Snuppy made his debut at a press conference in Seoul last August. Although other animals have been cloned, dogs have proven more difficult. Because dogs suffer a number of diseases that also afflict their owners, scientists are hoping...
For the last quarter century, Pope John Paul II was head of the Roman Catholic Church. Known as the most-traveled pope, he visited more than 120 countries. Born Karol Wojtyla in Poland , the pope was a highly visible ally of the Solidarity...
Winter hides a chilling fact that scientists have known for years. The world is getting warmer. After three years of steady warming, the global mean temperature rose 1.36 degree Fahrenheit in 2005 to equal the record set in 1998 as the hott...
Nature’s fury -- from ravaged Indian Ocean coastlines to devastated South Asian mountain villages -- brought tragedy and united the world in recovery efforts in 2005. As the year began, survivors of the massive Indian Ocean tsunami picked throu...
CEDAW is often referred to as the “bill of rights for women.” S.K. Guha, a senior program specialist with the United Nations Development Fund for Women, UNIFEM, says CEDAW has given women's rights activists around the world a legal framework...
Although the United States is a melting pot of cultures and races, U.S. census data indicate there is a general profile of someone who could be called an average American woman. “A white woman, she’s 40 to 44-years-old; she’s married. ...
For more than two years, the women of Darfur in western Sudan have been raped and murdered in attacks by government-supported militias known as “Janjaweed”, despite international condemnation of what the United States calls genocide. S...
The drama Million Dollar Baby was the big winner at the Oscar Awards, winning four major categories including Best Picture. Hillary Swank won her second Best Actress award for her role as a female boxer. Morgan Freeman won the Best Supporting Actor...
