The Kenyan Wildlife Service (KWS) has halted the relocation of black rhinos to a new sanctuary after eight of the animals died soon after arriving at the site. Investigators are …
your ads here!Cosc
Chinese Find Suggests Human Relatives Left Africa Earlier
Stone tools recovered from an excavation in China suggest that our evolutionary forerunners trekked out of Africa earlier than we thought. Until now, the oldest evidence of human-like creatures outside …
your ads here!Coffee and Conservation: Mozambique Tries Both on a Mountain
At Mozambique’s Mount Gorongosa — where farmers are being encouraged to grow coffee in the shade of hardwood trees, both to improve their own lot and to restore the forest …
your ads here!Meteorological Organization: Climate Change Causing Extreme Weather
The World Meteorological Organization warns the floods, heatwaves and other extreme weather conditions gripping many parts of the world are likely to continue as a consequence of accelerating climate change. …
your ads here!New Zealand’s Rocket Lab to Open Second Launch Pad in US
Rocket Lab, a Silicon Valley-funded space launch company, planned to open a second launch site in the United States to complement its remote New Zealand pad, the firm said Wednesday. …
your ads here!Rescued Thai Boys Could Face Anxiety Disorders, Other Mental Health Problems
With the trauma of being trapped in the flooded Tham Luang cave complex behind them, the young members of the Wild Boars soccer team are facing a new challenge – …
your ads here!Fossils of Early Giant Dinosaur Discovered in Argentina
Scientists have unearthed in northwestern Argentina fossils of the earliest-known giant dinosaur, a four-legged plant-eater with a medium-length neck and long tail that was a forerunner of the largest land …
your ads here!American Airlines to Eliminate Plastic Straws from Cabins, Lounges
American Airlines on Tuesday said it plans to no longer offer plastic straws and stir sticks in its lounges and onboard its flights, amid a broader global push to abandon …
your ads here!Survey: Most People Think World is More Dangerous Than Two Years Ago
Most people think the world is more dangerous today than it was two years ago as concerns rise over politically motivated violence and weapons of mass destruction, according to a …
your ads here!Israel Plans to Land Unmanned Spacecraft on Moon in February
An Israeli nonprofit group plans to land an unmanned spacecraft on the moon in February in the first landing of its kind since 2013. The craft, which is shaped like …
your ads here!Russian Cargo Ship Makes Fastest-ever Trip to Space Station
A Russian cargo ship delivered a fresh load of fuel, food, and other supplies for the International Space Station on Tuesday, making it in record time. The Progress MS-09 lifted …
your ads here!Doctors Say Breast Milk, Not Formula Is Best
World health officials were stunned when the U.S. opposed a resolution for countries to encourage breastfeeding, especially when decades of research have shown its benefits for both mothers and babies. …
your ads here!Glimmer of Hope in the fight against HIV/AIDS
There’s a glimmer of hope in the fight against the deadly HIV virus that causes AIDS. A new vaccine has produced a favorable immune system response during a trial on …
your ads here!NASA’s Kepler Telescope Almost Out of Fuel, Forced to Nap
NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope is almost out of fuel and has been forced to take a nap. Flight controllers placed the planet-hunting spacecraft into hibernation last week to save …
your ads here!Peru Expects to Create Pacific Ocean Reserve in Early 2019
Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra’s government is planning to create an ocean reserve in the first quarter to protect feeding and breeding grounds for humpback whales and other marine species, the …
your ads here!US Disputes Report That It Opposed Breastfeeding Resolution
The United States is disputing a newspaper report that it bullied and threatened nations in an effort to water down a World Health Assembly resolution supporting breastfeeding. A State Department …
your ads here!NASA’s Tour Guide for Voyager Missions Dies
Bradford Smith, a NASA astronomer who acted as planetary tour guide to the public with his interpretations of stunning images beamed back from Voyager missions, has died. Smith’s wife, Diane …
your ads here!Report: US Opposes Breastfeeding Resolution
A report in a prominent U.S. newspaper Sunday said the United States bullied and threatened nations in an effort to water down a World Health Assembly resolution supporting breastfeeding. The …
your ads here!West African States in Joint Fight Against Root Crop ‘Ebola’
Researchers from half a dozen states in West Africa have joined together in a battle against what one expert calls a root crop “Ebola” — a viral disease that could wreck …
your ads here!Scientists Defy ‘Force of Nature’ to Unlock Secrets of Hawaii Volcano
Dressed in heavy cotton, a helmet and respirator, Jessica Ball worked the night shift monitoring “fissure 8,” which has been spewing fountains of lava as high as a 15-story building …
your ads here!Feds Freeze ‘Obamacare’ Payments; Premiums Likely to Rise
The Trump administration said Saturday it’s freezing payments under an “Obamacare” program that protects insurers with sicker patients from financial losses, a move expected to add to premium increases next …
your ads here!Ugandan Doctors Struggle to Provide Adequate Health Care
Uganda’s government has called the country’s doctors unprofessional, selfish, unpatriotic and enemies of the people, after they called for a sit-down strike in 2017 demanding better pay and improved working …
your ads here!