Despite its middle income status, Indonesia is dealing with what experts say are unexpectedly high rates of childhood stunting. Now, its government – starting with the the president – is …
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Israel Aims for Zero New Gasoline, Diesel-Powered Vehicles by 2030
Israelis will no longer be able to buy new gasoline or diesel-powered vehicles after 2030, the Energy Ministry said Tuesday, unveiling a plan to replace them with electric cars and …
your ads here!Japanese Tycoon Going on SpaceX Rocket Says He Trusts Musk
The Japanese online retail tycoon who plans to travel to the moon on the SpaceX rocket says he respects and trusts Elon Musk as a fellow entrepreneur, despite his recent …
your ads here!Greenpeace: Coke, Pepsi, Nestle Top Makers of Plastic Waste
Drink companies Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and Nestle were found to be the world’s biggest producers of plastic trash, a report by environmental group Greenpeace said on Tuesday. Working with the Break …
your ads here!SpaceX Satellite Launch Lights Up Night Sky, Social Media
When SpaceX launched a rocket carrying an Argentine Earth-observation satellite from California’s Central Coast, both the night sky and social media lit up. People as far away as San …
your ads here!Scientists Warn Catastrophic Global Warming Looming
A new report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change warns the world is heating up faster than predicted. If the pace of global warming is not scaled back drastically, …
your ads here!UN Report on Global Warming Carries Life-or-Death Warning
Preventing an extra single degree of heat could make a life-or-death difference in the next few decades for multitudes of people and ecosystems on this fast-warming planet, an international panel …
your ads here!Extracting Nutrients from Poultry Litter Generates Profits, Eases Pollution
Large scale agriculture creates large scale pollution, especially from animal waste. The waste from poultry farms, for example, is bad for the environment, but it contains nutrients that are good …
your ads here!Health Organization Seeks Regulation of Heated Tobacco Products
Delegates from 148 parties to the World Health Organization’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control are calling for new heated tobacco products on the market to be regulated in the same …
your ads here!NYC Adding Nonbinary ‘X’ Designation to Birth Certificates
In New York City, Mayor Bill de Blasio is expected to sign legislation soon that will add a third gender category to birth certificates. The city council passed legislation on …
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Four more cases of Ebola have been reported in the Democratic Republic of Congo in the past two days. And the World Health Organization says officials are now concerned the …
your ads here!New Study Links Warmer Water, More Hurricanes
A new study is blaming 2017’s unusually high number of hurricanes on the Atlantic Ocean’s rising surface temperatures. The report is one of the first to suggest that human-driven global …
your ads here!Light Exercise Might Lessen Stroke Severity, Study Indicates
People who regularly engage in light to moderate physical activity — like walking four hours a week or swimming two hours weekly — might have less severe strokes than individuals who aren’t as …
your ads here!Newer Contraception Tries to Engage Men
Newer birth control for men is beginning to fill the gap between the traditional condoms and sterilization. One new technology involves inserting a hypodermic needle into the scrotum. It is said …
your ads here!Puny Dwarf Planet, Named ‘Goblin,’ Found Far Beyond Pluto
A scrawny dwarf planet nicknamed “the Goblin” has been discovered well beyond Pluto. A round frozen world just 186 miles (300 kilometers) across, the Goblin was spotted by astronomers in …
your ads here!For African Bush Elephants, Wrinkles are Cool
A study of the African bush elephant’s vast network of deep wrinkles has found it is intricately designed to help the animals keep their cool, fight off parasites and defend …
your ads here!NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Swinging by Venus on Way to Sun
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe is swinging by Venus on its unprecedented journey to the sun. Launched in August, the spacecraft gets a gravity assist Wednesday as it passes within …
your ads here!US Working to Halt Spread of Diseases from Venezuela
The United States is working with governments across Latin America to help prevent the spread of diseases like diphtheria and measles from Venezuela as refugees flee the chaotic country, U.S. …
your ads here!Trump’s EPA Moves to Loosen Radiation Limits
The Trump administration is quietly moving to weaken U.S. radiation regulations, turning to scientific outliers who argue that a bit of radiation damage is actually good for you — like …
your ads here!Physics Nobel for Laser Pioneers Includes First Woman in 55 Years
A trio of American, French and Canadian scientists won the 2018 Nobel Prize for Physics on Tuesday for breakthroughs in laser technology that have turned light beams into precision tools …
your ads here!As Climate Risks Rise, Scientists Call for Rules on Solar Engineering
Technologies to reflect some of the sun’s rays away from Earth, as a way to cool future runaway climate change, are moving closer to becoming a reality, and rules are …
your ads here!Tobacco Industry Uses Social Media to Circumvent Bans
Delegates from 137 countries are attending a week-long anti-tobacco conference to exchange ideas and propose policies for tackling the worldwide tobacco pandemic. Organizers say progress has been made since the …
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