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EU to ban pesticides in bee scareThe European Commission will restrict the use of pesticides linked to bee deaths by researchers, despite a split among EU states on the issue. |
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Hurdle cleared on total ban on child labour in IndiaEmploying children below 14 years will now attract a maximum jail term of three years or a fine of up to Rs 50,000 with the Union Cabinet on Tuesday clearing a proposal by the Labour Ministry to completely ban employment of children below that age in all occupations and processes. |
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Bill Nye the Science Guy asks parents not to raise creationist kidsCreationists: Please don't teach your kids to deny evolution, begs science educator and television personality Bill Nye, who hosted "Bill Nye the Science Guy" in the 1990s. |
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Pairing ‘angels’ with cancer patientsJonny Imerman is a cancer survivor who wants to make sure no young adult battles the disease alone. In 2002, he started Imerman Angels, a nonprofit that pairs cancer patients with cancer survivors for one-on-one support. The group has made more than 8,000 matches worldwide. |
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Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary Saved From illegal LoggingIllegal logging in the forests of Mexico that are the wintering grounds of the monarch butterfly has been virtually eliminated, according to a new study. |
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Myanmar government abolishes direct media censorshipMyanmar abolished direct media censorship on Monday, the latest dramatic reform by its quasi-civilian regime, but journalists face other formidable restrictions including a ban on private daily newspapers and a pervasive culture of self-censorship. |
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Johnson & Johnson Announces a Ban on Harmful Chemicals in ProductsJohnson & Johnson made the landmark announcement this week that it would ban harmful chemicals from their products. |
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Madagascar Gets Biggest Lemur ParkGood news for lemurs: Officials in Madagascar have created the island's biggest protected wildlife park. Named Makira Natural Park, the area is larger than the state of than the state of Rhode Island, and it provides a habitat for the highest diversity of lemurs on the planet, the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) announced. |
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Male contraceptive pill ‘step closer’ after mice studiesScientists believe they are a step closer in the difficult journey towards developing a male contraceptive pill, after successful studies in mice. |
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Nanaimo latest B.C. municipality to ban shark finB.C.’s anti-shark fin movement is gaining momentum as Nanaimo becomes the newest municipality to become fin-free. |
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Spotting Cancer Cells in Blood With a 27-Picosecond CameraA simple blood test that offers early detection of cancer in the human body has long eluded medical researchers, but a team at UCLA is getting closer. |
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Community-Owned Solar Power on the Rise in the U.S.Conditions are right for growth in community-owned solar photovoltaic (PV) projects. |
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How Some Food Retailers Are Coming to the Rescue of PigsAfter working with The Humane Society of the United States, many of the largest restaurant chains, grocery stores and food manufacturers have announced policies to eliminate gestation crates from their pork supply chain. |
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U.S. carbon emissions lowest since 1992A shift away from coal and reduced gasoline demand coupled with a mild winter led to an 8 percent drop in U.S. carbon dioxide emissions during the first quarter of 2012, reports the Energy Information Administration. |
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Southeast Asia’s largest lowland rainforest spared from new land concessionsFour economic land concessions have been cancelled in Cambodia's Prey Lang forest, known as the largest intact lowland forest in Southeast Asia, reports the Phnom Penh Post |
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Gale Crater: Geological ‘sweet shop’ awaits Mars roverThis Monday, the most sophisticated spacecraft ever sent to touch the surface of another world will land on Mars and soon begin reporting back important discoveries. |
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Company Designs Bottle From Great Pacific Garbage Patch DebrisSomewhere in the vicinity of Hawaii, a huge mass of plastic debris floats in the Pacific. And that’s just a fraction of the waste that’s bobbing around out there. Compared to the “Great Pacific Garbage Patch,” one plastic soap bottle may not seem like much. But if that one bottle is mass produced by soap-maker Method, it could turn out to make a big difference. |
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