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 …
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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, …
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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 …
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Tornadoes, hurricanes, fires and earthquakes are not a rare occurrence in California. Julia Vassey introduces us to people who are trying to be prepared to not only survive these cataclysms …
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 …
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. …
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The UN Migration Agency has begun providing life-saving health care to two Somali towns previously inaccessible because of war and conflict. Tens of thousands of people in the towns of …
your ads here!Prosthetic Center in Iraq Helps Amputees Regain Independence, Mobility
A prosthetic center in Iraq’s holy city of Karbala is introducing highly advanced robotic limbs, offering amputees a new beginning by enabling them to regain mobility and independence. VOA’s Correspondent …
your ads here!Aquaculture Producers Looking for New Ways to Feed Fish
Aquaculture is the world’s fastest growing food industry and now accounts for more than 50 percent of the total global seafood supply, according to the World Economic Forum. But farming …
your ads here!Snowy Owls: Birds That Reign in the Arctic
At first, it may seem that the small cold city of Barrow, Alaska, 515 kilometers north of the Arctic Circle, is in the heart of endless empty tundra. But, as …
your ads here!UN: Nearly Half-Billion People Undernourished in Asia-Pacific Region
Four U.N. specialized agencies warn that many parts of Asia and the Pacific suffer from alarmingly high levels of malnutrition and hunger. This is the first time the Food and …
your ads here!Rescue Robot to Help Revive Australia’s Great Barrier Reef
For the first time an underwater robot is to be used to plant baby coral to parts of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef damaged by mass bleaching, as scientists plan to …
your ads here!Fathers’ Exercise Impacts the Health of Their Children
Many people know that a woman’s health, including her diet and exercise habits, can impact the health of her baby even before she gets pregnant. But, until recently, little was …
your ads here!Fathers’ Exercise Impacts the Health of Their Children
Many people know that a woman’s health, including her diet and exercise habits, can impact the health of her baby even before she gets pregnant. Many women try to shed …
your ads here!Scientists Set Out to Map Genome of All Life Forms on Earth
Scientists across the world have set an ambitious goal for themselves: to sequence the genome of every known life form on Earth within the next decade. The Earth BioGenome Project, …
your ads here!US Regulators Approve Powerful New Opioid Pill Despite Criticism
U.S. regulators have approved a powerful new opioid tablet to be used in hospitals over objections from critics who fear the pill will be abused. The new drug approved by …
your ads here!WHO: Air Pollution Conference Aims High to Cut Deaths
Participants at the first ever WHO Global Conference on Air Pollution have adopted a plan for reducing air pollution, which every year prematurely kills an estimated seven million people. …
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