The number of measles cases confirmed in the United States in 2019 has reached 1,001, a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report said this week. As of last week, …
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T. Rex Finds Dangerous Meal as Smithsonian Dinosaur Hall Reopens
A dramatic scene from the twilight of the age of dinosaurs —a T. rex feasting upon a horned plant-eater named Triceratops — will greet visitors when an ambitious new fossil …
your ads here!Algae Curtains Turn Buildings Into Carbon Eating Forests
They’re called biocurtains, and for one small firm they lie somewhere between environmental engineering and art. These unique installations are filled with algae that suck up carbon and emit oxygen, …
your ads here!Scientists Crack Secret of Fish’s Deadly, Transparent Teeth
A deep-sea fish can hide its enormous, jutting teeth from prey because its chompers are virtually invisible – until it’s too late. What’s the dragonfish’s secret? The teeth are transparent, …
your ads here!Kenya Farmers Fight Drought with Biofuel from Cotton Waste
Kenyan farmer Abel Mutie Mathoka thought it must be a joke when he was told he could irrigate his drought-hit crops more cheaply, cleanly and efficiently using a pump fueled …
your ads here!Burning Trash and Factories Belching Smoke Choke Iraqis
As if life was not bad enough for Adnan Kadhim – he lives in a slum where municipal authorities dump Baghdad’s rubbish – now someone is setting the waste on …
your ads here!Ebola Listening Projects Take Cues from Community to Improve Response
Working in Liberia during the Ebola outbreak in 2015, researcher Katherina Thomas noticed that while experts and aid workers had lots to say, no one was listening to ordinary people …
your ads here!In Haiti, World Environment Day Means Planting Trees
Ahead of World Environment Day, a group of Haitian young professionals put into practice a famous line uttered by former U.S. president John F. Kennedy in his 1961 inaugural address: …
your ads here!US Officials: Arctic Thawing Poses National Security Concern
Senior U.S. and military officials are warning Congress about the potential threat to national security from melting ice in the Arctic. Officials from the Office of National Intelligence and …
your ads here!WHO: Fighting Air Pollution Key to Living Longer
Activists marking World Environment day are calling for action to tackle air pollution, which researchers say kills millions of people every year and impoverishes societies struggling to reduce its harmful …
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Nobody is safe from air pollution, the United Nations warned on World Environment Day, with nine out of 10 people on the planet now breathing polluted air. This has led …
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In a courtroom packed with environmental activists, federal judges wrestled Tuesday with whether climate change violates the constitutional rights of young people who have sued the U.S. government over the …
your ads here!Argentina Supreme Court Upholds Glacier Protection Law
Argentina’s Supreme Court upheld the country’s glacier protection law Tuesday, rejecting an effort by mining giant Barrick Gold Corp. to have it declared unconstitutional. The decision was praised by environmentalists …
your ads here!Falls a ‘Major Epidemic’ for Older Americans
From late-night tumbles on the way to the bathroom to accidents outdoors, more and more elderly Americans are dying after a fall, with the risk doubling since 2000, according to …
your ads here!Cameroon’s Palm Tree Worms: Forest Food to Plated Delicacy
Cameroon’s forest tribes have long depended on insects to supplement their diets. The palm weevil grub, a fat worm found in palm trees, is such a popular source of protein …
your ads here!Perk Up: California Says Coffee Cancer Risk Insignificant
California officially gave its blessing to coffee Monday, declaring the beverage does not pose a “significant” cancer risk. The rule, proposed a year ago by regulators, means coffee won’t have …
your ads here!Swiss Court Orders IAAF to Suspend Testosterone Rules
Two-time Olympic champion Caster Semenya is temporarily allowed to compete without lowering her testosterone levels, following a ruling by Switzerland’s supreme court. The court ordered the International Association of Athletics …
your ads here!Coal Industry’s Survival in Question as Companies Go Green
Two years have passed since U.S. President Donald Trump announced the United States would withdraw from the Paris climate agreement on June 1, 2017. No other country has followed the …
your ads here!Tornadoes, Floods Clobber US Midwest
Hundreds of tornadoes and widespread floods have ravaged the U.S. Midwest and Great Plains states over the past couple of weeks. The flooding is breaking some weather records, and at …
your ads here!Breast Cancer Drug Shows Promise
A new form of drug drastically improves survival rates of pre-menopausal women with the most common type of breast cancer, researchers said on Saturday, citing the results of an international …
your ads here!Coal Industry’s Survival in Question as Companies Go Green
You know things are not going well for your industry when one of your best customer gives a keynote speech at your annual conference to talk up your competition. At …
your ads here!California Firm Reports Progress on Blood Tests to Detect Cancer
A California company says its experimental blood test was able to detect many types of cancer at an early stage and gave very few false alarms in a study that …
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