Blue has bulked up so much, there's a good chance biologists might be able to find the mussel when they return to the Meramec River to check on the hundred or so they have released recently. Water pollution, habitat loss and competition from invasive species like zebra mussels, which can clog water intake pipes and damage boat hulls, have all taken their toll on the mollusks. Scientists have been restocking native mussels in Missouri since the late 1990s but haven't been able to grow them...

Bangladesh Cyclone Death Toll at 2,400 BARGUNA, Bangladesh (AP) -- The death toll from Bangladesh's most devastating storm in a decade climbed to at least 2,400 on Monday and relief officials warned the figure could jump sharply as rescuers reach more isolated areas. Bangladesh Cyclone Death Toll at 2,400 BARGUNA, Bangladesh (AP) -- The death toll from Bangladesh's most devastating storm in a decade climbed to at least 2,400 on Monday and relief officials warned the figure could jump...

The progress made in the national security front, and the national priority that has been accorded to protect our motherland should not be compromised to any challenge. As incentive to promote local production of these on a priority basis, I propose to ensure high prices for such local products, by providing safeguards from imports, availing seed and plant material and extending technical support. Since import substitution industries should also be promoted along with export promotion,...

Yet a visit to this southeastern Chinese town regarded as the heartland of "e-waste" disposal shows little has improved. That adds up to roughly 5 million television sets, 4 million fridges, 5 million washing machines, 10 million mobile phones and 5 million personal computers, according to Choi. In China, poor migrants from the countryside willingly endure the health risks to earn a few yuan, exploited by profit-hungry entrepreneurs. Migrant workers in filthy clothing smash picture tubes...

Yet a visit to this southeastern Chinese town regarded as the heartland of "e-waste" disposal shows little has improved. That adds up to roughly 5 million television sets, 4 million fridges, 5 million washing machines, 10 million mobile phones and 5 million personal computers, according to Choi. In China, poor migrants from the countryside willingly endure the health risks to earn a few yuan, exploited by profit-hungry entrepreneurs. Migrant workers in filthy clothes smash picture tubes by...

GUIYU, China - The air smells acrid from the squat gas burners that sit outside homes, melting wires to recover copper and cooking computer motherboards to release gold. Yet a visit to this southeastern Chinese town regarded as the heartland of "e-waste" disposal shows little has improved. That adds up to roughly 5 million television sets, 4 million fridges, 5 million washing machines, 10 million mobile phones and 5 million personal computers, according to Choi. In China, poor migrants...