Climate impacts in northern forests
Northern forests hold around 54% of the world’s total terrestrial carbon stock and contribute more than one-third to our global terrestrial carbon sink. This report reviews the impact of human induced
N C America
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Modified dangers
Bt maize can stunt the growth of caterpillars
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ST LUCIA
W hales and dolphins of St Lucia island are being killed in large numbers, according to the International Whaling Com mission ( iwc ). At least 96 dolphins and 65 whales were killed on the
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Making a killing
More revelations about how Africans are being used as guinea pigs for unethical drug tests
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COSTA RICA
A hybrid vehicle has been introduced for the first time in Central America by Toyota Purdy Motor, an automobile company. The car, Toyota Prius, is powered by two engines, one electrical and one
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LATIN AMERICA
Vehicle emissions are the most important source of air pollution in Latin American cities. Each year air pollution is causing thousands of premature deaths. There fore, the World Bank is trying to
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Coffee not for birds
About 11 per cent of all known bird species are threatened with extinction, according to the World Resources Institute. Fragmentation or loss of habitat is mainly responsible for this decline, but
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Regional differences in worldwide emissions of mercury to the atmosphere
Annual emissions of anthropogenic Hg to the atmosphere in different regions of the world during the last decade show an interesting dichotomy: the emissions in the developed countries increased at the
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Spirit of yore
Anthropologists at the Nevada State Museum, US, recently unearthed the oldest known mummy in North America, and they found it right on their own shelvest The mummy, known as the Spirit Cave man,
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Canine distemper epizootic in lions, tigers, and leopards in North America
Canine distemper virus (CDV) infection occurred in captive leopards (Panthera pardus), tigers (Panthera tigris), lions (Panthera leo), and a jaguar (Panthera onca) in 1991 and 1992. An epizootic affected
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Trail of dust
A cloud of dust up to 2,000 km long was tracked by scientists at the US National Aeronautical Space Administration (NASA) as it left Asia, drifted across the Pacific Ocean, and traversed North