At a meeting of 130 nations in a world water summit, presenters point the finger at wasteful irrigation practices by farms are a big contributor to water scarcity across the globe. Farms, they say, use 70 percent of the world's water.
Published: on Sun, 19 Mar 2006 13:35:00 GMT
A federal judge refuses the U.S. Justice Department's demand that Google give it access to users' searches. He orders the company to provide 50,000 web addresses indexed by its search engine but it won't have to reveal what people have looked for in their searches.
Published: on Sat, 18 Mar 2006 14:30:00 GMT
The American Film Institute coaches government science-types to write screenplays that might attract young people to become scientists. A box-office guru comments on their treatments. By Erin Biba from Wired magazine.
Published: on Sat, 18 Mar 2006 07:00:00 GMT
A British teacher champions teens who launch a sex-ed website for their peers. Plus: Are people more comfortable with anonymous relationship advice? In Sex Drive Daily.
Published: on Fri, 17 Feb 2006 21:02:00 GMT
Tens of thousands of young people converge in Spanish cities to hold the biggest street drinking session, or "botellon" (big bottle) ever. Booze-fueled clashes between youths and riot police leave 80 people injured and 70 arrested. In Beyond the Beyond.
Published: on Tue, 14 Feb 2006 21:33:00 GMT
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