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Freshwater Runoff Into Arctic on the Rise, Scientists Say
Rise, Scientists Say John Roach for National Geographic News December 13, 2002 The six largest Eurasian rivers are dumping a lot more freshwater into the Arctic Ocean now than they were several decades ago, according to an international team of scientists. Their finding gives tee...
Anthrax, Smallpox, Plague: Reborn as Bioweapons?
Bioweapons? By Barry James International Herald Tribune October 12, 2001 The threat of anthrax, an ancient scourge described in the Bible, again hangs over mankind. And one of history's great medical advances—the defeat of smallpox—could be undone if the worst of the d...
Orangutans Show Signs of Culture, Study Says
Hillary Mayell for National Geographic News January 3, 2003 An international group of scientists pooling more than 30 years of data has concluded that behavioral patterns among different orangutan populations show evidence of culture. The finding pushes the origins of culture among...
Conservation International Gets $261 Million Windfall
Mittermeier, president of Washington-based Conservation International. The grant will enable Conservation International to offer communities in developing countries an economically viable alternative to logging and mining interests, which often harm the regions' rich biologi...
Genghis Khan a Prolific Lover, DNA Data Implies
Implies Hillary Mayell for National Geographic News February 14, 2003 Genghis Khan, the fearsome Mongolian warrior of the 13th century, may have done more than rule the largest empire in the world; according to a recently published genetic study, he may have helped populate it too. An ...
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