DIMINISHING Words

Excessive noise may be as damaging to the heart as it is to the ears, leading to higher blood pressure. Many European countries have striven to abate noise pollution.

A recent policy change will allow more auto rickshaws fueled by compressed natural gas onto Delhi's streets, but that alone will not dampen the drive for car or SUV ownership.

Spots in this year's Boston Marathon filled up in just eight hours, and organizers worry that amateurs are diluting the race's prestige.

In the early 1980s Cubatao was one of the most polluted cities in the world. Since then hard providences have been taken to diminish pollution.

Melting ice caps have often taken the spotlight, but melting ice sheets are now dwindling at a faster rate than the ice caps and glaciers.

Princeton professor Robert Socolow is worried that his theory to mitigate global warming in 2004 gave people a false sense of confidence in the face of enormous challenges.

The world "Her" shows us is one where technology has receded. A new generation of consumers have accepted that technology isn’t an end in itself, that it’s the real world we’re supposed to be connecting to.

The US FDA unveiled proposed graphic warning labels designed to spur smokers to quit. --WARNING: Quitting smoking now greatly reduces serious risks to your health.

Axolotls are popular in the aquarium trade and also roasted axolotl is a delicacy in Mexico, further shrinking their numbers.

While no one has seen or heard from him in weeks, Xi Jinping was listed as expressing his sympathies on the death of a former general. The report does little to tamp down the rumors surrounding China's next president.