Congo’s Ebola Outbreak Might Be Declared Global Emergency
A top Red Cross official says he’s “more concerned than I have ever been” about the possible regional spread of the Ebola virus in Congo after a recent spike in
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Researchers Discover New Human Species
As scientists get better at sifting through our past, more and more variations of human beings are turning up in archaeological digs. In the early 2000s there was the discovery
Read MoreIsraeli Moon Mission Ends With Spacecraft’s Crash
An Israeli spacecraft lost contact with Earth moments before it was to land on the moon and crashed late Thursday, failing in an ambitious attempt to make history as the
Read MoreScientists Reveal First Ever Photo Of A Black Hole
Scientists have been monitoring what black holes do to the space around them for decades. Their immense gravity warps time and space in a way that Albert Einstein predicted and
Read MoreLinkedIn: US Midwest Floods Prompting Workers to Migrate to Safer Ground
Deadly floods in the U.S. that bear the fingerprints of climate change are prompting an exodus of workers from the Midwest, the world’s biggest professional social network, LinkedIn, said Wednesday.
Read MoreBones From Philippine Cave Reveal New Human Cousin
Fossil bones and teeth found in the Philippines have revealed a long-lost cousin of modern people, which evidently lived around the time our own species was spreading from Africa to
Read MoreInternational Scientific Teams Unveils First Photo of Black Hole
An international scientific team has unveiled a landmark achievement in astrophysics – the first photo of a black hole News conferences were held in Washington, Brussels, Santiago, Shanghai, Taipei and
Read MoreUN Population Fund Chief Laments US Funding Cut
The U.N. population agency chief says she regrets the U.S. government’s decision to cut funding for programs that help ensure safe pregnancies worldwide. Dr. Natalia Kanem said Wednesday that more
Read MoreFake Eggs Spying on Whooping Cranes to Boost Survival
Scientists are using fake eggs to spy on whooping cranes in hopes of learning why some chicks die in the egg, while others hatch. Data gathered by the spy eggs
Read MoreNYC Orders Mandatory Vaccines for Some Amid Measles Outbreak
New York City has declared a public health emergency over a measles outbreak and ordered mandatory vaccinations for some people who may have been exposed to the virus. Mayor
Read MoreWinners Outnumber Losers as Massachusetts Goes Green
It’s minus eight degrees Celsius on a late winter morning in western Massachusetts. But electrician Ed Martell is on the job, helping build an 8,000-panel solar farm outside the town
Read MoreDeadly Australian Spider Gives Hope to Stroke Patients
Venom from a dangerous spider could give stroke patients a better chance of survival, according to Australian biochemists. A bite from the Fraser Island funnel-web spider can kill a person
Read MoreUS Measles Tally Hits 465, With Most Illnesses in Kids
U.S. measles cases are continuing to jump, and most of the reported illnesses are in children. Health officials say 465 measles cases have been reported this year, as of last
Read MoreBrain Zaps Boost Memory in People Over 60, Study Finds
Zapping the brains of people over 60 with a mild electrical current improved a form of memory enough that they performed like people in their 20s, a new study found.
Read MoreSwiss Scientists Create First Computer Generated Genome
Ever since Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein in 1818, the world has been fascinated with the idea of creating life in a lab. But it remained in the realm of fiction…
Read MoreExperts: Venezuela Sees Rise in Vaccine-Preventable Diseases
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and U.S. scientists warn that a growing number of patients in Venezuela are getting vaccine-preventable diseases like measles, diphtheria and polio. One of
Read MoreTens of Thousands Protest Climate Change in Switzerland
Tens of thousands of people demonstrated Saturday in several Swiss cities against climate change, the Swiss news agency Keystone-ATS reported. Around 50,000 marched in all, the news agency estimated,
Read MoreBelize Triples Protected Marine Area, Environmental Group Says
Belize approved a plan Friday to set aside 10 percent of its territorial waters as a protected area, tripling the size of existing reserves in the world’s second largest barrier
Read MoreJapan Space Probe Drops Explosive on Asteroid to Make Crater
Japan’s space agency said its Hayabusa2 spacecraft successfully dropped an explosive designed to make a crater on an asteroid and collect its underground samples to find possible clues to the
Read MoreUS Health Officials: Measles Cases This Year Have Exceeded the 2018 Count
U.S. health officials say that between January and March, 387 cases of measles have been reported in 15 states, exceeding the count for all of last year. In 2018, 372
Read MoreUN: Climate Change in Bangladesh Could Rob Future from Millions of Children
The U.N. Children’s Fund says climate change in Bangladesh is threatening the lives and futures of 19 million children or one-third of all children under age 18 in the country.
Read MoreMozambique: International Aid Targets Deadly Cholera
In the wake of Cyclone Idai’s devastation, Mozambique now faces 1,000 cases of cholera. The soaring disease toll follows storm-surge flooding that contaminated wells with sewage. VOA’s Brian Padden reports
Read MoreThe Doctor Won’t See You Now
The day after Tarek Saoud contemplated ending his life, the college student reached out for help on the campus of the university in Ohio he attended. “I called the student
Read MoreStudy: Poor Diet Linked to 1 in 5 Deaths Globally
One in five deaths globally is linked to poor diet, experts said in a study released Thursday, warning that overconsumption of sugar, salt and meat was killing millions of people
Read MoreSpain’s Health Minister Calls for End to Gay ‘Conversion Therapy’
Spain’s health minister called on Wednesday for so-called conversion therapy to be abolished after a report that a branch of the Catholic Church had offered to “cure” gay people. El
Read MoreMore Delays Ahead for Boeing’s New Space Capsule for Astronauts
Boeing’s new space capsule for astronauts faces more launch delays. The Starliner capsule was supposed to make its debut this month, after a series of postponements. But the first test
Read MoreBoeing Software Under Scrutiny as Ethiopia Prepares Crash Report
Boeing anti-stall software forced down the nose of a doomed Ethiopian jet even after pilots had turned it off, sources told Reuters on Wednesday, as investigators scrutinize the role played
Read MoreUS Investigates Seizure Risk With Electronic Cigarettes
U.S. health officials are investigating whether electronic cigarettes may trigger seizures in some people who use the nicotine-vaping devices. The Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday it is reviewing 35
Read MoreStudy Points to New Antibody Approach to Tackling Ebola, Other Infections
Scientists working on developing vaccines against Ebola have found they can “harvest” antibodies from volunteers vaccinated in research trials and use them to make treatments for the deadly viral infection.
Read MoreStudy: Prostate Cancer Death Rates Stabilizing
Death rates from prostate cancer — the most commonly diagnosed cancer in men — have stabilized or declined in dozens of countries since the turn of the century, the American
Read MoreAfter the Moon in 2024, NASA Wants to Reach Mars by 2033
NASA has made it clear they want astronauts back on the Moon in 2024, and now, they are zeroing in on the Red Planet – the US space agency confirmed
Read MoreMeatless Burgers Go Mainstream
Vegetarian patties have long been available to Americans seeking healthier alternatives to hamburgers. Mainstream fast food chains also have been looking for healthier alternatives that would not compromise on flavor.
Read MoreNew York City’s Congestion Pricing Plan a First for US
New York will become the first U.S. city to impose congestion pricing, seen as a key weapon against global warming, following lawmakers’ approval on Monday of a state budget to
Read MoreRockefeller Foundation Moves Beyond Cities in Broader Resilience Push
The Rockefeller Foundation is changing the focus of its funding of projects to strengthen societies against modern pressures such as climate change, shifting away from preparing cities to a broader
Read MoreChina: Fentanyl-Related Drugs to be Added to Controlled Substances List
China said Monday it is adding all fentanyl-related compounds to its list of controlled substances, beginning May 1. U.S. officials have long campaigned for the move. Fentanyl, and compounds that
Read MoreCameroon NGO Struggles to Protect Waters from Invasive Plants
The spread of invasive water hyacinths in and around Cameroon’s port city of Douala is causing problems for residents. The hyacinths’ stubborn growth hampers shipping, reduces fish catches, blocks streams
Read MoreStar Wars Fans March with Glowing Lightsabers for Earth Hour
Twelve years after the inaugural Earth Hour observance in Australia, countries around the world continue joining the grassroots gesture against manmade CO2 (carbon dioxide) emissions. This year in the Philippines,
Read MoreSome Conservative States Easing Access to Birth Control
Several Republican-led state legislatures are advocating for women to gain over-the-counter access to birth control in what they say is an effort to reduce unplanned pregnancies and abortions. State legislatures
Read MoreNeonatal Cuddlers Help Babies Get a Good Start
The environment in a neonatal intensive care unit can be overwhelming, as staff care for infants who are ill or were born premature. Many exhausted parents and loved ones can’t
Read MoreEbola Treatment Center in Congo Reopens After Attack
An Ebola treatment center located at the epicenter of the current outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo has resumed operations after it was attacked last month, the country’s health ministry said Saturday. The center
Read MoreUS Seniors Use Marijuana to Ease Pain, Fight Sleeplessness
Once stigmatized and banned across the United States, marijuana is now legalized in many parts of the country, primarily for medicinal use, but increasingly also for recreation. As cannabis becomes
Read MoreSurgeons Perform First HIV-to-HIV Kidney Transplant
For the first time, a person living with HIV has donated a kidney to a transplant recipient also living with HIV. A team from Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore performed
Read MoreUN Chief Urges ‘Greater Ambition’ in Tackling Climate Change
U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres warned Thursday that climate change was moving faster than international efforts to mitigate it. “It is important that we tackle climate change with much greater ambition,”
Read MoreNY County Declares Emergency Over Measles Outbreak
So far this year, more than 300 people have contracted measles in 15 states in the U.S. Almost half of those cases occurred in Rockland County, just north of New
Read MoreNew York County Declares Emergency Over Measles Outbreak
So far this year, more than 300 people have had measles in 15 states in the U.S. Almost half have occurred in Rockland County just north of New York City.
Read MoreRepublicans, Democrats Back to Battle Over US Health Care Law
Health care has re-emerged as a major focus of U.S. political parties with the Trump administration advocating striking down the entire Affordable Care Act and Democrats introducing legislation to strengthen
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