01 December 2007
Study hopes to find causes of autism
Researchers are launching the largest-ever U.S. study aimed at solving one of the most perplexing mysteries of modern times: the cause of autism.
22 November 2007
Global warming could trigger wars, economic meltdown
The extreme cold weather in the past centuries has coincided with wars, population collapse and economic crises. The ratio of wars in a cold climate was almost double the ratio of wars in a warm climate and periods of social turmoil over the centuries coincided with extreme weather.
12 November 2007
Warning of Ecological Disaster as Oil Tanker Sinks in Storm
A severe storm broke a small Russian oil tanker off the Ukrainian port of Kerch on Sunday, spilling up to 2,000 tons of fuel oil in what environmental official Oleg Mitvol described as a disaster.
01 November 2007
Energy Expert Sees Hazard in Costly Oil
The rapidly growing appetite for fossil fuels in China and India is likely to help keep oil prices high for the foreseeable future, threatening a global economic slowdown.
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