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Felipe Cabello on antimicrobial resistance and aquaculture
Can the use of antibiotics in aquaculture impact human health? A discussion by Felipe Cabello of New York Medical College about this issue..
November 6, 2011
Haibing Ma on China’s wind power woes
Haibing Ma of the Worldwatch Institute said many of China’s wind turbines can’t connect to the country’s larger electric grid.
November 4, 2011
Jawbone is earliest evidence of modern humans in NW Europe
New test of a prehistoric jawbone from England shows it to be between 44,000 and 41,000 years old - the earliest evidence of modern humans in northwest Europe.
November 2, 2011
Joel Cohen: Top 10 key population trends on Earth with 7 billion
How can we understand a world with 7 billion people? Population expert Joel Cohen explains the top population trends on a planet with 7 billion inhabitants.
October 30, 2011
World of 7 billion: What’s your number?
On October 31, 2011, the world population reached 7 billion people. Check out the "What's your number" calculators and find out your place.
October 30, 2011
Science this week – October 29, 2011
Science news for the week ending October 29, 2011 from EarthSky.
October 29, 2011
Study finds genes linked to mental illness in developing brain
A Yale study finds that most genes associated with psychiatric illnesses are expressed before birth.
October 26, 2011
No link between cell phone use and tumors says biggest study yet
A Danish study says there's no link between cell phone use and tumors of the brain or central nervous system. Read more about the study here.
October 25, 2011
Two-pronged path to sustainable world with 7 billion+ humans
How to make a sustainable world: Women empowered to make child-bearing decisions + humans overall using less energy and fewer resources. Read more.
October 25, 2011
Stone Age Viste Boy reconstructed
A forensic student reconstructs the head of a Stone Age youth known as Viste Boy. Archaeologists believe he lived in the Vistehola cave near Stavanger, Norway.
October 22, 2011
