More than half of the world’s large lakes and reservoirs have shrunk since the early 1990s, chiefly because of climate change, intensifying concerns about water for agriculture, hydropower and human …
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Mexico Post-Op Infections Prompt US Health Alert
Mexican authorities said Thursday that they were trying to locate several hundred people, including U.S. nationals, potentially at risk of developing fungal meningitis after medical treatment near the border. The …
your ads here!First Full-Size 3D Scan of Titanic Reveals Wreck Like Never Before
Shipwreck enthusiasts have cause for celebration because the Titanic ocean liner’s infamous wreck can now be visualized like never before. Deep-sea researchers have completed the first full-size digital scan of …
your ads here!Drug Overdoses in the US Up, But Experts See Hopeful Signs
Drug overdose deaths in the U.S. went up slightly last year after two big leaps during the pandemic. Officials with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say the numbers …
your ads here!More American Families Struggle With Alzheimer’s Disease
“I remember my wife, Dora, coming home one day and telling me she had a problem while driving,” said Bill Collier, a marketing professional living near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. “She said …
your ads here!UN Lays Out Blueprint to Reduce Plastic Waste 80% by 2040
Countries can reduce plastic pollution by 80% by 2040 using existing technologies and by making major policy changes, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) said in a new report on …
your ads here!Prominent Foe of Female Genital Mutilation Wins Prestigious Templeton Prize
Edna Adan Ismail, a nurse-midwife, hospital founder, and health care advocate who for decades has combated female genital mutilation and strived to improve women’s health care in East Africa, was …
your ads here!Climate Change Makes Cyclones More Intense and Destructive, Scientists Say
Climate change does not make cyclones, such as the one battering Bangladesh, more frequent, but it does render them more intense and destructive, according to climatologists and weather experts. These …
your ads here!Pacific Islanders Urge World to Put Aside Differences in Combating Climate Change
Pacific Island leaders criticized rich countries Monday for not doing enough to control climate change despite being responsible for much of the problem, and for making money off loans provided …
your ads here!Blasting Gender Stereotypes in South Africa
In South Africa, women make up only 13% of graduates with degrees in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. In an effort to interest more young women in …
your ads here!Chile’s Firefighting Goats Protect a Forest From Deadly Blazes
In the southern Chilean city of Santa Juana, hit hard by wildfires earlier this year, locals have a special taskforce helping fight blazes: a herd of goats. The goats have …
your ads here!Plump Chicago Snapping Turtle Captured on Video, Goes Viral
Footage of a plump snapping turtle relaxing along a Chicago waterway has gone viral after the man who filmed the well-fed reptile marveled at its size and nicknamed it “Chonkosaurus.” …
your ads here!Platypus Returns to Australian National Park for First Time Since 1970s
The platypus, a species unique to Australia, was reintroduced into the country’s oldest national park just south of Sydney on Friday in a landmark conservation project after disappearing from the …
your ads here!G7 Plans New Vaccine Effort for Developing Nations
The Group of Seven (G-7) rich nations is set to agree on establishing a new program to distribute vaccines to developing countries at next week’s summit of leaders, Japan’s Yomiuri …
your ads here!Malawi Rolls Out Nationwide Typhoid Vaccination Campaign
Malawi has launched a nationwide rollout of the newest typhoid vaccine for children under 15. A two-year study of the vaccine, the first in Africa, found it safe to use …
your ads here!Stunning Mosaic of Baby Star Clusters Created From 1 Million Telescope Shots
Astronomers have created a stunning mosaic of baby star clusters hiding in our galactic backyard. The montage, published Thursday, reveals five vast stellar nurseries less than 1,500 light-years away. A …
your ads here!WHO Declares Mpox No Longer Global Health Emergency
The World Health Organization on Thursday declared mpox — formerly known as monkeypox — no longer poses a global public health emergency. At a briefing at agency headquarters in Geneva, …
your ads here!Insects, Butterflies Find Home in Museum’s New Wing
A new wing of the American Museum of Natural History in New York City officially opened to the public in in early May. The futuristic space features new galleries including an …
your ads here!Viral Hepatitis Deaths Projected to Exceed HIV, TB, and Malaria Combined by 2040
Health agencies warn that viral hepatitis could kill more people by 2040 than HIV, tuberculosis and malaria combined if it remains a neglected disease and efforts to fight it remain …
your ads here!DNA ‘Reference Guide’ Expanded to Reflect Human Diversity
For two decades, scientists have been comparing every person’s full set of DNA they study to a template that relies mostly on genetic material from one man affectionately known as …
your ads here!Chinese Woman Appeals in Fight for Right to Freeze her Eggs
An unmarried Chinese woman on Tuesday began her final appeal of a hospital’s denial of access to freeze her eggs five years ago in a landmark case of female reproductive …
your ads here!UN: Over 4.5 Million Women, Newborns Die From Preventable Causes Every Year
A report by leading United Nations agencies says global progress in reducing maternal and newborn deaths has stalled for nearly a decade largely due to underinvestment in providing the health …
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