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People who go through an economic recession at the peak of their working life suffer a risk of cognitive decline in later years, a study suggested on Wednesday.

• 21 ноября 2013, 16:41

A scientific study out Thursday identifies 78 sites worldwide in dire need of environmental protection because they harbor species that could go extinct.

• 15 ноября 2013, 14:11

Kazakhstan has been rated No. 47 in the 2013 prosperity index of Legatum international research institute.

• 12 ноября 2013, 19:16

A slowdown in global warming that climate sceptics cite in favour of their cause was partly induced by one of the world's most successful environment treaties, a study said on Sunday.

• 11 ноября 2013, 12:53

Mowing the lawn or washing the car are among simple activities that can reduce the risk of heart attack or stroke by almost 30 percent in people over 60.

• 29 октября 2013, 13:27

Niger has made the most progress worldwide on reducing child mortality since 1990..

• 23 октября 2013, 17:33

Americans are growing more comfortable with online dating, and many are finding a spouse or partner in cyberspace.

• 21 октября 2013, 10:43

A stunningly well-preserved skull from 1.8 million years ago offers new evidence that early man was a single species with a vast array of different looks.

• 19 октября 2013, 13:25

An estimated 30 million people worldwide are living in modern-day slavery.

• 18 октября 2013, 10:00

We all live longer when times are good, right?

• 08 октября 2013, 15:34

Some diseases just have a bad name. But even when their commonly known labels glorify Nazi doctors or slander certain ethnic groups, old habits are hard to change.

• 03 октября 2013, 10:00

The world's population will rise to 9.7 billion in 2050 from the current level of 7.1 billion and India will overtake China as the world's most populous nation.

• 02 октября 2013, 17:28

The global war on heroin, cocaine and cannabis is failing to stem supply, as prices of these drugs have tumbled while seizures of them have risen.

• 01 октября 2013, 14:33

Nearly nine in 10 children in China can identify a cigarette logo, according to a US study out Monday that measured tobacco recognition among five- and six-year-olds in various countries.

• 30 сентября 2013, 10:11

Years of training cause structural changes in a ballerina's brain that help her stay balanced in the pirouette, said a report Friday that may aid the treatment of chronic dizziness.

• 27 сентября 2013, 13:51

Hopes of finding life on Mars suffered a setback after new findings from NASA's Curiosity rover detected only trace amounts of methane gas in the Red Planet's atmosphere.

• 21 сентября 2013, 13:30

Scientists have a new lead on a possible treatment to slow Alzheimer's disease by targeting a protein involved in limiting flexibility in the aging brain.

• 20 сентября 2013, 17:47

Scientists studying remote reefs off Australia said Thursday sharks played a fundamental role in coral health, with overfishing of the marine predators increasing reef vulnerability to global warming and disasters.

• 19 сентября 2013, 16:25

US scientists may have found a new way to produce clean energy by way of dirty water.

• 18 сентября 2013, 10:49

Hard-hitting ads featuring first-person stories from former smokers prompted more than 200,000 Americans to immediately give up tobacco.

• 10 сентября 2013, 15:43