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The Future of Genetic Enhancement is in China, Not in the West

G. Owen Schaefer 04/08/2016

If the critics are correct that human enhancement is...

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Hazards in the High Mountains: Koshi Basin Part I

Ramesh Bhushal 02/07/2016

Landslides, earthquakes, melting glaciers and deadly floods make life...

The legs of women are pictured as they walk along a street in Paris, France, October 14, 2015. Credit: Reuters/Jacky Naegelen/Files

Malnutrition Affects a Third of All People, Fuels Disease Worldwide: Report

Kate Kelland 14/06/2016

According to the report, malnutrition– either undernourishment or obesity–...

Christiana Figueres, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), attends a news conference during the World Climate Change Conference 2015 (COP21) at Le Bourget, near Paris, France, in this December 7, 2015 file photo. Credit: Reuters/Jacky Naegelen/Files

Trump “Highly Unlikely” to Be Able to Renegotiate Climate Deal, Says UN Climate Chief

Susanna Twidale 26/05/2016

The Republican presidential nominee has said in the past...

Men fish next to cracked ground as the Atibainha dam lake dries up due to a prolonged drought in Nazare Paulista

As Temperatures Soar, Governments Begin Work on Paris Climate Deal Rules

Alister Doyle 17/05/2016

The agreement sets targets for shifting the world to...

A NASA image shows the International Space Station as it flew over Madagascar, showing three of the five spacecraft docked to the station in this photo taken by the Expedition 47 Flight Engineer Tim Peake of ESA on April 6, 2016 and released on April 8, 2016. Credit: REUTERS/Tim Peake/ESA/NASA/Handout via Reuters

Five Human Spaceflight Missions to Look Forward to in the Next Decade

Chris Arridge 30/04/2016

The next decade will see a remarkable mix of...

Chinese Vice-Premier Zhang Gaoli signs the Paris Agreement on climate change at United Nations Headquarters in New York

China, US Pledge to Ratify Paris Climate Deal This Year

Michelle Nichols and Valerie Volcovici 23/04/2016

China and the US together account for 38& of...