Tropical Storm Bud intensified late Sunday afternoon into a Category 1 hurricane some 254 miles (410 km) west of the Pacific coast of Mexico, the country’s weather service said. With …
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Impossible Makes Plant-based, Meat Free Burger Possible
After years of research and 400 million dollars from investors, Impossible Foods has produced the hottest new item on the vegan market, meat-free burgers. The goal of the California-based start-up …
your ads here!Study Discourages Chemotherapy for Some Breast Cancer Patients
The University of Hawaii Cancer Center is the leader in a groundbreaking national study that found that early-stage breast cancer patients with the most common form of the disease do …
your ads here!Fighting Infections in Post-antibiotic World
Scientists say due to indiscriminate use of antibiotics, for treating even minor infections, many bacteria have developed strong immunity against this type of drug. In their words, we may have …
your ads here!Sea Waves Offer New Energy Source for Power-starved Gaza Strip
Necessity, they say, is the mother of invention … and Gaza needs electricity. The coastal enclave’s two million residents now receive only three to four hours of power per day. …
your ads here!Divers Fight Damaging ‘Ghost’ Fishing Nets
Some 640,000 tons of lost fishing gear pollute the world’s oceans, according to the United Nations. Slow to break down, these so-called “ghost nets” take a huge toll on sea …
your ads here!Rise in US Suicides Highlights Need for New Depression Drugs
A spike in suicide rates in the United States has cast fresh light on the need for more effective treatments for major depression, with researchers saying it is a tricky development area …
your ads here!Salmonella Linked to Pre-cut Melon Sickens 60 in Midwest
Health officials say a salmonella outbreak linked to pre-cut melon has sickened 60 people in five Midwestern states. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Caito Foods LLC on …
your ads here!Greenpeace: Microplastic, Chemical Pollution Widespread in Antarctica
Plastic and chemical pollution has been detected in most samples of snow and seawater taken by researchers in Antarctica, said the nongovernmental environmental group Greenpeace. Greenpeace scientists gathered water and …
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Earthquakes happen frequently in Italy, but the famous leaning tower in Pisa still stands, puzzling scientists. An earthquake expert from University of Bristol thinks he knows why. VOA’s George Putic …
your ads here!E-cigarette Sellers Turn to Scholarships to Promote Brands
A growing number of e-cigarette and vaporizer sellers have started offering college scholarships as a way to get their brands listed on university websites and to get students to write …
your ads here!Soyuz Capsule With 3 Astronauts Docks With Space Station
A Russian space capsule carrying three astronauts has docked with the International Space Station two days after it was launched from Kazakhstan. The Soyuz capsule docked with the station at …
your ads here!South African Fossils Rewrite Early History of Life on Land
Fossils of two amphibians that lived within the Antarctic circle 360 million years ago are forcing scientists to rethink the origins of land vertebrates, including where these pioneers first appeared …
your ads here!Seaweed May Hold Key Ingredient for Ocean Friendly Sunscreen
As summer draws near in the Northern Hemisphere, millions of people will slather on sunscreen to protect themselves from the sun’s harmful rays. But most sunscreens contain chemicals harmful to …
your ads here!Theater Club at NASA Center Gives Scientists Creative Outlet
By day, she’s a cryogenics engineer at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, where she works on what she calls a “baby step toward a mission to Mars.” By night, she …
your ads here!DRC Reports First Confirmed Ebola Case in Over a Week
The Democratic Republic of the Congo has recorded its first confirmed case of Ebola in over a week, the health ministry said Thursday, although medics said they had made significant …
your ads here!CDC Reports Spike in US Suicide Rates
Suicide rates rose in nearly every U.S. state from 1999 to 2016, with the rate spiking by more than 30 percent in half of the country, the Centers for Disease …
your ads here!Heat-Trapping Carbon Dioxide Levels in Air Hit Another High
The amount of heat-trapping carbon dioxide in the air peaked again this year at record levels, scientists reported Thursday. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Thursday that carbon dioxide …
your ads here!NASA Rover Data Shows Mars Had Ingredients Needed for Life
A NASA rover has detected a bonanza of organic compounds on the surface of Mars and seasonal fluctuations of atmospheric methane in findings released on Thursday that mark some of …
your ads here!Diagnosing Mental Illness Through Neuroimaging Scans
To treat a broken arm or leg, doctors typically take an X-ray and can see the problem. But to treat a mental health issue, doctors typically don’t take a picture …
your ads here!UN Issues Urgent Call for Curbs on Use of Plastic
Marking World Environment Day, the United Nations on Tuesday named plastic one of the biggest environmental threats facing the world. The report, Single-Use Plastics: A Roadmap for Sustainability, said while government …
your ads here!WHO: No Confirmed New Ebola Cases in DRC Since Mid-May
The World Health Organization (WHO) reports no new cases of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo have been confirmed since May 17. WHO finds of 56 reported cases, 37 …
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