Christian Science Monitor: Travelers troubled by rising airfares, canceled flights, and overcrowded tarmacs are hearing…
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Six years of Australian drought making it worse
New York Times: Lindsay Renwick, the mayor of this dusty southern Australian town, remembers the…
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March warmest on record over world land surfaces
Associated Press: Planet Earth continues to run a fever. Last month was the warmest March…
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Desertification: How to stop the shifting sands
CNN: When a ‘Yellow Dragon’ roars, Beijing listens. These huge, sky-blackening dust storms sweep across…
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Chance Of US Drought Seen; Food Squeeze Feared
Reuters: The US Midwest has enjoyed nearly 20 years without a major drought but forecasters…
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How Can Consumers Make Informed Decisions About Genetic Tests?
Consumers are increasingly being marketed a broad range of genetic tests. Paternity tests at the…
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Engineers Discover Theoretical Model To Predict Jamming
Researchers have come up with a theoretical model to predict when granular materials become jammed….
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New Rheumatoid Arthritis Drugs Work Better Than Standard Anti-inflammatories, Study Suggests
The latest class of drugs used to treat rheumatoid arthritis are better than standard anti-inflammatories,…
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New Iconic Drug Information System Inspired By Road Signs
Although drug prescriptions are notoriously difficult to read, prescribing errors due to a lack of…
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Engineers Create New Technique For Malaria Diagnosis
Researchers from the Universities of Exeter and Coventry have developed the first new technique for…