Members of Brazil's environmental police force IBAMA and the Para state police inspect logs discovered during "Operation Labareda," a raid against illegal logging, near Novo Progresso in the Amazon rain
With a growing number of species facing extinction, scientists have turned to a desperate strategy : replicate them-in surrogate moms : a
Claiming he's the target of a slander campaign by the West, South Africa's President Thabo Mbeki compounds his credibility problem on AIDS. The president of the private Medical Research Council,
Wolves are taking their place in France's new ecology. Wolves vanished from France in the 1930s after the French Government's century-long effort to exterminate them. They retreated to Italy, where
The French call it RU-486; Americans will soon be able to get Mifeprex, the pills that may take abortion services out of the clinics and into doctors' offices.The FDA's approval of the drug is
Early findings suggest that intensive early treatment may harm the immune system against the AIDS virus : a
There is no room for the 1 billion avian guests at an Israeli resort : a
In April 1994, Robert Reich, then U.S. Labor secretary, flew to Oklahoma City to personally slap a $7.5 million fine against a tire factory. Reich was incensed about the death of a worker who had
Diabetes : Scientific research shows a 'persistent explosion' of cases - especially among those in their prime. As the American population becomes increasingly nonwhite and obese, the disease is
China is struggling to cope with its worst drought in 50 years.China has 22 percent of the world's population but only 7 percent of its fresh water. Almost everywhere residents complain that water is
The current wildfire season has been one of the most destructive in the last half century in US-and it's not over yet. Of the 65 major fires burning as of last weekend, roughly a dozen are unlikely
