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More Than 140 Nations, US and China, Adopt Treaty to Cut Mercury
Over the past 100 years, mercury concentrations have doubled in the top layer of the world's oceans. That's why more than 140 governments meeting...
Solar Power Reaches West Virginia Coalfields
A group devoted to creating alternative energy jobs in Central Appalachia is building a first for West Virginia's southern coalfields region this week -...
Man With the Golden Voice: Why do We Gravitate to Good News Stories?
It is a popular adage that good news doesn't sell for the mainstream media where the motto seems to be, "if it bleeds, it...
Top 10 “Seriously Good News” From 2010
2010 was a year of disasters -- Haitian earthquake, Gulf oil spill and Pakistani flooding -- yet it was also a year of stunning...
Rescuers at the Mine Are Chile’s Other Heroes
The world may have been waiting to catch a glimpse of Luis Urzua, the last miner to emerge from a collapsed Chilean mine to...
Driller from Denver Becomes Chile Mine Rescue Hero
Jeff Hart was drilling water wells for the U.S. Army's forward operating bases in Afghanistan when he got the call to fly to Chile.
He...
Breakthrough: Using Bacteria to Detect Landmines
Bacteria which glow green in the presence of explosives could provide a cheap and safe way to find hidden landmines, Edinburgh scientists claim....
New Technology Reduces IED Bomb Effectiveness by 20 Percent in One Year
Troops are emerging unscathed from IED explosion, thanks to the MRAP, a new armored vehicle capable of withstanding very large blasts. The vehicle...
US and EU Should Be High on Afghan Opium
US President Barack Obama has called for new ideas on the world's seeming intractable problems. Well here's one that could undermine the Taliban in...
Afghanistan Making Significant Progress in Mine Clearance
More than 38,000 anti-personnel mines have been cleared in the past six months across Afghanistan – one of the most heavily mined countries in...
Purple Frog Among 24 New Species Found in Suriname
Scientists working in the South American highlands of Suriname found five new frog species, including a purple flourescent one, six species of fish, and...
Land in Afghanistan Donated to Mine Victims
Land in Afghanistan that is now free of mines has been donated to the workers who were injured while clearing those deadly weapons from...