Jul 29 2011

Population to Bulge, But Will Hit Ceiling

Tag: Africa,Contraception,Death and Dying,Earth,Environment,Family,Fertility,Humans,The Future,Women — Emily Sohn @ 12:00 pm
Speculation on population numbers raise questions about whether the planet can sustain us all.

Jul 18 2011

Dealing with Death? Get on Facebook

Tag: Communication,Death and Dying,Internet,Online Community and Social Networking — Cristen Conger @ 1:59 am
Online grieving isn't new, but researchers are now figuring out whether it does any good.

Jul 11 2011

Lack of Vitamin D May Have Killed Mozart

Tag: Artists,Death and Dying,Indoors,Life Science,Musicians and Bands,Mystery,Nutrition — Emily Sohn @ 10:10 am
If he had spent more time in the sun, it might have forestalled Mozart's untimely death at 35.

Jun 22 2011

Graphic Cigarette Warnings: Do They Work?

Tag: Death and Dying,Lung Cancer,Marketing and Advertising,Medicine — Emily Sohn @ 6:32 pm
Sure, the FDA's new cigarette warning labels are shocking, but can they help people quit?

Jun 14 2011

Curb Soot and Smog to Keep Earth Cool, Says UN

Tag: Africa,Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing,Animals,Arctic Regions,Asia,Cars,Climate,Climate Change,Coal,Cooking,Death and Dying,Earth,Environment,Exhaust and Emissions,Fossil Fuels,Glaciers,Global Warming,Heat Waves,Heating,Lung Cancer,NASA,Organic,Parks and Forests,Particles,Pigs,Rice and Grains,Science,Scientists,The Sun,Vehicles,Video,Waste — Discovery News - Top Stories @ 1:21 pm
Sharply reducing emissions of soot and smog could play a critical role in preventing Earth from overheating.

Jun 14 2011

Heart Without Beat or Pulse Could Save Lives

Tag: Animals,Bionics,Biotechnology,Death and Dying,Design,Health,Healthcare System,Modern Medicine — Nic Halverson @ 12:44 pm
A new kind of artificial heart uses whirling motors to 'spin' blood -- rather than pump it -- through the body.

Jun 03 2011

Jack Kevorkian, Assisted Suicide Doctor, Dies

Tag: Assisted Suicide,Death and Dying,Human Behavior,Suicide — Discovery News - Top Stories @ 4:11 pm
Nicknamed "Doctor Death," Kevorkian claims he actively helped 130 people to die.

Jun 02 2011

AIDS Battle 30 Years On: Tragedy and Hope

Tag: Death and Dying,Drugs,Epidemic,Immune System,Medicine,Sex and Reproduction,Vaccine — Discovery News - Top Stories @ 2:01 pm
Nearly 30 million people have been killed by AIDS and more than 33 million have the virus that causes it.

May 17 2011

Police Caution as ‘Planking’ Goes Global

Tag: Cars,Death and Dying,Europe,Events,Family,Games,Human Behavior,Internet,Media,Oceania and Australia,Police — Discovery News - Top Stories @ 3:25 pm
A Facebook craze could be putting some people in harm's way.

May 17 2011

Daytime Bites for Zombie Ants

Tag: Ants,Death and Dying,Forests,Parasites,Zombies — Discovery News - Top Stories @ 3:24 pm
Most ants in the grip of a deadly fungus spend their last moments on Earth around midday.
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