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Pacific tsunami alert system needs ‘reinforcement’
The tsunami that struck the Solomon Islands last Monday shows that the Pacific alert system needs improvements.04/04/07
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Scientists united on human-induced climate change
The latest climate change report states that human activity is "very likely" behind the unavoidable global warming currently being observed.02/02/07
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Indonesia apologises as WHO warns on air pollution
As the World Health Organization tightens its guidelines for air pollution, smoke from Indonesian forest fires is affecting neighbouring ...11/10/06
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Africa’s land degradation ‘can be reversed’
Researchers at a symposium in Niger last week gave evidence that it is possible to make degraded land productive ...04/10/06
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Scientists urged to support nurses facing execution
Lawyers defending six health workers who face execution in Libya are calling upon the international scientific community to support ...27/09/06
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Cheap antibiotic could reverse elephantiasis
A cheap and readily available antibiotic could relieve the severe symptoms of elephantiasis, say researchers.26/09/06
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Promising AIDS vaccines remain untested
A faltering partnership between African and European scientists has delayed clinical trials of promising HIV/AIDS vaccines, say researchers.22/09/06
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UNESCO science ‘not good enough’, says review
UNESCO's science programmes lack the interdisciplinary approach necessary to tackle major global problems, says an independent report.14/09/06
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Faster, better TB test could be only a few years away
Researchers say a new method of identifying the TB bacterium could make for a faster, quicker and more accurate ...14/09/06
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US$1 billion to cut Chinese greenhouse gas emissions
In the biggest deal of its kind so far, two Chinese companies will be paid US$1 billion to reduce ...01/09/06
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African and Asian media ‘must report more on AIDS’
African and Asian media are failing to fulfil their role in reporting the HIV/AIDS epidemic by not giving the ...03/08/06
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Pesticide-treated clothes proposed to control malaria
Treating clothes and bedding with insecticide is an effective way to control malaria say researchers, but questions remain about ...02/08/06