(2012) Scientists and engineers make up only about 5 percent of the U.S. labor force, but are viewed as an important engine for higher earnings, innovation, and economic growth.
(August 2009) The Population Reference Bureau released its 2009 World Population Data Sheet on Aug. 12, 2009, at the National Press Club in Washington,DC with presentations highlighting children and youth, the theme of this year's data sheet.
(2010) More than 1 billion people, about one-sixth of the world's population, are infected with one or more of 13 neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). These diseases are the most common afflictions of the world's poorest people.
(2012) Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), also referred to as chronic diseases, are the leading causes of death worldwide.
(2003) Reaching age 100 has long fascinated society. The century mark holds an almost mystical importance as a seal of hardiness and good health — the sign of a life well-lived.
(2011) Global population will reach 7 billion later in 2011, just 12 years after reaching 6 billion in 1999.
Food security is at the top of the list of Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) with the goal of eradicating poverty and hunger.