As politicians haggle at a U.N. climate conference in Poland over ways to limit global warming, the industries and machines powering our modern world keep spewing their pollution into the …
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Urgency of Climate Talks Seen in Coal Plants, Ice
As politicians haggle at a U.N. climate conference in Poland over ways to limit global warming, the industries and machines powering our modern world keep spewing their pollution into the …
your ads here!New Midwives, Some Male, Want to Reduce Maternal Mortality in South Sudan
More than 60 people graduated in Juba this week with diplomas in midwifery and nursing. Their goal? To reduce South Sudan’s high rate of maternal mortality. Eight men were among …
your ads here!Geminid Meteor Shower, Comet to Put on Shows
Most years, December offers up a spectacular light show in the skies, known to astronomy enthusiasts as the Geminid meteor shower. This year, the celestial show is set to peak overnight Thursday …
your ads here!Maldives Asks: What’s the Point of UN Climate Talks?
The head of the Maldives delegation to the U.N. climate conference questioned on Thursday the point of the yearly summits, saying they are failing to produce meaningful results. Former …
your ads here!UN Climate Talks Produce Draft Text in Final Push
Negotiators from nearly 200 countries produced a draft text Thursday on how to implement the Paris Agreement on combating global warming, but some disputes remain with only one day left …
your ads here!Virgin Galactic Rocket Plane Soars to Edge of Space
A tourism spaceship soared to the edge of space Thursday, the first U.S. commercial flight to achieve the feat since the U.S. shuttle program ended in 2011. The Virgin Galactic …
your ads here!The Tiny Roach is a Big Business in China
Roaches are tough, they’re resilient, they’re filthy, and they’re big business in China. Entrepreneurs are breeding the crawly critters for use in everything from waste management to medicine. VOA’s Kevin …
your ads here!In Africa, Sickle Cell Patients Endure Pain, Discrimination
Africans who have the blood disorder sickle cell anemia met this week in the northern Cameroon town of Garoua to step up an awareness campaign. One hundred people with sickle …
your ads here!Pakistan Hosts Regional Meeting on Countering Afghan Opiates
Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran have pledged to increase cooperation and information-sharing for effectively combating the trafficking of Afghan opiates. War-shattered Afghanistan remains the world’s largest producer of opium, though the …
your ads here!UN Chief Returns as Climate Talks Teeter Closer to Collapse
The United Nations secretary-general flew back to global climate talks in Poland Wednesday to appeal to countries to reach an agreement, as some observers feared the meeting might end without …
your ads here!Cats Watch Humans for Behavioral Clues
Anyone who has cats knows they are smart. But anyone who knows cats knows they can also seem a bit aloof, at least until dinnertime. But do not let them …
your ads here!‘Scary’ Warming at Poles Showing Up at Weird Times, Places
Scientists are seeing surprising melting in Earth’s polar regions at times they don’t expect, like winter, and in places they don’t expect, like eastern Antarctica. New studies and reports issued …
your ads here!Brazil Green Groups Prepare Climate-Change Contingency Plan
With its wooden walls and posters on protecting forests and fauna, Brazil’s pavilion at the U.N. climate talks in Poland offers no hint of the angst at home and abroad …
your ads here!New Water Rules Mark Latest Trump Rollback on Environmental Regulations
A new proposal from the Trump White House would roll back more Obama-era environmental regulations. Trump administration officials say Tuesday’s proposed change in the Clean Water Act provides “a clear, …
your ads here!Groups Sue Trump Administration Over Atlantic Oil Testing
Environmental groups opposed to offshore drilling sued the federal government Tuesday to prevent future seismic tests for oil and gas deposits in Atlantic waters off the U.S. East Coast. Seismic testing, …
your ads here!Deforestation in Brazil’s Cerrado Savanna Falls to Record Low
Deforestation in Brazil’s tropical Cerrado savanna, which makes up a quarter of the country, fell 11 percent to a record low in 2018 compared with a year earlier, the Ministry of Environment said in …
your ads here!US Denies Climate Change, Promotes Fossil Fuel Energy During UN Conference
A U.S. energy official says “no country should have to sacrifice economic prosperity or energy security in pursuit of environmental sustainability” during a U.N. climate discussions in Poland. Preston Wells Griffith, …
your ads here!Vast, Zombie-like Microbial Life Lurks Beneath Seabed
Scientists have drilled a mile and a half (2.5 kilometers) beneath the seabed and found vast underground forests of “deep life,” including microbes that persist for thousands, maybe millions of …
your ads here!With US Federal FGM Law Struck Down, Attention Shifts to States
When a U.S. district judge last month ruled a federal ban on female genital mutilation unconstitutional, he undercut the federal government and alarmed anti-FGM activists, who hope to eradicate the …
your ads here!NASA Probe Finds Signs of Water on Nearby Asteroid Bennu
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft has discovered ingredients for water on a relatively nearby skyscraper-sized asteroid, a rocky acorn-shaped object that may hold clues to the origins of life on Earth, scientists …
your ads here!Croak to Croon: City Frogs Sing More Alluring Love Songs
City frogs and rainforest frogs don’t sing the same tune, researchers have found. A study released Monday examined why Panama’s tiny tungara frogs adapt their mating calls in urban …
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