The World Bank and its partners need to do a far better job of considering the environmental effects of projects they finance in poor countries, its internal review group said.
Rampa Rattanarithikul has spent decades classifying, dissecting and analyzing mosquitoes.
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Coping with growth, science can find itself at odds with society and must decide whether to study the changes or fight them.
Sirtris, a drug company, has two drugs in clinical trials that it hopes will avert degenerative diseases of aging like diabetes, heart disease, cancer and Alzheimer’s.
The mirror, an object of ancient fascination, has become a powerful tool for scientists to explore how the brain interprets (and misinterprets) information.
The rise in tuberculosis cases in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union is associated with the receipt of loans from the fund, a new study has found.
Would-be innovators can sign up online to compete for prizes for solving diverse problems from around the world in a variety of disciplines.
Britain’s television watchdog ruled that “The Great Global Warming Swindle” unfairly portrays several scientists and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
In Pakistan, more men than women are reported to be infected with the AIDS virus, but the country’s taboos about sex make it very difficult to address the epidemic.