Environment DNA Detectives Track Elephant Poachers February 26, 2007 • Faced with a record upsurge in ivory poaching, conservationists are scrambling for new ways to protect elephants and prosecute poachers. One new approach uses tracks the DNA of seized ivory back to their sources in Africa. DNA Detectives Track Elephant Poachers Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/7599673/7599674" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
DNA Detectives Track Elephant Poachers Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/7599673/7599674" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Children's Health U.S. on List of UNICEF's Worst Countries for Kids February 14, 2007 • A new report from the U.N. Children's Fund says the United States and Britain are the worst countries in the industrialized world in which to be a child. UNICEF says an examination of 40 factors, such as poverty, deprivation, happiness, relationships, and risky or bad behavior puts the U.S. and Britain at the bottom of a list of 21 economically developed nations. U.S. on List of UNICEF's Worst Countries for Kids Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/7407245/7407246" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
U.S. on List of UNICEF's Worst Countries for Kids Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/7407245/7407246" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Health Officials Keep Close Watch on Bird Flu Weighing the U.K. Avian Flu Outbreak February 9, 2007 • Agricultural workers in the United Kingdom kill thousands of turkeys, seeking to block the spread of bird flu. Meanwhile, investigators try to trace the source of the infection. How should the United State react if faced by an outbreak of influenza on the scale of the 1918 epidemic? Weighing the U.K. Avian Flu Outbreak Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/7314499/7314500" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Weighing the U.K. Avian Flu Outbreak Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/7314499/7314500" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Vietnam Expands Protection for People with HIV February 5, 2007 • Vietnam is embarking on a campaign to end discrimination against people with AIDS and HIV. A new law will give new rights and protections to people with HIV, and the country is expanding the number of people getting treatment for AIDS. Vietnam Expands Protection for People with HIV Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/7161374/7174872" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Vietnam Expands Protection for People with HIV Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/7161374/7174872" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Bird-Flu Virus Found on British Turkey Farm February 5, 2007 • Britain has recorded its first case of the H5N1 bird flu virus. U.N. officials say the virus was quickly contained. The virus appears to be confined to one farm, where more than 150,000 turkeys were slaughtered. Bird-Flu Virus Found on British Turkey Farm Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/7176576/7176577" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Bird-Flu Virus Found on British Turkey Farm Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/7176576/7176577" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Environment Australia Pays Attention to Climate-Change Report February 4, 2007 • A report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in Paris is of special interest to drought-stricken Australia. Dr. Graeme Pearman has seen the report and is working on a related IPCC study due in April. Australia Pays Attention to Climate-Change Report Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/7152508/7152509" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Australia Pays Attention to Climate-Change Report Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/7152508/7152509" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Bird Flu Season Hits Asia, Despite Clampdown January 23, 2007 • The regular U.S. flu season is late this year, with only five states reporting widespread cases. But several countries are seeing a surge of bird flu that has become an annual event. Vietnam successfully clamped down on bird flu throughout 2006, but it is seeing widespread poultry outbreaks. Bird Flu Season Hits Asia, Despite Clampdown Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6963978/6963979" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Bird Flu Season Hits Asia, Despite Clampdown Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6963978/6963979" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Crossing the Divide Evangelists and Environmentalists Join Forces January 21, 2007 • A group of leading scientists and evangelicals have chosen to put aside their differences on how the world came to be and join forces to protect its future. They've formed a coalition and are lobbying Capitol Hill on environmental issues. Evangelists and Environmentalists Join Forces Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6935508/6935509" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Evangelists and Environmentalists Join Forces Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6935508/6935509" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Global Measles Death Rate Drops January 19, 2007 • The Measles Initiative was launched in 2001, and new numbers show that deaths from the disease have fallen nearly 60 percent — 75 percent in Africa alone. Global Measles Death Rate Drops Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6920868/6920870" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Global Measles Death Rate Drops Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6920868/6920870" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Tracking a Health-Care Experiment in Uganda January 19, 2007 • A novel experiment to bring health care to poor Ugandans has been under way for several years. The idea was to set up HMOs within already existing agricultural co-ops. How are things working out? Tracking a Health-Care Experiment in Uganda Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6915566/6915567" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Tracking a Health-Care Experiment in Uganda Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6915566/6915567" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Health Hospital Gives Ethiopian Women A Chance At Care January 18, 2007 • Complications during delivery are a leading cause of death for women giving birth in developing countries. But at a fistula hospital in Ethiopia, some women are getting a chance at treatment. Hospital Gives Ethiopian Women A Chance At Care Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6907000/6907025" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Hospital Gives Ethiopian Women A Chance At Care Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6907000/6907025" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Health Fighting Pediatric AIDS Fresh Air January 17, 2007 • Dr. Mark Kline is president of the Baylor International Pediatric AIDS Initiative and chief of retrovirology at Texas Children's Hospital. Kline discusses his efforts and the advances that have been made in treating HIV-infected children. Fighting Pediatric AIDS Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6882881/6882882" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
Fighting Pediatric AIDS Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6882881/6882882" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
Research News Scientists Find New Source of Stem Cells January 12, 2007 • A team of researchers isolates stem cells from amniotic fluid. The stem cells appear to have the ability to change into many types of tissues, similar to embryonic stem cells. Scientists Find New Source of Stem Cells Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6835220/6835221" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Scientists Find New Source of Stem Cells Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6835220/6835221" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
HIV and Malaria Epidemics Intertwine in Africa December 8, 2006 • Southern Africa has uncontrolled epidemics of two very different infections: HIV and malaria. Many people are infected with both maladies. Researchers studying the illnesses say that dual infection is fueling the spread of both diseases. HIV and Malaria Epidemics Intertwine in Africa Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6597207/6597208" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
HIV and Malaria Epidemics Intertwine in Africa Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6597207/6597208" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Researchers Debate Potential Path of Bird Flu December 5, 2006 • Many experts predicted the deadly bird flu would spread to North America this year. But some scientists now say it's not likely to happen the way many expected --- through wild migratory birds --- but instead through the global trade in live poultry. Researchers Debate Potential Path of Bird Flu Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6581094/6581137" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Researchers Debate Potential Path of Bird Flu Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6581094/6581137" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript