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World's
Biodiversity Declining at an Alarming Rate
May
20, 2005
The world's biodiversity is declining at an alarming
rate, threatening human well-being and future development and requiring
important efforts and new thinking on conservation, a sweeping international
report released on Thursday says.
Source: Environmental News Network
Seeking Truth and Justice Over Agent
Orange in Vietnam
May
20, 2005
The
Vietnam News Agency reports on efforts to prove that chemicals used by the US during the two countries' war harmed human health and the environment.
Source: SciDev.net
Brazil
Losing Fight to Save the Amazon
May
23, 2005
In the heart of what is known in Brazil's Amazon as the "arc of deforestation" it is clear that the fight to
save the jungle is being lost.
Source: Environmental News Network
Plants or People? The Debate Continues
May
23, 2005
Is
preserving biodiversity compatible with achieving the United Nations' Millennium
Development Goals? Judging by reactions to the most recent report on global
biodiversity, the answer seems to depend on where one is coming from.
Source: SciDev.net
Computer Files 'Held Hostage'
May
24, 2005
Hackers
have found a way to lock up the documents on your computer and then demand money
to get them back.
Source: News24.com
Waste
Not, Want Not as Villagers Pioneer Use of Biogas in Cambodia
May
25, 2005
Nget Loun's rickety old thatched house is typical of
Cambodia's impoverished countryside, but it holds a surprise inside: a state of the art,
environmental-friendly gas stove.
Source: Environmental News Network
Ageing Cells May Lead to Clogged Arteries
May
25, 2005
Some
people suffer from heart disease even if they take precautionary measures such
as avoiding high-cholesterol foods. Part of the solution to this puzzle is
supplied by a team that studied mice with clogged arteries.
Source: Nature.com
Asthma, Allergies Linked to Irregular Periods
May
25, 2005
Women
who suffer from asthma or allergies such as hay fever may be more likely to have
irregular menstrual periods, according to a new study.
Source: WebMD.com
Others'
Smoking Harms IVF Success
May
25, 2005
Women
undergoing IVF should avoid other people's smoke to have the best chance of a
successful pregnancy, advise fertility experts.
Source: BBC News
Podcasting for Zimbabwe
May
26, 2005
Anyone
wishing to learn Zimbabwe's main language, Shona, now has a new option - the Shona podcast.
A podcast
is basically a radio show that can be downloaded over the internet and then
listened to on a portable digital music player, such as an iPod or an MP3
player.
Source: BBC News
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