Dont forget to move your clocks forward this weekend. And then dont forget to be more careful in the days after you adjust your clocks. Because a recent study found that the hour of lost sleep was related to increased job-related injuries. Probably b...
People gather around a fire on a street fearful of being inside because of aftershocks in Concepcion, 28 Feb 2010, following a devastating earthquake struck Chile early Saturday, 27 Feb 2010 More than 300 people are reported killed in Chile after a m...
President-elect Barack Obama is urging Congress to act quickly on his economic recovery program, warning that inaction by Washington could extend the current recession for years. President-elect Barack Obama makes remarks on nation's economy at Geor...
By Greg Flakus Houston 26 May 2008 A band of storms stretching from the Texas Panhandle to Wisconsin has caused death and destruction in the central United States during the past few days. At least 7 people were killed in Iowa and Minnesota by tornad...
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 17 February 2008 United Nations aid agencies warn the onset of spring in Afghanistan is expected to bring severe flooding in many parts of the country. They say they are gearing up to help tens of thousands of Afghans survive t...
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 05 January 2008 A new study sponsored by the World Health Organization (WHO) shows children with severe pneumonia can be effectively treated at home and do not need to be hospitalized. The World Health Organization calls this f...
By Greg Flakus Marshall, Texas 25 April 2007 Deadly storms tore across the Mexico-Texas border Tuesday. A tornado killed six people and left a path of destruction in the border town of Eagle Pass, Texas. At least three people were reported dead on th...
By Phil Mercer Sydney 22 March 2007 Australia is struggling with the effects of a five-year drought and no relief appears in sight. As Phil Mercer in Sydney reports on this World Water Day, some Australian experts fear the so-called Big Dry may becom...
By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 21 March 2007 Water shortages are intensifying across India as its economy booms and its population grows. From New Delhi, Anjana Pasricha reports, experts are calling for better water management practices in the country....
SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - Severe Ocean Storms: Behind Nature's Power By Caty Weaver Broadcast: Tuesday, September 27, 2005 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS, in VOA Special English. I'm Bob D...
