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Five years ago, British scientist Colin Pillinger convinced the world's biggest medical-research charity, the Wellcome Trust, to bet on a project far beyond its usual scope: a probe to find life on Mars. Detecting life on other planets, he argued, would be a giant leap for mankind toward...
Developing nations from Venezuela to Thailand say they are feeling like chumps and are moving to better protect their indigenous communities and wildlife from what they call "biocolonialism" or "biopiracy." The governments are drafting strict laws to ensure that the world's 300 million mostly poor tribal people share in...
The Harvard women’s basketball team felt right at home in its first game at Lavietes Pavilion last night, as co-captain Lindsay Hallion’s 22 points propelled the Crimson to a 75-60 victory over Siena (0-2, 0-0 MAAC). The game was marked...
STANFORD, Calif.—Harvard was tied with UC Santa Barbara with less than eight minutes remaining, but the Gauchos pulled away late to hand the Crimson its second straight loss to begin the season, 79-61, on Saturday. After getting blown out in the opening minutes of its...
Ndivo is typical of Kibweze's farmers. Three years ago he pulled up his tomato and onion plants, replacing them with baby corn - a crop he had never seen, much less eaten. His crop is purchased by a distribution company, backed by the charity CARE, which sells the produce to...