Guinea worm and polio are the two diseases now closest to being eliminated. Only smallpox and rinderpest — a disease of cattle and other hoofed animals — have ever been wiped out.
Guinea worm and polio are the two diseases now closest to being eliminated. Only smallpox and rinderpest — a disease of cattle and other hoofed animals — have ever been wiped out.
The evidence suggested the Moche had been hit by a double whammy: a huge climate disaster had wiped them out. For years this became the accepted version of events. The riddle of the Moche had been solved.
A lone pine tree stands tall in Rikuzentakata, a Japanese resort town effectively wiped off the map by the tsunami. This 'Tree of Hope' has become a poignant symbol for the country.
A veteran engineer and a young conductor try frantically to stop a half-mile-long freight train carrying enough combustible liquids and poisonous gas to wipe out a nearby city.
A veteran engineer and a young conductor try frantically to stop a half-mile-long freight train carrying enough combustible liquids and poisonous gas to wipe out a nearby city.
A lone pine tree stands tall in Rikuzentakata, a Japanese resort town effectively wiped off the map by the tsunami. This 'Tree of Hope' has become a poignant symbol for the country.
Supporters of Proposition 19 say that making pot legal and regulating it like alcohol could raise millions in tax revenues, and wipe out the black market.