Coastal Trees Help Fight Global Warming A new study says the world's tropical coastal forests store more planet-warming carbon dioxide than almost any other ecosystem. But rapid loss of these forests - known as mangroves - is releasing substantial an...
Dwindling West African Rainforest Threatens Long-Term Food Security In West Africa, the Guinean Rainforest is rapidly disappearing. A new study says increased production of cocoa, cassava and oil palm has meant more land is being cleared for agricult...
Libyan Conflict Brings Out Mixed Emotions in Rebel Hub Rebels in Libya continue to battle forces loyal to leader Moammar Gadhafi for control of the country. Many in the rebel hub of Benghazi have mixed emotions about the conflict. Scott Bobb reports...
New Yellow Fever Vaccine Shows Promise A new vaccine for yellow fever is showing good results in tests as it overcomes one of the biggest problems with the current version. Yellow fever is a deadly disease that occurs in much of South America and sub...
Fukushima Plant Operator: Nitrogen Pumping Operation Going Well A plan to inject nitrogen into the containment vessel around reactor 1 at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant appears to be working, the plant owner said Thursday. Higher pressure levels h...
Sci-Fi Thriller 'Source Code' Gives A Fresh Twist to Time Travel The new film starring Jake Gyllenhaal returns to science fiction that is less about futuristic technology and more about how an ordinary character deals with extraordinary circumstances...
Hormone Could Restore Fertility in Lean Women Some women with very low body fat - such as athletes and professional dancers - stop menstruating and have an increased risk of bone fracture. Now, there's increasing evidence that hormone treatments can...
Uncertainty Lingers Over Bahrain Economy Fragile stability appears to be returning to Bahrain following anti-government protests that recently brought the Persian Gulf kingdom to a standstill. However, analysts say economic uncertainty is likely to l...
Nigerian President Backs Election Chief Despite Poll Delay Nigeria's president is supporting the embattled electoral commission chief whose decision to postpone the country's elections has sparked a flurry of criticism. Nigerian President Goodluck Jo...
US Boosts Higher Education Exchanges With Indonesia Nearly a year after the Obama administration set a priority of boosting higher education exchanges with Indonesia, the U.S. is repeating its commitment to cultural diplomacy. As part of that outreac...
For the fifth day, Afghans have taken to the streets to protest the burning of a Quran by Florida pastor Terry Jones. Since the initial eruption of violence in Mazar-i-Sharif on Friday, about 20 people are estimated to have died. The burning of the M...
Author Investigates Real-Life Inspiration for Fictional Charlie Chan The fictional Chinese-American detective Charlie Chan was the subject of popular books and movies for many decades. In recent years, however, the character has been criticized as a...
Scientists in Brazil are turning fruit fibers into car parts. At a recent meeting of the American Chemical Society, the researchers described their work in making the next generation of automotive parts made from natural fibers from bananas, pineappl...
Published reports say CIA officers are at work inside Libya. But just what they are doing is not clear and, in keeping with practice, the CIA would not comment on the reports. The Obama administration has said it has not yet decided whether to arm th...
In Bangladesh, the Supreme Court has upheld an order dismissing microcredit pioneer Mohammad Yunus from Grameen Bank, which he founded. Following international pressure, however, the government has been in talks with the Nobel laureate to reach a com...
