Category Archives: Organizations

Blacksmith Institute in collaboration with Green Cross Switzerland issued a Top Ten list of the world’s most dangerous pollution problems. The report names pollution as one of the leading contributing factors to death and disability in the world and highlights … Continue reading →

  1. Earth Hour 2009 takes place on March 28, 2009 at 8:30 pm—local time.2. The date was set in March because it is close to the Spring Equinox, a period when the most number of countries around the world … Continue reading →

 leer este articulo en Español   International Women’s Day (8 March) is an occasion marked by women’s groups around the world. This date is also commemorated at the United Nations and is designated in many countries as a national holiday. … Continue reading →

Versión en Español     Acquired immune deficiency syndrome or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is a set of symptoms and infections resulting from the damage to the human immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). This condition progressively … Continue reading →

  With 22 million people living and working in southern California, a major earthquake in the region could cause an unprecedented catastrophe. What we do now, before a big earthquake, will determine what our lives will be like after. With … Continue reading →

Argo is an observation system for the Earth’s oceans that provides real-time data for use in climate, weather, oceanographic and fisheries research. Argo consists of a large collection of small, drifting oceanic robotic probes deployed worldwide. The probes measure the … Continue reading →

  Quote U.N. estimates 3 extinctions an hour – World Environment – MSNBC.com

  Quote $10 million offered for gene-mapping feat – Science – MSNBC.com