A Chinese researcher has publicly defended his claim he has created the world’s first genetically-edited babies. He Jiankui addressed a crowd of fellow scientists Wednesday at a biomedical conference in …
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UN Report Says Fragile Climate Puts Food Security at Risk
Feeding a hungry planet is growing increasingly difficult as climate change and depletion of land and other resources undermine food systems, the U.N. Food and Agricultural Organization said Wednesday as …
your ads here!New Cases of HIV Rise in Eastern Europe, Decline in the West
More than 130,000 people were newly diagnosed with HIV last year in Eastern Europe, the highest rate ever for the region, while the number of new cases in Western Europe …
your ads here!UNICEF: Millions of Poor City Children Worse Off Than Rural Peers
Millions of poor urban children are more likely to die before their fifth birthday than those living in rural areas, according to a U.N. study released Tuesday that challenges popular …
your ads here!Scientists: Mild El Nino Event Likely by Next February
There is a 75 to 80 percent probability of an El Nino weather phenomenon developing within the next three months, the World Meteorological Organization reports. Global seasonal climate data show …
your ads here!China Launches Probe Into ‘First’ Gene-Edited Babies
A Chinese researcher’s surprise claim that he is the first person in the world to successfully edit the genes of a pair of recently born twin girls, making them resistant …
your ads here!UN: Climate Change Outpacing Efforts to Slow It
The United Nations says all countries must triple efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions to limit an average global temperature increase to two degrees Celsius by 2030. The ninth annual …
your ads here!175 People Dead of Cholera in Northern Nigeria, Up to 10,000 Cases Recorded
A humanitarian group working in northern Nigeria says it has recorded 10,000 cases of cholera there and that at least 175 people have died from the disease since the start …
your ads here!Insight Lander Touches Down on Mars
NASA scientists were ecstatic Monday when they received word from 54 million kilometers away that their newest mission to Mars had arrived safely. The probe is called InSight and true …
your ads here!Scientists Warn New Brazil President May Smother Rainforest
Scientists warn that Brazil’s president-elect could push the Amazon rainforest past its tipping point — with severe consequences for global climate and rainfall. Jair Bolsonaro, who takes office Jan. …
your ads here!Ocean Shock: Fishmeal Factories Plunder Africa
This is part of “Ocean Shock,” a Reuters series exploring climate change’s impact on sea creatures and the people who depend on them. Greyhound Bay was once a place where …
your ads here!Taiwan’s ‘Notebook Boy’ Commits His Memories in Writing
Chen Hong-zhi’s notebooks are his life. Nine years ago, Chen seriously damaged his hippocampus, a part of the brain associated with forming memories, in a traffic accident. The 26-year-old has …
your ads here!Fossils From Angola Bring Strange Yet Familiar Ocean into View
Some may be familiar with mythical sea monsters. For example, Scotland’s infamous Loch Ness Monster “Nessie,” and Giganto — fictional beasts of comic book fame. But millions of years ago, …
your ads here!China Orders Probe After Scientist Claims 1st Gene-Edited Babies
Chinese health and medical ethics authorities started an investigation on Monday into claims by a scientist who released videos on YouTube saying he had altered the genes of twins born …
your ads here!Runners Who Dislike Litter Do Plogging
Many athletes have been doing it for a long time without even knowing it is now a fitness trend. It’s called plogging, a combination of jogging and picking up. And …
your ads here!Many in Rural US Find Fewer Maternity Care Options
For decades, Americans have migrated toward urban areas seeking opportunities, emptying out large swaths of countryside. In their wake, they have left shrinking communities that struggle to support multiple businesses, …
your ads here!NASA’s Latest Mars Probe to Attempt Landing
After traveling hundreds of millions of miles through space, NASA’s latest Mars probe will arrive Monday at the Red Planet. Scientists have carefully chosen where they want the probe, called InSight, …
your ads here!Ranchers Combat Overgrazing to Protect Climate
Meredith Ellis gets a bit rapturous about the little patch of earth under her feet. When she bought this northern Texas land several years ago, it was overgrazed and overrun …
your ads here!Multiple Sclerosis Treatment Developed in Australia Shows Promise
Australian researchers have made a breakthrough in the treatment of Multiple Sclerosis using immunotherapy. Their world-first trial has produced promising results for the majority of patients enrolled, they said, including …
your ads here!Study Estimates Shortage of Insulin by 2030
A new report on diabetes is warning of a future worldwide shortage of insulin because of the increasing number of people who are developing the disease’s type 2 and require …
your ads here!Michigan Judge’s Genital Mutilation Ruling Shocks Women’s Advocates
Women’s rights advocates said they were shocked when a federal judge in Michigan ruled this week that a law protecting girls from genital mutilation was unconstitutional. They called his decision …
your ads here!13 US Agencies Involved in Climate Change Report
The federal government released on Friday a report that stated the impacts of climate change — from wildfires to increasingly destructive weather events, such as hurricanes, heat waves and droughts …
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