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Developed world drownings exceed expectations

New catalyst sheds light on solar energy

Made for the rich, tested on the poor

Subjects in the developing world face exploitation during clinical trials

Electric cars to die by dehydration?

The road to cheap electric cars could be bumpy in places

Wikileaks web site gives whistleblowers a voice

Origami transformed

Computational origami expands the scope of paper folding

Our mind-blowing minds

And why we might never understand them

Under the Scope: Alternative medicine captures the North American imagination

Scientists question the validity of medicine lacking strong evidence

Wheat-killing fungus set to sweep the fertile crescent and beyond

Rust fungus threatens to push food prices even higher

Pedal to the metal for human evolution

Mass migrations, the population explosion, and city living fuel rapid rate of genetic change

Book of life opens

Aerosols may solve the climate crisis

Volcanoes inspire scientists in warming battle

Virtual evolution breeds answers

Computer-simulated evolution can lead to unexpected solutions

Bacteria boost human health

Probacteria fight AIDS and gas

Prime Minister sacks his science advisor

Objective scientist reporting to P.M. is replaced with a mixed-interest council reporting to the minister of industry