http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/images/gnn_logo_rss.gif http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/ 249 31 News of a better world editor@greatnewsnetwork.org great news network en editor@greatnewsnetwork.org Copyright 2013 2013-04-29T16:24:08+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/eu_to_ban_pesticides_in_bee_scare/?source=rss The European Commission will restrict the use of pesticides linked to bee deaths by researchers, despite a split among EU states on the issue. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World, Politics, Environment, Land, Wildlife 2013-04-29T15:24:08+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/most_earth-like_planets_discovered/?source=rss The search for a far-off twin of Earth has turned up two of the most intriguing candidates yet. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Science, Scientific Discoveries, Space 2013-04-19T19:41:52+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/new_zealand_legalises_same-sex_marriage/?source=rss New Zealand's parliament has legalised same-sex marriage, the first country in the Asia-Pacific region to do so. Top Headlines, Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Human Rights, Politics, Regions, Oceania, New Zealand 2013-04-17T16:50:40+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/new_law_to_protect_puerto_rico_leatherback_turtles/?source=rss Puerto Rico has introduced a new law protecting a swathe of the island's coast that has become a major nesting site for the world's largest turtle, the leatherback. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Environment, Wildlife, Regions, Caribbean, Puerto Rico 2013-04-14T19:05:01+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/u.n._overwhelmingly_approves_global_arms_trade_treaty/?source=rss The 193-nation U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved the first treaty on the global arms trade, which seeks to regulate the $70 billion business in conventional arms and keep weapons out of the hands of human rights abusers. Top Headlines, Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Politics 2013-04-03T16:55:05+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/safer_vaccine_created_without_virus/?source=rss British scientists have developed a “holy grail” vaccine for foot-and-mouth disease that is safer and more resilient than current vaccines, according to an article published in the journal PLOS Pathogens on Wednesday. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Health Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Science, Scientific Discoveries, Technology, Breakthroughs in technology, Health, Medical Discoveries 2013-03-28T16:38:57+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/china_worlds_largest_emitter_of_greenhouse_gasses_will_tax_carbon/?source=rss China’s Ministry of Finance has announced that the country will levy a tax on carbon emissions, reports Xinhua. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World Top Stories, Environment, Air Quality, Climate and Energy, Regions, East Asia, China 2013-02-20T23:29:10+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/new_wind_power_cheaper_than_coal_or_gas_in_australia/?source=rss Electricity supplied from a new wind farm is cheaper than that from a new gas or coal-fired power plant in Australia, reports a new analysis published by Bloomberg New Energy Finance. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Environment, Climate and Energy, Regions, Oceania, Australia 2013-02-11T22:44:24+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/lenses_found_to_cure_colour-blindness/?source=rss Scientists say they have invented spectacle lenses that cure red-green colour blindness, which affects some women and one in every 10 men. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Health Top Stories, Health, Medical Discoveries 2013-02-08T21:11:03+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/gorillas_to_be_protected_with_new_congo_national_park/?source=rss The Republic of Congo has declared a new national park that conservationists hope with protect a core population of western lowland gorillas, a critically endangered species, as well as other threatened species, the Wildlife Conservation Society announced. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Environment, Forests, Wildlife, Regions, Africa, Rep. of the Congo 2013-02-02T17:57:47+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/from_the_brink_of_extinction_elephant_seals_stage_remarkable_comeback/?source=rss In the 19th century the Northern Pacific Elephant was thought to be extinct until a small population was discovered on an island of Baja California in 1892. Since then, the species has staged a remarkable comeback which was greatly accelerated by protective measures adopted by the U.S. and Mexican governments. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Environment, Wildlife, Regions, North America, United States, California 2013-01-23T21:51:02+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/nations_agree_on_legally_binding_mercury_rules/?source=rss More than 140 countries have agreed on a set of legally binding measures to curb mercury pollution, at UN talks. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Health Top Stories, World, Environment, Air Quality, Health, Regions, United Nations 2013-01-19T19:07:38+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/six_million_turn_out_for_global_garbage_clean-up/?source=rss More than six million volunteers from 96 countries collected an unprecedented 100,000 tonnes of garbage last year as part of a global, web-driven clean-up campaign, cyber-environmentalists said Friday. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Environment, Land, Water, Regions, Europe, Bulgaria, Slovenia, Sweden 2013-01-11T19:40:15+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/totally_blind_mice_get_sight_back/?source=rss Totally blind mice have had their sight restored by injections of light-sensing cells into the eye, UK researchers report. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Health Top Stories, Health, Medical Discoveries 2013-01-06T18:40:52+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/obama_triples_area_of_protected_california_coastline/?source=rss On Friday President Obama announced the government would add almost 3,000 square miles of California coastline to the National Marine Sanctuary system, reports the Sierra Club. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, USA Top Stories, World Top Stories, Environment, Wildlife, Regions, North America, United States, California 2012-12-22T22:17:01+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/asahis_auto_glass_blocks_uv_filters_out_ir_rays/?source=rss As prolonged exposure to sunlight increasingly becomes a health hazard, causing skin problems and even cancer, automakers have started to incorporate glass that blocks harmful ultraviolet light. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Health Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Science, Technology, Regions, East Asia, Japan 2012-12-21T18:23:19+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/swiss_parliament_passes_plastic_bag_ban/?source=rss Switzerland’s Parliament has approved a motion banning single-use plastic shopping bags. Both houses of the Swiss Parliament Thursday voted to forbid the distribution of the plastic bags. The next step is for the government to implement the ban. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Politics, Environment, Land, Regions, Europe, Switzerland 2012-12-20T15:25:41+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/earths_nearest_solar_neighborhood_has_a_habitable_planet/?source=rss The nearest single Sun-like star to the Earth hosts five planets - one of which is in the "habitable zone" where liquid water can exist, astronomers say. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Science Top Stories, Science, Space 2012-12-19T19:37:30+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/human_immune_system_proteins_shown_to_suppress_hiv/?source=rss To survive HIV you need a cocktail of expensive drugs that often have side effects. That could change with research out of The Rockefeller University where scientists have found that harnessing proteins from the human immune system can suppress the virus in mice. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Health Top Stories, Health, Medical Discoveries 2012-12-18T15:24:01+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/this_week_a_shark_sanctuary_the_size_of_australia_has_been_established/?source=rss The Cook Islands has approved a shark sanctuary in its waters, making for the largest such sanctuary in the world. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Environment, Water, Wildlife, Regions, Oceania, American Samoa, French Polynesia 2012-12-13T19:58:53+00:00