Science Sep 30 World’s wildlife population shrinking at alarming rate, report says The world population of vertebrate species has been cut in half over the past 40 years, according to a report released Tuesday. The Living Planet Report, compiled by the World Wildlife Fund in partnership with the Zoological Society of London,…
Nation Sep 23 National Institute of Health will examine ‘effect of sex’ in preclinical testing Preclinical scientific research is done primarily on male subjects. This inequality obscures results and can be dangerous for women, who experience both illness and treatment differently than men.
World Sep 18 Sierra Leone prepares for three-day shutdown to slow spread of Ebola virus The entire country of Sierra Leone will shut down for three days in an attempt to slow down the Ebola outbreak.