UNICEF staffer Pernille IronÂside travels far and wide to protect these children – at times risking her own life to…
Month: June 2011
‘Buy local’ program aims to boost value of aid to Haiti
After the devastating quake that struck Haiti in January 2010, journalist Mark Danner wrote a New York Times op-ed that…
Chinese medicine offers new Parkinson’s treatments
A hooked herb, root extract and a dash of bark – it may sound like a witches’ brew, but these…
Advanced Tornado Technology Could Reduce Deaths
Tornadoes have killed at least 530 people in the U.S. this year, the highest death toll since 1950. But researchers…
People Grew Shorter Growing Crops
The dawn of agriculture around the world was accompanied by a surprising trend. From China to South America and everywhere…
Sawfish Snout Has Sixth Sense!!!
They may not see dead people, but sawfish use a sixth sense based in their snouts to hunt and dismember…
Chubby Snipe Snaps Nonstop Record
A plump little shorebird has smashed the record for the fastest long-distance, nonstop flight in the animal kingdom. In a…
Diving Bell Spider Uses Bubble Like Gills
An enduring bubble of air inside an underwater silk sack allows one species of spider to remain underwater for hours…
Saving monarch butterflies stirs the ‘poetical soul’
Drug wars make headlines. Butterflies do not. Yet even as the drug-related violence in Mexico continues seemingly unabated, each year…
“Vampire” Stars Found in Heart of Our Galaxy
The stellar version of vampires—stars that drain life away from other stars—have been discovered for the first time in the…