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Countdown to the Man-Made Apocalypse
Created in 1947, the doomsday clock graphically reflects how close humanity might be to human-induced apocalypse, in terms of...
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Pacific Nation May Move Entire Population to Fiji
Fearing that climate change could wipe out their entire Pacific archipelago, the leaders of Kiribati are considering an unusual...
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Cassava Plant Could Help African Farmers Cope With Climate Change
Calling cassava “the Rambo of food crops,” scientists said the long-neglected root becomes even more productive in hotter temperatures...
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Protein Linked to Longevity in Mammals
At last, a member of the celebrated sirtuin family of proteins has been shown to extend lifespan in mammals...
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Lab-Grown Meat Is First Step to Artificial Hamburger
Dutch scientists have used stem cells to create strips of muscle tissue with the aim of producing the first...
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Think You’ll Live Long? Think Again
Despite great medical advances that have lengthened human life spans, your chances of living a very long life may...
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500 Million Children ‘Stunted By Hunger’
Half a billion children could grow up physically and mentally stunted over the next 15 years because they do...
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Does Sending Food Aid to Struggling Nations Do More Harm Than Good?
In a study just released by the National Bureau of Economic Research, economists Nathan Nunn and Nancy Qian find...
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U.N. Reports World Lacks Enough Food, Fuel as Population Soars
As the world’s population looks set to grow to nearly 9 billion by 2040 from 7 billion now, and...
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The High Price of Long Life
Recent media stories suggest that anti-aging medicine may soon change from fantasy into a scientifically realistic prospect. If anti-aging...