Japan on Wednesday approved its first national legislation banning smoking inside public facilities, but the watered-down measure excludes many restaurants and bars and is seen by critics as toothless. The …
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Can Polio Workers Overcome Complacency, Conflict, Donor Fatigue to End the Virus?
The world is close to eliminating the threat from polio, but to eradicate the disease, it must be eliminated everywhere. Health officials say that’s the tricky part, because if the …
your ads here!Can Polio Workers Overcome Complacency, Donor Fatigue to End Virus?
The move to end polio started in 1985 with Rotary International. At that time, polio paralyzed hundreds of thousands of children every year. There is still no cure, but two …
your ads here!Jupiter’s Moon Count Hits 79; One New Find Is Tiny ‘Oddball’
Astronomers are still finding moons at Jupiter, 400 years after Galileo used his spyglass to spot the first ones. The latest discovery of a dozen small moons brings the total …
your ads here!EPA Proposal to Limit Science Studies Draws Opposition
Democratic lawmakers joined scores of scientists, health providers, environmental officials and activists Tuesday in denouncing an industry-backed proposal that could limit dramatically the scientific studies the Environmental Protection Agency considers …
your ads here!Iceberg Looming Over Greenland Village Spotted From Space
An iceberg that has drifted perilously close to a remote Greenland village is so big it can be seen from space. The European Space Agency released an image Tuesday …
your ads here!Congo Ebola Outbreak Expected to End Next Week
The World Health Organization says it expects the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo to be over on July 24. That will mark 42 days, two incubation periods …
your ads here!Mass Radio Campaign Saves Thousands of Children’s Lives in Africa
A mass radio campaign in Burkina Faso led to a significant rise in sick children getting medical attention and could prove one of the most cost-effective ways to save young …
your ads here!UN Envoy: 1.1B People Face Risks from Lack of Cooling
New data from 52 countries in hot climates reveals that over 1.1 billion people face “significant risks” — including death — from lack of access to cooling, a U.N. envoy …
your ads here!World’s Oldest Bread Found at Prehistoric Site in Jordan
Charred remains of a flatbread baked about 14,500 years ago in a stone fireplace at a site in northeastern Jordan have given researchers a delectable surprise: people began making bread, …
your ads here!Study: CRISPR Gene Editing Can Cause Risky Collateral DNA Damage
Scientists studying the effects of the potentially game-changing gene-editing tool CRISPR/Cas9 have found it can cause unexpected genetic damage which could lead to dangerous changes in some cells. The findings, …
your ads here!Aid Group Warns: Clean Water for All Is Still Centuries Away
Supplying clean water and toilets for all could take hundreds of years in countries like Eritrea and Namibia unless governments step up funding to tackle the problem and its harmful …
your ads here!Australian Trial Crushes Numbers of Disease-Spreading Mosquitoes
Mosquitos are one of the deadliest creatures on Earth. In a town in northern Australia, more than 80 percent of the mosquitoes that spread dengue fever have been wiped out …
your ads here!What Fat Dogs May Tell Us About Overweight Humans
Fat dogs may have more in common with obese humans than we think. Hungarian researchers have discovered that overweight dogs were interested only in top quality food and would not …
your ads here!More Than 200,000 People in Southern Syria Have No Access to Medical Care
The World Health Organization is calling for access to more than 210,000 people in urgent need of medical assistance in southern Syria, the scene of recent intense fighting between Russian-backed …
your ads here!8 Endangered Black Rhinos Die in Kenya After Relocation
Eight critically endangered black rhinos are dead in Kenya following an attempt to move them from the capital to a national park hundreds of kilometers away, the government said Friday, …
your ads here!Eight Rhinos Found Dead After Move to New Kenyan Sanctuary
The Kenyan Wildlife Service (KWS) has halted the relocation of black rhinos to a new sanctuary after eight of the animals died soon after arriving at the site. Investigators are …
your ads here!Chinese Find Suggests Human Relatives Left Africa Earlier
Stone tools recovered from an excavation in China suggest that our evolutionary forerunners trekked out of Africa earlier than we thought. Until now, the oldest evidence of human-like creatures outside …
your ads here!Coffee and Conservation: Mozambique Tries Both on a Mountain
At Mozambique’s Mount Gorongosa — where farmers are being encouraged to grow coffee in the shade of hardwood trees, both to improve their own lot and to restore the forest …
your ads here!Meteorological Organization: Climate Change Causing Extreme Weather
The World Meteorological Organization warns the floods, heatwaves and other extreme weather conditions gripping many parts of the world are likely to continue as a consequence of accelerating climate change. …
your ads here!New Zealand’s Rocket Lab to Open Second Launch Pad in US
Rocket Lab, a Silicon Valley-funded space launch company, planned to open a second launch site in the United States to complement its remote New Zealand pad, the firm said Wednesday. …
your ads here!Rescued Thai Boys Could Face Anxiety Disorders, Other Mental Health Problems
With the trauma of being trapped in the flooded Tham Luang cave complex behind them, the young members of the Wild Boars soccer team are facing a new challenge – …
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