Study: Premature Babies Often Catch Up to Peers in School
A study following more than 1.3 million premature babies born in Florida found that two-thirds of those born at only 23 or 24 weeks were ready for kindergarten on time,
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Katy Perry Opens Up on Livestream About Suicidal Thoughts
Katy Perry opened up about having suicidal thoughts during a marathon weekend livestream event. “I feel ashamed that I would have those thoughts, feel that low, and that depressed,”
Read MoreIn India, Fighting Ocean Trash One Net at a Time
World Ocean Day, earlier this month, is an annual focus on the threats to our watery planet. It’s a long list: overfishing, climate change, algae blooms and plastic. Plastic is
Read MoreUS Backs Call to Save Oceans, but Notes Plan to Quit Climate Deal
The United States supported a global call to action at the United Nations on Friday to conserve and sustainably use oceans, seas and marine resources, even as it noted President
Read MorePolio Immunization Campaign Planned for IS-controlled Area in Syria
The World Health Organization hopes to get a polio immunization campaign under way in the next week or two in the IS-controlled area of Deir Ezzor, Syria, where two new
Read MoreBreast Cancer No Barrier to Pregnancy
A new study is providing reassuring news for breast cancer survivors who want to have children. Faith Lapidus reports. …
Read MoreAnt-hunting We Will Go!
Shining their flashlights into the darkest corners of Singapore, a small group of ant hunters searches for an elusive winged insect. With luck, they will find a queen ant to
Read MoreIn Major Breakthrough, Tiny Utah Firm Regenerates Skin, Hair in Pigs
A small U.S. biotech has successfully regenerated skin and stimulated hair growth in pigs with burns and abrasions, paving the way for a scientific breakthrough that could lead to the
Read MoreScientists Stimulate Immune System to Fight Heart Disease
Someday, your immune system may be pressed into service to fight heart disease. Researchers have discovered that a simple sugar can stimulate immune system “clean up” cells to reduce disease-causing
Read MoreNASA Unveils Mars Rover Concept
NASA has unveiled a concept of a Mars rover vehicle that is set to be launched to the Red Planet in 2020. The flashy Mars 2020 rover, which some say
Read MoreKenya Launches HIV Self-testing Kit
Kenya has become the latest African country to introduce HIV self-testing kits in a bid to get more people to know their status and seek treatment. The government estimates that
Read MoreReport: Outdated Mental Health Care System in Need of Reform
A new report submitted to the United Nations Human Rights Council has called for the urgent retooling of what it calls an outdated mental health care system. The report contends
Read MoreMore Deadly Heat Waves Expected in India as Temperatures Rise
India is likely to experience deadly heat waves more frequently in the years ahead, even though there only has been a slight increase in human-driven warming over the past few
Read MoreNASA Selects 12 New Astronauts From Crush of Applicants
NASA chose 12 new astronauts Wednesday from its biggest pool of applicants ever, selecting seven men and five women who could one day fly aboard the nation’s next generation of
Read MoreClimate Change Puts Penguins at Risk
The United Nations Ocean Conference opens next week in New York and is to call for action to help protect marine life from the threats of global warming, over-fishing and
Read MoreApp Improves Quality of Life, Survival for Cancer Patients
Cancer patients are being urged to speak up about their experiences with side-effects from chemotherapy. This, following a new study that shows reporting symptoms can improve their chances of survival.
Read MoreStudy Finds Pregnancy Seems Safe for Breast Cancer Survivors
A study gives reassuring news for breast cancer survivors who want to have children. Those who later became pregnant were no more likely to have their cancer come back than
Read MoreDiplomats Plant Seagrass to Celebrate World Environment Day
To celebrate the June 5 World Environment Day, diplomats from more than a dozen foreign embassies and international organizations Monday joined the U.S. State Department to plant underwater seagrass in
Read MoreNewly ID’d Fossil Shows Unique African Dinosaurs
A fossil of one of the last dinosaurs living in Africa before their extinction 66 million years ago has been discovered in Morocco. Faith Lapidus has details. …
Read MoreDiplomats Plant Underwater Seagrass in Potomac River to Celebrate World Environment Day
To celebrate World Environment Day (June 5th) representatives of more than a dozen embassies and international organizations joined the State Department to plant underwater seagrass in the Potomac River. Diplomats
Read MoreIndia Launches Heavy Lift Rocket
India’s heaviest, newly-developed rocket hurtled into space Monday evening carrying a communication satellite of more than three tons from Sriharikota in eastern India. It marks another milestone in the country’s
Read MoreWorld’s Oceans in Decline
More than a billion people around the world rely on food from the ocean as their primary source of protein. But as the planet’s oceans become more polluted, they are
Read MoreQuickly Reporting Cancer Complications May Boost Survival
If you’re being treated for cancer, speak up about any side effects. A study that had patients use home computers to report symptoms like nausea and fatigue surprisingly improved survival
Read MoreSpaceX Launches First Recycled Supply Ship
SpaceX launched its first recycled cargo ship to the International Space Station on Saturday, another milestone in its bid to drive down flight costs. After a two-day delay caused by
Read MoreTrump ‘Believes Climate Is Changing,’ Haley Tells CNN
U.S. President Donald Trump “believes the climate is changing,” U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley says. “President Trump believes the climate is changing and he believes pollutants are
Read MoreMany Businesses Critical of Trump Decision to Leave Climate Accord
Dozens of U.S. companies spoke out against President Trump’s decision to pull the United States out of the Paris climate accord. Analysts say the improving economic case for renewables has
Read MoreUN Puts Australia on Notice: Do More to Save Reef
The United Nations cultural heritage body UNESCO Saturday urged Australia to accelerate efforts to save the Great Barrier Reef, saying long-term targets to improve its health were unlikely to be
Read MoreAfter US Climate Accord Exit, State, Local Governments Step Up
President Donald Trump said he represented “the citizens of Pittsburgh, not Paris,” when he withdrew this week from the historic climate agreement signed in the French capital. But Pittsburgh plans
Read MoreScientists Say Evidence Clearly Shows Climate is Changing
Reacting to President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw the United States from the landmark Paris climate agreement, leading scientific organizations say evidence clearly shows the world’s climate is changing and
Read MoreVirgin Galactic Conducts 9th Unpowered Test Flight
Virgin Galactic has conducted another unpowered test flight of its space tourism spacecraft over the Southern California desert. The company says Thursday’s glide flight incorporated a special ballast tank filled
Read MoreE. Ukraine Conflict Impacts War Against HIV
Like its neighbor Russia, Ukraine is currently struggling against epidemics of dangerous contagious diseases, such as HIV, Hepatitis C, and multi-drug resistant tuberculosis. While the country has made remarkable progress
Read MoreScientists Spot Rare Gravity Waves for Third Time
Astronomers said Thursday that they had detected a third ripple in the fabric of space-time, a remnant of a cosmic crash of two black holes 3 billion years ago. These
Read MoreAs Europe Talks Tough on Climate, Data Show Emissions Rose
A new report showed greenhouse gas emissions in the European Union rose in 2015, the first increase since 2010, even as European officials on Thursday urged the United States to
Read MoreMicrosoft Cofounder Unveils Huge Rocket Launching Plane
Microsoft cofounder Paul Allen’s entry into the commercial space race has been revealed. Allen posted a picture of a plane nicknamed the “Roc” on Twitter, showing an extremely unusual and
Read MoreResearcher Engineers Protein-Rich Algae as Meat, Soy Substitute
Fighting hunger around the globe is uniquely challenging. It’s not just getting the food to those who need it. It includes growing, or in the case of protein, raising the
Read MoreAttacked for Body Parts, Tanzanian Albino Children Get New Limbs in US
Emmanuel Rutema couldn’t keep the smile off his face as he tested out his new prosthetic arm and promptly knocked himself on the nose. “Be careful with your face!” the
Read MoreCargo Ship Soon Headed to Space Station Is Being Recycled
SpaceX is taking recycling to a whole new realm — all the way to orbit. On this week’s supply run to the International Space Station, SpaceX will launch a Dragon
Read MoreExplainer: Carbon Dioxide and Climate Change
What is Cimate Change? This video explains the basic concept of this hot political topic. …
Read MoreNew Graphene Water Filter Makes Salt Water Drinkable
The United Nations predicts that by 2025 nearly two billion people will be living in places where there’s not enough water to go around. And since on average water makes
Read MoreForget Butterfly Nets; Today’s Naturalists Capture Specimens on Phones
Your smartphone can help scientists keep tabs on changes happening in the natural world. More than one hundred thousand citizen scientists around the globe are snapping pictures of all kinds
Read MoreScientists ‘Supercharge’ Powerful Antibiotic
Scientists have tweaked a powerful antibiotic, called vancomycin, so it is once more powerful against life-threatening bacterial infections. Researchers say the more powerful compound could eliminate the threat of antibiotic
Read MoreOverlooked and Insidious: Back-bay Flooding Plagues Millions
Marty Mozzo gets a gorgeous show each night when the sun sets over wetlands near his property on the bay side of a barrier island. When he and his wife
Read MoreCongo Approves Use of Ebola Vaccination to Fight Outbreak
Democratic Republic of Congo’s Health Ministry has approved the use of a new Ebola vaccine to counter an outbreak of the hemorrhagic fever in its northeast that has killed four
Read More‘Biofortified’ Seeds Can Help Combat Malnutrition
Scientists are helping to combat the world hunger crisis by breeding nutrient-packed crops that will fill stomachs and lessen the effects of malnutrition. It’s called biofortification. It sounds complicated, but
Read MoreMedical Tourism on the Rise in Turkey
Turkey is fast becoming a top destination for medical tourism. Tens of thousand of people a year are flocking to Istanbul and other Turkish cities for procedures ranging from gynecology
Read MoreAlternative Therapy Uses Fish Skin for Burn Relief
It’s an old riddle: What is the human body’s largest organ? The answer, of course, is skin. And while it’s certainly tough, skin’s enemy is heat. Treating serious burns usually
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