What the world needs now? More wisdom
Revolution in Libya. Revolution in Egypt. Revolution in Tunisia. The Middle East and North Africa face unprecedented change as dictatorships crumble and people clamor for democracy.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Apr 06, 2011 |
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Google localizes search in Iraq and Tunisia
Google on Thursday began providing searches and results localized for Internet users in Iraq and Tunisia.
Mar 31, 2011 |
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Infographic: Mobile ownership across the world
How does mobile ownership vary across the world? The latest data from the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) breaks down the number of people for every SIM card subscription across the different ...
Mar 30, 2011 |
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Lizard uses UV signals to ward off rivals
(PhysOrg.com) -- We’re all familiar with different animal species using a variety of strategies to attract a mate or chase off an aggressor or a rival. For birds, it’s often a dazzling display of ...
Mar 21, 2011 |
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AIDS tests come to South Africa's schools
A tiny prick made a drop of blood on Nkosi Minenhle's finger, as the 15-year-old underwent an HIV test in a mobile clinic set up on her high school grounds.
Mar 16, 2011 |
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Anti-AIDS drugs slow deaths in S.Africa: study
South Africa's AIDS deaths have fallen by nearly 25 percent due to scaled up access to life-saving drugs, which the government for years had refused to provide, new research has shown.
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Mar 11, 2011 |
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Climate phenomenon La Nina to blame for global extreme weather events
(PhysOrg.com) -- Recent extreme weather events as far as Australia and Africa are being fueled by a climate phenomenon known as La Nina -- or "the girl" in Spanish. La Nina has also played a minor role in ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Feb 07, 2011 |
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More frequent drought likely in eastern Africa
The increased frequency of drought observed in eastern Africa over the last 20 years is likely to continue as long as global temperatures continue to rise, according to new research published in Climate Dy ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jan 28, 2011 |
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Modern humans reached Arabia earlier than thought, new artifacts suggest
Artifacts unearthed in the United Arab Emirates date back 100,000 years and imply that modern humans first left Africa much earlier than researchers had expected, a new study reports. In light of their excavation, ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Jan 27, 2011 |
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Cute! White lioness bears 3 cubs in Argentina
(AP) -- Zookeepers in Buenos Aires showed off triplets Wednesday - three white cubs born to a pair of white lions imported from South Africa.
Jan 06, 2011 |
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Back to the dead (sea, that is)
They'll drill through four ice ages, epic sandstorms, mankind's migration from Africa to the New World, and the biggest droughts in history. Tel Aviv University is heading an international study that for the ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Dec 23, 2010 |
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Seeing double: Africa's 2 elephant species
Contrary to the belief of many scientists (as well as many members of the public), new research confirms that Africa has two—not one—species of elephant. Scientists from Harvard Medical School, the ...
Dec 21, 2010 |
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S. African to double HIV patient treatment
(AP) -- South Africa's health minister says he has brought down the cost of HIV drugs by 53 percent, enabling the government to treat twice as many patients in the next two years.
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Dec 14, 2010 |
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South Africa unveils space agency
South Africa unveiled its national space agency on Thursday, aiming to become a leader in earth observation technology across the continent in 10 years, the minister of science and technology said.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Dec 09, 2010 |
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Ancient wind held secret of life and death
(PhysOrg.com) -- The mystery of how an abundance of fossils have been marvellously preserved for nearly half a billion years in a remote region of Africa has been solved by a team of geologists from the University ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Nov 29, 2010 |
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