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WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Revisions to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders should be made openly instead of hidden from the public, a critic of the process says.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Long, thick eyelashes may be a chemical treatment away now that the U.S. drug watchdog has approved a prescription medication, the maker says.

DENVER, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- The recent drop in oil prices is not likely to derail the push to develop shale oil deposits in the western United States, an oil executive says.

RALEIGH, N.C., Dec. 28 (UPI) -- The coral reefs covering less than 1 percent of the Earth are disappearing at alarming rates as scientists struggle to learn why, a U.S. researcher says.

BARNSTABLE, Mass., Dec. 28 (UPI) -- Cape Cod Stranding Network coordinator Sarah Herzig says 10 dolphins have been stranded on beaches in the Massachusetts region in recent days.

CANBERRA, Australia, Dec. 27 (UPI) -- Submariners in Australia face a slim possibility of deep-sea rescue because the government has been unable to create an adequate system, experts say.

JAKARTA, Dec. 27 (UPI) -- Scientists say they're gaining insight into climate change from rapidly recovering tsunami-damaged coral reefs in the Indian Ocean.

LONDON, Dec. 27 (UPI) -- Britain's puffins are among the wildlife suffering from a second year of erratic weather, the National Trust said Saturday.

LONDON, Dec. 26 (UPI) -- The Natural Trust has given up its battle with the sea on one of England's most famous stretches of coast, allowing Studland Beach in Dorset to erode naturally.

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BOSTON, Dec. 26 (UPI) -- Environmental advocates concerned about global climate change say they're preparing for what is coming rather than focusing on stopping it.

TORONTO, Dec. 26 (UPI) -- Snapping turtles in Ontario are on the decline and at risk because they don't mate until they are 15 years old, say Canadian officials.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26 (UPI) -- Latisse -- the first drug to promote the growth of eyelashes -- has been approved for use in the United States.

AMMAN, Jordan, Dec. 26 (UPI) -- A $4.4 billion canal that would stretch from the Red Sea to the Dead Sea would provide an abundance of power and fresh water, Jordanian officials say.

NEW YORK, Dec. 26 (UPI) -- Winter's bitter cold can stall wind turbine blades, congeal biodiesel and render solar panels useless, say U.S. power developers.