http://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. Myanmar on Tuesday announced plans for a dramatic increase in telephone and Internet access as it opened the door for foreign firms to enter one of Asia's last untapped markets. http://phys.org/news277472464.html Technology Tue, 15 Jan 2013 11:41:21 EST news277472464 The world's science academies on Thursday warned the upcoming Rio Summit that Earth faced a dangerous double whammy posed by voracious consumption and a population explosion. http://phys.org/news258833602.html Space & Earth Wed, 13 Jun 2012 19:13:29 EST news258833602 The poorest societies may be more able to adapt to the threat climate change poses to food supplies than their slightly richer peers, a new study suggests. http://phys.org/news257759691.html Space & Earth Fri, 01 Jun 2012 09:20:01 EST news257759691 (AP) -- The United States, China and India could scuttle attempts to save the only treaty governing global warming, Europe's top negotiator said Friday hours before a 194-nation U.N. climate conference was to close. http://phys.org/news242643629.html Space & Earth Fri, 09 Dec 2011 09:10:01 EST news242643629 (PhysOrg.com) -- An Oxford University study of 1.65 billion of the world's poor shows that over twice as many live in 'middle-income' countries as in 'low-income' countries. http://phys.org/news242550319.html Other Sciences Thu, 08 Dec 2011 07:05:30 EST news242550319 Two Baylor University professors use a bottle of Coca-Cola to teach basic business principles to minimally educated entrepreneurs in developing countries. http://phys.org/news229776523.html Other Sciences Wed, 13 Jul 2011 11:48:56 EST news229776523 Most people would probably agree that quality of life means more than just material welfare, and it is becoming increasingly common for politicians to be interested in letting people's subjective well-being guide policy. The economist Yonas Alem's research from Addis Ababa in Ethiopia, a city of three million people, shows that decision-makers make widely differing guesses about what the citizens themselves consider to make them satisfied with life. http://phys.org/news225391070.html Other Sciences Mon, 23 May 2011 17:38:08 EST news225391070 A researcher from the University of Kansas has spearheaded a new investigation into the link between emotions and health. The research proves that positive emotions are critical for upkeep of physical health for people worldwide, above all for those who are deeply impoverished. http://phys.org/news155372813.html Medicine & Health Wed, 04 Mar 2009 07:08:24 EST news155372813