By Deborah Zabarenko, Environment Correspondent WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The world's governments and relief agencies need to plan now to resettle millions of people expected to be displaced by climate change, an international panel of experts said on Thursday. [More]
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Federal regulators say several new birth control drugs appear to increase the risk of dangerous blood clots more than older medications. Dr.
Read More »Pythons’ expandable hearts may hold clues for human health
Scientists say constrictor's bizarre expanding-and-contracting heart similar to those of elite athletes
Read More »Recharge and Roll: Electric Car-Makers Plan to Cut the Cord
Plug-in electric cars such as the Chevy Volt and the Nissan Leaf have only just begun to penetrate the U.S. consumer market, but already automakers are thinking ahead to the next technological advance: a car that can recharge itself anytime and (almost) anywhere. [More]
Read More »U.N. Calls for Investment to Prepare for More Crowded World
UNITED NATIONS -- Out of a crowded field of dire predictions regarding humanity having reached 7 billion in population came a U.N. report this week that called the moment an opportunity to stress sustainability and improve lives in less-developed nations
Read More »Video: Diving may give hope to paralysis patients
Dr. Sanjay Gupta reports on a promising new study which links scuba diving with improvements in mobility among those suffering from some forms of paralysis.
Read More »Subjects Move Virtual Chopper with Thoughts
For years scientists have been developing ways for people to control objects using only brainwaves. Researchers use EEG to measure electrical activity along a person's scalp.
Read More »Scuba diving could raise hope for the paralyzed
Researchers found that patients with paralysis had improved feeling and function after going scuba diving
Read More »NASA Set to Launch Trailblazing Weather and Climate Satellite
A new NASA satellite is poised to launch early Friday (Oct.
Read More »Video: Elton John talks hope for AIDS cure
CBSNews.com's Ken Lombardi speaks with Elton John and his civil partner David Furnish about the Elton John AIDS Foundation benefit in New York to honor those pushing for prevention and a potential cure.
Read More »Infographic: America’s Energy Prices Vs. The World
Think your electricity bill is high? It's not. Neither is your heating bill or the price you pay at the pump.
Read More »Painting Your Roof White Doesn’t Work
That's just one of the myths debunked in a new paper on the climate.
Read More »Ovarian cancer tied to fertility treatments: Cause for alarm?
Study found "unusually high" number of borderline ovarian tumors
Read More »Williams syndrome shows gene-behavior links: Key to autism?
Research into rare genetic disorder may help explain connection between genes and social interactions
Read More »Williams syndrome: One boy’s inspiring story
Ben Monkaba, now 25, shows extreme sociability, odd facial features, and other characteristics of rare genetic disorder
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