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Africa's last rhinos threatened by poaching

Decades of conservation efforts to save rhinos are coming undone, as surging demand for their horns in Asian traditional medicine has spawned a vast criminal trade powered by poaching.

Biology / Ecology

created May 07, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 5

Kenyan's mission: solar lamps to empower the poor

Evans Wadongo is not yet 25 but has already changed the lives of tens of thousands of his fellow Kenyans living in poor rural communities by supplying them with solar lamps.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Jan 27, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 5

Detroit's urban farms could provide a majority of produce for local residents

Transforming vacant urban lots into farms and community gardens could provide Detroit residents with a majority of their fruits and vegetables.

Biology / Other

created Nov 16, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Resource-savvy communities generate healthy, sustainable changes

As the nation becomes more aware of health issues related to nutrition and lifestyle choices, communities are struggling to find ways to make healthy living easier. The University of Missouri is helping communities ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Sep 01, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Head and spine trauma from ATV accidents cost $3.24 billion annually

Severe trauma to the head and spine resulting from all-terrain vehicle (ATV) accidents are increasing dramatically according to research released today from the University of Utah Department of Neurosurgery. The research, ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jul 06, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

PC maker, inspiration for Microsoft dies in Ga. (Update)

(AP) -- Dr. Henry Edward Roberts, a developer of an early personal computer that inspired Bill Gates to found Microsoft, died Thursday in Georgia. He was 68.

Technology / Other

created Apr 01, 2010 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

NASA Challenges 350 Rocketeers Nationwide to Aim a Mile High

(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA has invited more than 350 student rocketeers from middle schools, high schools, colleges and universities -- 37 teams nationwide -- to take part in the 2009-2010 NASA Student Launch Projects.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Dec 04, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

'Virtual students' go to school without being in school

Eleventh-grader Philip Marten's second-hour class is orchestra. But first hour, third hour, fourth hour and the rest of his school day are spent not at school but at home in Shawnee, Kan.

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Oct 20, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 1

Too many bars in rural America linked to high suicide rates instead of idyllic life

There is a strong relationship between drinking and taking one's own life. In any given year, people with alcohol dependence (AD) commit more than 20 percent of suicides in the general population; some 80 to 90 percent of ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Sep 18, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Blind can take wheel with new vehicle

A student team in the Virginia Tech College of Engineering is providing the blind with an opportunity many never thought possible: The opportunity to drive.

Technology / Engineering

created Jul 15, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 6


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