According to the World Ocean Review, shipping by sea is responsible for about 3 percent of the world’s total carbon emissions. But one Norwegian shipping company is creating hybrid ships …
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Space Station Astronauts Get Holiday Treats Delivered After Delay
A SpaceX Dragon cargo ship finally delivered more than 2,500 kilograms of holiday treats Saturday to the International Space Station after a communications drop-out delayed the shipment. After two approach …
your ads here!US Agency Seeks to Curb E-Cigarette ‘Epidemic’ Among Teens
U.S. health officials are concerned about the increasing number of American teenagers smoking electronic cigarettes, a practice commonly known as vaping. So many teenagers are taking up the habit that …
your ads here!China Launches Pioneering Mission to Far Side of Moon
China launched a groundbreaking mission Saturday to land a spacecraft on the largely unexplored far side of the moon, demonstrating its growing ambitions as a space power to rival Russia, …
your ads here!New NASA Lander Captures 1st Sounds of Martian Wind
NASA’s new Mars lander has captured the first sounds of the “really unworldly” Martian wind. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory released audio clips of the alien wind Friday. The low-frequency rumblings …
your ads here!What? Me, Cheat?
Gorillas at a zoo in England have demonstrated a distinctly human trait while attempting to solve a puzzle: cheating. …
your ads here!WHO: Traffic Crashes Are Leading Killer of Children
The World Health Organization (WHO) is calling for urgent action to put a brake on road traffic crashes that kill 1.35 million people every year, mostly in poor developing countries. …
your ads here!University of Missouri Works to Make a Better MRI
When people get magnetic resonance imaging scans, known as MRI’s, they spend a long time in a tube with very little head room. The procedure is especially difficult for people …
your ads here!Ebola Survivors in Eastern DRC Describe Uphill Battle
In the three months since the Ebola outbreak began in the volatile east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, the hemorrhagic fever has sparked debate in communities and become a …
your ads here!Splits Deepen as UN Climate Talks Near Crunch Time
Divisions deepened at the U.N. climate talks Thursday, pitting rich nations against poor ones, oil exporters against vulnerable island nations, and those governments prepared to act on global warming against …
your ads here!EPA Proposes Rollback on Coal Emissions Regulation
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has proposed rolling back a regulation for coal plants that would allow new plants a lower standard on carbon emissions. The EPA made the announcement …
your ads here!Cars MIght Soon Start Monitoring Drivers’ Vitals
Many car companies are looking at adding sensors to monitor your vital signs while you drive. The University of Southern California’s Center for Body Computing, which is focused on digital …
your ads here!Israel Likely to Allow Medical Cannabis Exports by Year-End, Says Senior MP
Israel will likely allow exports of medical cannabis by the end of the year, a top lawmaker said on Thursday, a move that would boost state coffers and slow the …
your ads here!Scientists Pool Oceans of Data to Plot Earth’s Final Frontier
For experts in the field of ocean mapping, it is no small irony that we know more about the surfaces of the moon and Mars than we do about our …
your ads here!Report: Greenhouse Gas Emissions to Set Record
Emissions of planet-warming gases will hit an all-time high this year, according to a new report. The figures are the latest indication of how far the world is from meeting …
your ads here!Trump Weighs In on Climate Change
“I’m not going to put the country out of business trying to maintain certain standards that probably don’t matter,” President Donald Trump told VOA when asked about the economic impacts …
your ads here!Gorillas, Given a Puzzle, Find Way to Cheat
Gorillas at a zoo in England have demonstrated a distinctly human trait while attempting to solve a puzzle: cheating. The gorillas were presented with a wall-mounted puzzle that requires the …
your ads here!UN Chief Calls for Momentum at 2019 Climate Summit
The U.N. secretary-general on Tuesday urged world leaders to use a climate change summit he will host in 2019 to explain how they plan to ratchet up their efforts to …
your ads here!Congo’s Worst Ebola Outbreak Hits Women Especially Hard
The Democratic Republic of Congo is in the throes of its worst-ever Ebola outbreak, with more than 420 cases in the country’s volatile east, and a mortality rate of just …
your ads here!Congo’s Worst Ebola Outbreak Hits Women Especially Hard
The Democratic Republic of Congo is in the throes of its worst-ever Ebola outbreak, with more than 420 cases in the country’s volatile east, and a mortality rate of just …
your ads here!First Global Women’s Disability Award Aims to Break Stereotypes
The first global award recognizing the achievements of women with disabilities aims to break through stereotypes to show their skills as leaders and problem solvers, its founder said Monday. A …
your ads here!WHO Looks at Standards in ‘Uncharted Water’ of Gene Editing
The World Health Organization (WHO) warned Monday that gene editing may have “unintended consequences” and said it was establishing a team of experts to set clear guidelines and standards after …
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