less extreme warming seen over 50-100 years * Oceans may be absorbing more heat than was thought * Warming still on track to breach international goal By Environment Correspondent Alister … Continue reading
