Every year, 8 million tons of waste suffocate beaches and sea beds, says Italy’s environment league, Legambiente. Its Beach Litter report issued this week revealed that more than 80 percent …
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Belgian Monks, Israeli Researchers Tackle Ancient Beer-Brewing Traditions
A Belgian abbey is reviving its centuries-old tradition of beer-making after 220 years. The monks at Grimbergen Abbey are using ancient recipes to offer specialty beers in their new microbrewery. …
your ads here!South African Vet Pioneering Medicine for Africa’s Endangered Pangolins
Veterinarian Dr. Karin Lourens has become known as Africa’s “pangolin doctor” for leading medical efforts to help the scaly anteaters rescued from the illegal wildlife trade to recover. Her pioneering …
your ads here!UK Study: E-Cigs can Double Success Rates of Quitting Smoking
People using e-cigarettes to quit smoking are about 95% more likely to report success than those trying to quit without help from any stop-smoking aids according to the results of …
your ads here!Study: Children of Opioid Users More Likely to Attempt Suicide
The U.S. opioid crisis is taking a toll on children of users as a study published on Wednesday showed they were more likely to attempt suicide. The study in JAMA …
your ads here!Study: Ozone-Killing Chemicals Traced to China
Scientists say they have pinpointed the source of a globally banned chemical that damages the Earth’s protective ozone layer: China. In a report published Wednesday in the journal Nature, the …
your ads here!Seeking Energy Independence, Palestinians Open Solar Plant
Palestinian officials say they have inaugurated their first solar panel plant as part of a plan to reduce their dependence on Israeli power sources. Mohammed Mustafa, head of the government’s …
your ads here!Research on Children’s Health Risks in Doubt Over EPA funds
Long-running research projects credited with pivotal discoveries about the harm that pesticides, air pollution and other hazards pose to children are in jeopardy or shutting down because the Environmental Protection …
your ads here!On World Bee Day, Worrying Developments for the World’s Pollinators
As the world marks Bee Day this week (May 20), it’s a good opportunity to check in on these industrious insects that are responsible for about 80 percent of all …
your ads here!Playing Music to Ease Pain, Nourish Social Connections
Music has long helped people express their emotions and connect with one another. Over the years, medical studies have proved that music has many health benefits, too. They range from …
your ads here!WHO: Ebola Strategies Need Adjusting in Congo
A panel of World Health Organization experts says strategies must be strengthened to combat the worsening Ebola epidemic in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The WHO’s latest report counted …
your ads here!Vaccine Chief: Vaccine Doubts Online Spread Like Disease, Must Be Taken Down
Doubts about vaccines have spread across social media like a disease and false information that “kills people” should be taken down by the companies running digital platforms, the head of …
your ads here!UN: Loss of Bees, Wild Insects Would Devastate World Food Supply
The decline and disappearance of bees, wild insects and other pollinators would have devastating consequences for mankind and the global food supply, the U.N. warned Monday. “Bees support a staggering …
your ads here!CDC: Measles Cases in US Continue to Rise
Federal health officials report 41 new cases of measles across the U.S. last week, bringing the number of total cases for the year to 880 — the highest number recorded …
your ads here!WHO Chief Pitches Universal Health Coverage
In opening this year’s World Health Assembly, WHO General-Director Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus stressed the importance of universal health coverage as an essential component in the quest for a healthier, safer, …
your ads here!Company Touts the Value of Ice Cream Made with Insects
Lately we’ve been hearing about the nutritional value of eating insects, such as high-protein ants, grasshoppers and crickets. But what about insects in ice cream? A company in South Africa …
your ads here!3 Months After Birth is Critical For Mom’s Health
Women who get good pre-natal care before they deliver, vastly increase their chances to have healthy babies. But what happens after they give birth? VOA’s Carol Pearson reports a survey …
your ads here!Ebola Containment Efforts in DRC Threatened by Insecurity, Underfunding
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies warns the Ebola epidemic in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo could spread to urban areas and across international borders because …
your ads here!Oregon OKs Largest Expansion of Federal Free Lunch Program
Oregon is spending $40 million to dramatically expand the federal free breakfast and lunch program, ensuring that more than 60 percent of its 400,000 public school students will be included, …
your ads here!Alabama Passes Near Total Ban on Abortions
The U.S. state of Alabama has passed a law that criminalizes abortion in nearly all cases, including pregnancies resulting from rape or incest. Tough abortion laws were earlier adopted in …
your ads here!Using Garbage to Rebuild Tired Soil
Soil gets tired as repeated farming slowly robs it of nutrients. In the past, farmers would be forced to keep their fields empty for a season while the soil recharged, …
your ads here!Mobile App Promises to Detect Child’s Ear Infections Without Doctor Visit
A team at the University of Washington has invented a smartphone app that, when used with a paper funnel, is able to detect ear infections in children, helping parents decide …
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