Australian scientist, Kathy Belov, discovered a genetically distinct colony of Tasmanian devils that may save the species from being extinct from a contagious cancer.“We think these devils may be able to see the cancer cells as foreign and mount an immune response against them,” Ms. Belov said.…
The potentially deadly yellow-fever-transmitting Aedes aegypti mosquito detects the specific chemical structure of a compound called octenol as one way to find a mammalian host for a blood meal, Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists report. Scientists have long known that mosquitoes can…
The U.S. Navy awarded a $200 million contract in February to construct up to 40 megawatts (MW) of solar photovoltaic power plants at Navy and Marine Corps facilities throughout the Southwestern United States. The Navy chose five solar development companies to compete for individual projects, which…
The price of oil is currently hovering near $80 per barrel, but that doesn’t include the potential economic costs to the United States that would be caused by disruptions in oil supply, according to a recent discussion paper by Resources for the Future (RFF), an independent research group. That…
HARRISBURG, PA — Starting in April, funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act will make it possible for tens of thousands of Pennsylvanians to reduce their energy consumption and save money through a new rebate program for home heating equipment, Governor Edward G. Rendell said…
10 March 2010 -- Health Action in Crises (HAC) has provided US$50,000 to WHO Uganda to help procure urgently needed medical supplies to respond to the health needs of several landslides caused by heavy rains that started 25 February. Additional support will be needed to treat the wounded, prevent…
Two massive icebergs drifted along the coast of East Antarctica in early March 2010. In mid-February 2010, the Rhode Island-sized Iceberg B-09B collided with the protruding Mertz Glacier Tongue along the George V Coast. The Mertz Glacier was already in the process of calving an iceberg when the…
WASHINGTON — NASA today announced its founding partnership of Launch, an initiative to identify, showcase and support innovative approaches to sustainability challenges through a series of forums. The first forum, “Launch: Water,” will take place at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida…
The Department of Environmental Protection and its regional air quality partnerships have forecast an air quality action day for Tuesday, March 9, and Wednesday, March 10, in the Liberty/Clairton region ...
Starting in April, funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act will make it possible for tens of thousands of Pennsylvanians to reduce their energy consumption and save money through a new ...
The Department of Environment Protection today issued a residual waste processing permit to Advanced Waste Services Inc. to treat a variety of industrial wastes, including wastewater from oil and gas ...
The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) today issued new guidelines for malaria treatment, marking the first time the agency has released guidance on procuring safe and effective medicines to treat the disease.
The United Nations is recognizing philanthropists Bill and Melinda Gates and the Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development with this year's Population Award.
The United Nations human rights chief said today she was appalled by the latest "massacre" of hundreds of villagers in northern Nigeria, and called for authorities to tackle the underlying causes of the tension in the region.
Despite recent advancements in tackling the human rights of indigenous people in Australia, an independent United Nations expert today called on the country's authorities to develop new social and economic initiatives and to reform existing ones to allow respect for cultural integrity and…
The Olympic Games and the football World Cup must champion the right to adequate housing, with such mega-events' often driving people out of their homes, according to a new United Nations report by an independent human rights expert.
After poisoning the land, losing half a billion dollars, who you gonna call to bail you out? The politicians you bough and paid for, that’s who. “United States Sugar was, as one official put it during an interview, ‘pretty much in the driver’s seat.’ ”“On Nov. 15, 2007, two United…