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    May 21, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Abrupt climate shifts spurred Stone Age innovation in Africa

    A rapid shift in climate that brought wetter and warmer conditions in southern Africa during the Middle Stone Age helped propel innovation and cultural advances in early man, a study has found.
    A rapid shift in climate that brought wetter and warmer conditions in southern Africa during the Middle Stone Age helped propel innovation and cultural advances in early man, a study has found. Paleontologists have long known that anatomically modern...

    Tags: South Africa, Invention and Innovation, Atlantic Ocean

    2. May 17, 2013 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  2. Travel nightmare: Dakar, Dhaka — what's the difference?

    Sandy Valdivieso and her husband intended to fly from Los Angeles to Dakar, Senegal. They ended up almost 7,000 miles off-course in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
    Sandy Valdivieso and her husband intended to fly from Los Angeles to Dakar, Senegal. They ended up almost 7,000 miles off-course in Dhaka, Bangladesh. How something this bizarre could happen illustrates how a single mix-up on an airline's part can...

    Tags: Trips and Vacations, Travel, Air Transportation, Transportation, Dakar (Senegal)

    3. May 15, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. California frogs once used for pregnancy tests carry deadly fungus

    Frogs that were imported for pregnancy tests and set loose in California carry a deadly fungus responsible for wiping out vast numbers of amphibians worldwide, scientists have found.
    Frogs that were imported for pregnancy tests and set loose in California carry a deadly fungus responsible for wiping out vast numbers of amphibians worldwide, scientists have found. Populations of African clawed frogs (Xenopus laevis) have thrived...

    Tags: Science, Conservation, Stanford University, Environmental Issues, Ecosystems

    4. May 15, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Father, son sentenced to prison for rhino horn trafficking

    <em></em>Saying she wanted to send a message against the &ldquo;extremely serious&rdquo; crime of trafficking in rhinoceros horns, a federal judge on Wednesday sentenced a father and son to nearly four years in prison for selling hundreds of pounds of horns highly prized in Vietnam and China as a cancer cure.
    Saying she wanted to send a message against the “extremely serious” crime of trafficking in rhinoceros horns, a federal judge on Wednesday sentenced a father and son to nearly four years in prison for selling hundreds of pounds of horns highly...

    Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Prosecution, Organized Crime, Punishment, Justice System

    5. May 20, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. The Week Ahead: Myanmar mends, Africa ascends, cinema celebrates

    <strong>Architect of exiting autocracy invited to the White House</strong>
    Architect of exiting autocracy invited to the White House Monday, May 20 -- Myanmar President Thein Sein’s visit to Washington symbolically celebrates his nation’s embrace of democracy and the rule of law after half a century of...

    Tags: Human Rights, Islam, African Union, White House, Central African Republic

    6. May 15, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Father and son sentenced to prison for rhino horn trafficking

    Behind an unassuming storefront in Orange County's Little Saigon, prosecutors say, was the driving force behind an illicit international trade in rhinoceros horns.
    Behind an unassuming storefront in Orange County's Little Saigon, prosecutors say, was the driving force behind an illicit international trade in rhinoceros horns. Vinh Chuong "Jimmy" Kha and Felix Kha may never have journeyed to the savannas of Africa,...

    Tags: Prosecution, Crime, Law and Justice, Organized Crime, Punishment, Justice System

    7. May 19, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Invasive frogs carry amphibian-killing fungus

    African clawed frogs were first brought to California decades ago to help doctors figure out whether their patients were pregnant. After new technology made those pregnancy tests obsolete, the creatures were let loose, and thrived for decades in the state's drainage ditches and ponds.
    African clawed frogs were first brought to California decades ago to help doctors figure out whether their patients were pregnant. After new technology made those pregnancy tests obsolete, the creatures were let loose, and thrived for decades in the...

    Tags: Science, Biology, Science and Technology

    8. May 3, 2013 | Los Angeles Times

  8. The Week in Pictures | April 29-May 5, 2013

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    Each week we bring you the very best in visual journalism. In Southern California – it's fire season already. The Springs Fire in Ventura County has burned at least 10,000 acres and is just 10 percent contained, while a fire that burned 3,000...
    9. May 11, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Ziggy Marley plays music for motorheads in mountains

    A week after the Rolling Stones played a semi-secret club date as a musical publicity stunt, reggae scion Ziggy Marley did the same -- performing a short set of his father's standards and his own originals Friday afternoon at a remote roadside cafe on the Angeles Crest Highway, to an audience of several hundred motorcycle riders.
    A week after the Rolling Stones played a semi-secret club date as a musical publicity stunt, reggae scion Ziggy Marley did the same -- performing a short set of his father's standards and his own originals Friday afternoon at a remote roadside cafe on the...

    Tags: PepsiCo Inc., Trips and Vacations, Travel, South Africa, FIFA World Cup

    10. May 7, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Everyone on Earth is related to everyone else, DNA shows

    The history of Europe is written in its people's DNA.
    The history of Europe is written in its people's DNA. The Huns and the Slavs made incursions into Eastern Europe about 1,500 years ago. Migrants moved from Ireland to England in recent centuries. Populations in Italy and Spain have been comparatively...

    Tags: Chemical Industry, Italy, Genetics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of California, Davis

    11. May 6, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. The Week Ahead: Iran and Pakistan on the stump, Mubarak on trial

    <strong>D-Day for Iranian presidential race</strong>
    D-Day for Iranian presidential race Tuesday, May 7 -- So many candidates, so few promising real change. More than a dozen Iranian lawmakers, former Cabinet ministers, revolutionary guardsmen and allies of Islamic leaders have thrown in their hats...

    Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Pervez Musharraf, Iran, Punishment, Islam

    12. May 10, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Africa loses benefit of billions of dollars annually, report says

    JOHANNESBURG -- Africa loses the benefit of billions of dollars each year through illegal tax evasion, money transfers and secretive business deals, more than all the money coming into the continent through aid and investment, according to a report released Friday.
    JOHANNESBURG -- Africa loses the benefit of billions of dollars each year through illegal tax evasion, money transfers and secretive business deals, more than all the money coming into the continent through aid and investment, according to a report...

    Tags: Nigeria, Angola, Energy Resources, Politics, Government

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