Famine : Discovery News

How Dictators Keep Control

Posted by Eric Niiler Wed Dec 21, 2011 10:27 AM ET | 0

Fear, information control and personality disorders all play a role in keeping a people under a tight grip, experts say. Read more

Kim Jong-Il Heir Faces Unsure Future

Posted Mon Dec 19, 2011 12:25 PM ET | 0

North Korea's state news agency called the dead leader's son, Kim Jong Un, the "great successor." Read more

A Dry Dead Sea Before Biblical Times

Posted by Emily Sohn Thu Dec 8, 2011 07:00 AM ET | 0

Deep beneath the dwindling Dead Sea, newly uncovered sediments harbor clues to ancient events. Read more

Somali Pirates Ready for Renewed Raiding Season

Posted Mon Sep 26, 2011 06:49 AM ET | 0

Pirates try to settle ransoms and release boats towards the end of the monsoon, so as to increase resources for future attacks when a calmer ocean allows small pirate boats to travel far out to sea. Read more

UN Declares Famine in New Somalia Region

Posted Mon Sep 5, 2011 04:09 PM ET | 0

Thousands of people have already died, half of them children, as a sixth Somali region succumbs to famine conditions. Read more

How To Eat Well And Save The Planet Too

Posted Mon Jul 25, 2011 02:58 PM ET | 0

Pork, farm-raised salmon, chicken and turkey are all on a par when it comes to greenhouse gas emissions, but pigs are in a category of their own when it comes to environmental impact. Read more

UN Declares Famine in Southern Somalia

Posted Thu Jul 21, 2011 12:49 PM ET | 0

12 million people are battling hunger and disease as the worst drought for 60 years grips the region. Read more

Ancient Norse Settlements Hit Cold Spell

Posted Wed Mar 10, 2010 12:30 PM ET | 0

A long cooling period may have led to famine in Greenland and Iceland more than 1,000 years ago. Read more

Poison-Taster Ants Help Save Colonies

Posted by Jennifer Viegas Fri Jan 8, 2010 07:12 AM ET | 0

It turns out ants have group strategies for avoiding famine and poisoning that humans could borrow from. Read more

Potato Blight Genome Reveals Wily Pest : Discovery News

Posted Tue Aug 4, 2009 03:01 PM ET

The blight settled over the fields of Ireland like a silent apocalypse, consigning millions to famine and inflicting social and political changes that are visible today. Read more

Mass Extinction Event Spared Europe (Mostly) : Discovery News

Posted Fri Jul 31, 2009 04:48 AM ET

When a comet crashed into the Yucatan Peninsula 65 million years ago, all hell broke loose. Read more

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Posted Fri May 16, 2008 05:18 AM ET

The ocean-calming effects of El Nino may have helped Ferdinand Magellan cross the Pacific. Read more

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Posted Fri Feb 1, 2008 05:36 AM ET

Some of the world's poorest regions could face severe food shortages in the coming decades thanks to climate change, say researchers who have consulted the most sophisticated climate models to predict where crop losses are most likely. Read more