The world’s largest collection of ocean garbage floating in the Pacific Ocean, halfway between Hawaii and California, is now bigger than France, Germany and Spain combined. The sprawling patch of …
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Daylight Turns Plastic Sheet into Germ-Killing Material
Daylight-powered microbe-killing masks and suits may someday help protect health workers from deadly germs like Ebola, according to new research. Scientists have developed membranes that produce a tiny bit of …
your ads here!Rare, Endangered Primate is Born in Jerusalem Zoo
An Israeli zoo says an endangered primate known as a golden lion tamarin has been born in captivity. The Jerusalem Biblical Zoo says the monkey was born two weeks ago …
your ads here!Re-Imagining Refugee Camps as Livable Cities
Al-Zaatari is one of hundreds of camps where people forced from their homelands by armed conflicts and civil wars go, hoping that one day they will go back home. Opened …
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Spring has arrived in the United States, and that means the start of the busy festival season. Large crowds are expected to gather at fairs, festivals and outdoor concerts around …
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Guinea worm disease in South Sudan has been brought to a halt, says the country’s health minister. Dr. Riek Gai Kok made the announcement Wednesday at the Carter Center headquarters …
your ads here!Hawaii Campus Joins US Trend to Go All Green
A campus in Hawaii is joining a handful of U.S. colleges and universities aiming to use 100 percent renewable energy, it said Tuesday, part of a growing nationwide trend of …
your ads here!UN Agency: Water-Smart Agriculture Could Cut Migration Risk
Water stress is increasingly driving migration around the world, but efforts to adapt to worsening shortages could help, a new U.N. study suggests. Water stress — not just shortages, but …
your ads here!US-Russia Tensions Not Felt in Space
Despite tensions, sanctions and recriminations between the United States and Russia, two American astronauts will join a Russian cosmonaut blasting off Wednesday from Kazakhstan for the International Space Station. Even …
your ads here!Brazil to Vaccinate Entire Country Against Yellow Fever
Brazil’s health minister says the country is expanding its campaign to vaccinate people against yellow fever to cover the entire country. Ricardo Barros says that by including the final …
your ads here!Implantable Heart Defibrillators Deliver Shock in More Ways Than One
A resting heart rate of more than 100 beats per minute can be life-threatening. It means the heart is beating too fast to pump blood to the rest of the …
your ads here!HSBC Report: India Most Vulnerable Country to Climate Change
India is the most vulnerable country to climate change, followed by Pakistan, the Philippines and Bangladesh, a ranking by HSBC showed on Monday. The bank assessed 67 developed, emerging and …
your ads here!Trump Seeks Death Penalty for Drug Traffickers to Curb US Opioid Abuse
U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to unveil his long-awaited plan to combat the opioid addiction crisis on Monday. The plan will include a controversial measure that seeks death penalty …
your ads here!South Africa’s New Pharmacy ATM
What if filling a prescription was as easy as withdrawing money from an ATM? A South African company has set out to make that a reality. Meet the Pharmacy Dispensing …
your ads here!UNESCO Study: More Investment Needed in ‘Green’ Water Management Systems
Population growth, changing consumption patterns and development are taking their toll on the world’s water supplies, and governments need to rely more on ‘green’ water management to ensure a healthy …
your ads here!Polio Vaccination Team Members Killed in Pakistan
Two vaccination workers were killed and two were seriously wounded, officials said Militants ambushed a polio vaccination team in a remote tribal region in Pakistan, killing two of the medical …
your ads here!In California, Men Can Get Their Blood Pressure Checked in Barbershops
Visiting the doctor to get your blood pressure checked might be stressful and time consuming, but what if you could get a check-up at your regular barbershop instead? That’s the …
your ads here!A Data-Driven Approach Aims to Help Cities Recover After Earthquakes
Taking a data-driven approach to disaster preparedness can help cities at risk bounce back after earthquakes. Faith Lapidus explains. …
your ads here!Snow Science: Crystal Clues to Climate Change, Watersheds
Capturing snowflakes isn’t as easy as sticking out your tongue. At least not when you’re trying to capture them for scientific study, which involves isolating the tiniest of crystals on …
your ads here!FDA Plans to Slash Nicotine Levels in Cigarettes
Cigarette smoking kills nearly a half-million Americans every year and costs the U.S. economy $300 billion in health care and lost productivity, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control …
your ads here!Washington State Directive Aims to Help Endangered Orcas
With the number of endangered Puget Sound orcas at a 30-year low, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Wednesday signed an executive order directing state agencies to take immediate and longer-term …
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