A new international survey on donor attitudes suggests widespread popular support for committing funds to end global hunger. In nearly all of the 20 countries polled, a large majority of respondents said they are willing to contribute necessary funds to cut hunger and poverty in half by 2015.
With climate change, population growth, and alternative energy needs all contributing increased challenges for growing food to feed the world, some scientists are looking towards nuclear technologies to unmask hidden potential in plants. The goal is to allow plant breeders to develop new varieties of crops to withstand environmental stresses.
As a consequence of climate change, population growth and increasing energy and agricultural demands, clean water shortages are expected to rise in coming decades. Addressing this fully requires significant research to identify new methods of water purification, with low energy demands and minimal environmental impact.
Drop on UK house prices worse than expected.
