Four U.N. specialized agencies warn that many parts of Asia and the Pacific suffer from alarmingly high levels of malnutrition and hunger. This is the first time the Food and …
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Rescue Robot to Help Revive Australia’s Great Barrier Reef
For the first time an underwater robot is to be used to plant baby coral to parts of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef damaged by mass bleaching, as scientists plan to …
your ads here!Fathers’ Exercise Impacts the Health of Their Children
Many people know that a woman’s health, including her diet and exercise habits, can impact the health of her baby even before she gets pregnant. But, until recently, little was …
your ads here!Fathers’ Exercise Impacts the Health of Their Children
Many people know that a woman’s health, including her diet and exercise habits, can impact the health of her baby even before she gets pregnant. Many women try to shed …
your ads here!Scientists Set Out to Map Genome of All Life Forms on Earth
Scientists across the world have set an ambitious goal for themselves: to sequence the genome of every known life form on Earth within the next decade. The Earth BioGenome Project, …
your ads here!US Regulators Approve Powerful New Opioid Pill Despite Criticism
U.S. regulators have approved a powerful new opioid tablet to be used in hospitals over objections from critics who fear the pill will be abused. The new drug approved by …
your ads here!WHO: Air Pollution Conference Aims High to Cut Deaths
Participants at the first ever WHO Global Conference on Air Pollution have adopted a plan for reducing air pollution, which every year prematurely kills an estimated seven million people. …
your ads here!Uganda to Deploy Ebola Vaccine to Health Workers on DRC Border
Uganda will begin administering the experimental Ebola vaccine to approximately 2,000 health care and front-line workers along its border with the Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday, the Ministry of …
your ads here!Paraplegics Learn to Walk Again Thanks to Spinal Cord Stimulation
A paralyzed man you’re about to meet didn’t have much hope that one day he’d be able to walk again. But thanks to a new medical device, things are looking …
your ads here!Cross Talk: Federal Agencies Clash on Cellphone Cancer Risk
Two U.S. government agencies are giving conflicting interpretations of a safety study on cellphone radiation: One says it causes cancer in rats. The other says there’s no reason for people …
your ads here!Prostate Cancer Surgery, Radiation Tied to Antidepressant Use
Men with prostate cancer who get surgery or radiation are also more likely start taking antidepressants than their counterparts who don’t get aggressive treatment, a recent study suggests. Many men with early-stage prostate …
your ads here!10th Person Dies at Pediatric Facility in Viral Outbreak
A 10th person died amid a viral outbreak at a pediatric care center while a different strain of the virus was found at another facility in the state, New Jersey …
your ads here!Study: The Fight Against Climate Change Just Got Harder
A new report recently published in the journal Nature suggests the Earth’s oceans are absorbing more of the planet’s excess heat than previously thought. Scientists have known for some time …
your ads here!Russia Blames Rocket Failure on Mistake During Assembly
An investigation has found that a failed Russian rocket launch three weeks ago that aborted after just two minutes was caused by a sensor that was damaged during assembly, a …
your ads here!Some Parents Don’t Understand The Flu Shot
Most people associate the flu with coldlike symptoms. They don’t realize the flu can lead to life-threatening complications. Last year was a particularly bad flu season in the Northern Hemisphere: …
your ads here!Mars-Bound Rover Gets Earth-Bound Test
Scientists are putting a robotic Mars rover to the test in Spain’s rocky Tabernas Desert. The European Space Agency and Russia’s Roscosmos space agency plan to land a rover on …
your ads here!Somalia Seeks to Boost Fledgling Tech Sector
Somalia hosted its first technology and innovation conference this month, with much talk about the industry’s potential. Somalia’s security threats and poor governance make attracting investment a huge challenge. But …
your ads here!Appendix Removal Linked to Lower Risk of Parkinson’s
Scientists have found a new clue that Parkinson’s disease may get its start not in the brain but in the gut – maybe in the appendix. People who had their …
your ads here!Corporate Pledge to Deal With Plastic Draws Mixed Reaction
More than 250 corporate signatories joined together to try and deal with plastic pollution in an announcement timed to coincide with the 5th Annual “Our Ocean Conference” in Bali, Indonesia. …
your ads here!New Report Documents Rapid Wildlife Population Loss
A just-released report from the World Wildlife Fund details a rapid decline in the world’s biodiversity. In general, the percentage of all kinds of animals in the land, sea and …
your ads here!Ocean Shock: The Climate Crisis Beneath the Waves
This is part of “Ocean Shock,” a Reuters series exploring climate change’s impact on sea creatures and the people who depend on them. To stand at the edge of an …
your ads here!With Green Mosques and Schools, Amman Pushes for Zero Emissions
Poking above the bright pink bougainvillea that spills into the street, the lone minaret of the Ta’la Al-Ali mosque towers over the Khalda neighborhood of Amman. Aside from its colorful …
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