The Greater Paris region will become a low-emission zone from next summer, which will limit the circulation of old diesel cars, the regional authority decided on Monday. The Metropole du …
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Scientists: Wind, Drought Worsen Fires, Not Bad Management
Both nature and humans share blame for California’s devastating wildfires, but forest management did not play a major role, despite President Donald Trump’s claims, fire scientists say. Nature provides the …
your ads here!More Women in Poor Countries Use Contraception, Says Report
More women and girls in poor countries are using modern contraception, signifying progress in efforts to involve women in family planning, according to a report released Monday. The number of …
your ads here!Scientists to Swap Dusty Old Kilogram for Something More Stable
After years of nursing a sometimes dusty cylinder of metal in a vault outside Paris as the global reference for modern mass, scientists are updating the definition of the kilogram. …
your ads here!Potions of Yore Preserved in Small US Museum
Dragon’s blood, mandrake root and devil’s snare were used for potions and spells in the Harry Potter series. But in real life, the creepy-named plants were used for medicinal purposes …
your ads here!Academics, Students Eye Holographic Lectures
A university in London is looking at new ways to use technology that displays fully three-dimensional images. They’re hoping academics and experts can use the technology to deliver lectures in …
your ads here!Climate Change Blamed for Historic Low Water Levels in German Rivers
Extreme weather events predicted by climate change sometimes mean more than just bad storms, sometimes they mean the exact opposite. In Germany, a hot, dry summer has left water levels …
your ads here!Deadly Ebola Outbreak Erupts in DRC
An outbreak of Ebola in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed more than 200 people. Almost 300 Ebola cases have been confirmed since the outbreak …
your ads here!Big Studies Give Mixed News on Fish Oil, Vitamin D
Taking fish oil or vitamin D? Big studies give long-awaited answers on who does and does not benefit from these popular nutrients. Fish oil taken by healthy people, at a …
your ads here!Uganda Readies to Stave Off Ebola Along DRC Border
In Uganda, officials have stepped up measures to prevent an outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus. Ebola has infected 319 people in the neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo since August, …
your ads here!US to Restrict E-Cigarette Flavors to Fight Teenage Vaping ‘Epidemic’
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration next week will issue a ban on the sale of fruit and candy flavored electronic cigarettes in convenience stores and gas stations, an agency …
your ads here!Uganda Prepares to Fight Off Ebola Along DRC Border
In Uganda, officials have stepped up measures to prevent an outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus. Ebola has infected 250 people in the neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo since August, …
your ads here!Space Rock Fly-By Still Making Headlines
Readers with a science bent have likely seen at least one headline about a research paper proposing that the mysterious little space rock with a really funny name that zoomed …
your ads here!Experts Turn Old Coal Mines into Carbon-Sucking Forests
Dramatic steps are needed to avoid potentially catastrophic levels of global warming, says the latest report from the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Experts say nature provides some of …
your ads here!FGM Rates Drop for African Girls but Teens Still at Risk
Female genital mutilation has dropped drastically among African children this century, research shows, but campaigners said Wednesday that teenagers and young women remained at risk of the harmful practice. Known as FGM, female genital …
your ads here!Scientists: ‘Rats Causing Big Damage to World Coral Reefs’
Rats are a problem in towns and cities world-wide. But they’re also causing huge damage to the world’s embattled coral reefs, according to a new study published in the Nature …
your ads here!Food Researchers Try to Meet a Growing Need for Plant Based Diets
Around the world plant based diets are on the rise. Statistics from the research firm Global Data say that six percent of Americans now identify as Vegan. That’s not a …
your ads here!Yellow Fever Kills 10 in Ethiopia; WHO Ships 1.45 Million Vaccines
The World Health Organization is releasing more than a million doses of yellow fever vaccine from its emergency stockpile after the deadly mosquito-borne disease killed 10 people in southwestern Ethiopia, …
your ads here!Gene Study Reveals Secrets of Parasitic Worms, Possible Treatments
The largest study to date of the genetic makeup of parasitic worms has found hundreds of new clues about how they invade the human body, evade its immune system and …
your ads here!UN Says Earth’s Ozone Layer Is Healing
Earth’s protective ozone layer is finally healing from damage caused by aerosol sprays and coolants, a new United Nations report said. The ozone layer had been thinning since the late …
your ads here!Yemeni Children Dying from Malnutrition as Warring Factions Block Aid
Children in Yemen are dying from malnutrition. Officials from the U.N. Children’s Fund say the three-and-a-half year war has pushed the Arab world’s poorest country to the verge of famine. …
your ads here!Repair Cafés Help Keep Trash Out of Landfills, Build Community
According to the most recent Environmental Protection Agency data, about 262 million tons of municipal solid waste were generated in the U.S. in 2015. But while trash proliferation remains a …
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