| Food Crisis Worsens in Central Africa Floods that destroyed crops and livestock only worsened a crisis that was already under way as a result of successive years of drought and failed harvests in the region. feeds.nytimes.com |
Tracking Sea Ice in the Arctic This year's minimum level of sea ice is the third lowest ever recorded. feeds.nytimes.com |
Green-Tech Investment Plummets Across the globe, venture-capital infusions fell 30 percent; in California, the drop was 61 percent. Yet investment in China soared. feeds.nytimes.com |
Malaysia to use lab mosquitoes to fight dengue By 2010-10-11T10:00:39ZPUTRAJAYA, Malaysia (AP) -- Malaysia could be the first country in Asia to use genetically modified mosquitoes to battle a rise in dengue fever, government authorities said Monday.... hosted.ap.org |
Extinction threat for more species One fifth of animal and plant species are threatened by extinction, a global study warns, but conservation efforts have pulled some back from the brink. bbc.co.uk |