China Faces Challenges in Containing Swine Flu Infection
The Year of the Pig is getting off to a rough start in China as the world’s largest consumer of pork and home to half the world’s pigs struggles to
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From Smarter Energy to Less Plastic, Caribbean Resorts Go Green
At home in the United States, Kerrie Springer takes pride in being environmentally conscious. So when she booked a week’s getaway at the Bucuti and Tara Beach Resort in Aruba,
Read MoreNew NASA Lander to Post Daily Reports on Red Planet Winter
And now for the weather on Mars: NASA’s newest lander is offering daily reports on the red planet’s frigid winter. Starting Tuesday, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory is posting the highs
Read MoreMeet the Sea Squirt, Sucking Up Plastic Particles From the Sea
A rubbery sea creature with an irritating habit of clinging to ships and invading beaches could help measure plastic pollution as it can filter tiny particles from the ocean and
Read MorePowerful Magnets Can Relieve Depression
Depression is more than just feeling sad. It’s a serious disease that interferes with normal life, a sense of self-worth, and it can end in suicide. Some people do well
Read MoreThought Extinct, Horned Frog Rediscovered in Ecuador Rainforest
Tiny horned frogs, thought to be extinct, have been rediscovered in a remote rainforest in Ecuador. Conservationists are hoping to save the strange-looking frogs by bringing some of them to
Read MoreMagnetic Therapy Can Relieve Depression
Depression is more than just being sad. It’s a serious disease that interferes with normal life, a sense of self-worth, and, in serious cases, it can end in suicide. But,
Read MoreThe Real ‘Jaws’: Great White Shark’s Genetic Secrets Revealed
The great white shark, one of the most fearsome predators in the world’s oceans in both fact and fiction, is a formidable creature — right down to its genes. Scientists
Read MorePhiladelphia Mulls Supervised Injections to Cut Drug Deaths
For nearly two decades, Vancouver, the epicenter of Canada’s increasingly deadly drug epidemic, has embraced an initiative that was once dismissed as a reckless experiment but has since won over
Read MoreDinosaurs Tracks Saved from Australian Floods
A team of Australian paleontologists and volunteers has saved a once-in a lifetime fossil discovery from devastating floods in Queensland state. The dinosaur tracks give a rare insight into an
Read MoreSan Antonio Wildlife Ranch Celebrates, Protects Endangered Animals
Being surrounded by wild animals, feeding them and taking care of their little ones this is exactly what Tiffany Soechting wanted to do all her life. Anush Avetisyan met with
Read MoreA Spiny Necked Dinosaur Wows in Argentina
The ancient world of dinosaurs was a strange and dangerous place. Many of the animals that roamed the earth during the Cretaceous period 140 million years ago were all teeth
Read MoreYear in Space Put US Astronaut’s Disease Defenses on Alert
Nearly a year in space put astronaut Scott Kelly’s immune system on high alert and changed the activity of some of his genes compared with those of his Earth-bound identical
Read MoreGourmet Grubs Wriggle Onto American Palate
It may sound gross to some, but edible insects are a great source of high quality protein and essential minerals such as calcium and iron. Edible grubs offer all that,
Read MoreMore Than 1 Billion People Risk Hearing Loss from Loud Music
U.N. agencies warn that more than 1 billion people ages 12 to 35 risk losing their hearing from listening to loud music on their audio devices. The World Health Organization,
Read MoreMeasles Cases Surge Globally Putting Many Lives at Risk
The World Health Organization (WHO) says that measles outbreaks and deaths are surging globally, putting years of progress made in reducing the killer disease at risk. The WHO is calling
Read MoreBug Appetit!
Edible insects are a great source of high quality protein and essential minerals such as calcium and iron. Edible grubs, insect larvae, offer all that, plus high quality fat, which
Read MoreNew Study Shows Rapid Decline in Insect Populations
Insects are the most biodiverse group of living things on the planet. And it is a good thing there are so many of them because they are responsible for many
Read MoreMars Rover’s Mission Finally Over, NASA Says
“I declare the Opportunity mission is complete,” NASA official Thomas Zurbuchen said Wednesday of the U.S. Mars rover mission that outlasted its projected life span by more than 14 years. The
Read More3D Heart Gives Surgeons Early Look at Patients
It’s a stretch but with Valentine’s Day just around the corner, we thought we’d talk about the heart, but with a tech twist. Each heart is different, and that can
Read MoreUS Lawmakers Give Mixed Reviews to Ambitious Green New Deal Proposal
The climate is not only changing globally, it’s changing in Washington. With Democrats in control of the House of Representatives, climate change is on the agenda again. Some Democrats are
Read MoreNASA About to Pull Plug on Mars Rover, Silent for 8 Months
NASA is trying one last time to contact its record-setting Mars rover Opportunity, before calling it quits. The rover has been silent for eight months, victim of one of the
Read MorePoll: Americans ‘Alarmed’ by Climate Change Double in Just 5 Years
The proportion of Americans found to be “alarmed” by climate change has doubled in just five years, the pollsters behind a nationwide survey revealed on Tuesday. Twenty-nine percent of respondents
Read MoreWho Knows Best? Cities Consult Citizens for Fresh Ideas
Barcelona residents had until the end of January to submit suggestions for a plan to redevelop the green spaces of Montjuic, an iconic hill overlooking the Catalan capital. Few people
Read More‘Sexist’ Data Holds Women Back, Bill and Melinda Gates Say
“Sexist” data is making it harder to improve women’s and girls’ lives, the world’s leading philanthropic couple Bill and Melinda Gates said Tuesday in an open letter. The couple warned
Read MoreEarth’s Earliest Mobile Organisms Lived 2.1 Billion Years Ago
Scientists have discovered in 2.1-billion-year-old black shale from a quarry in Gabon the earliest evidence of a revolutionary development in the history of life on Earth, the ability of organisms
Read MoreUS Sees Growing Threats to ‘Freedom of Action’ in Space
Russia and China are racing to advance their space-based military capabilities and could soon prevent the United States and its allies from using outer space freely. The warning, in a
Read MoreUS Youth Smoking Decline Stalls, And Vaping May Be to Blame
Cigarette smoking rates have stopped falling among U.S. kids, and health officials believe youth vaping is responsible. For decades, the percentage of high school and middle school students who smoked
Read MoreIncreased Patrols Spark Dolphin Resurgence
The Irrawaddy dolphins that cruise through their namesake river in Myanmar are an endangered species. The Wildlife Conservation Society says there are only about 76 left in the Irrawaddy River.
Read MoreCheap, Flexible Solar Panels on the Horizon
A new type of solar panel promises a cheap, flexible way to get more power from the sun. They may help the growing renewable energy industry expand even faster. VOA’s
Read MoreMost Children Globally Lack Social Protection Coverage
A joint study by the International Labor Organization and U.N. Children’s Fund finds the vast majority of the world’s children lack effective social protection coverage. It says this dooms them
Read MoreLeader of New Climate Panel Talks of Need for ‘Bold Action’
It does not yet have office space, staff or even Republican members, but Florida Rep. Kathy Castor is confident that a special House committee on climate change will play a
Read MoreStudy: Opioid Prescriptions for Pets Surge, Mirroring Human Crisis
Many more Americans may be getting opioids for their pets, and veterinarians appear to be prescribing increasingly potent versions of these drugs to animals, a small study suggests. The researchers examined data on
Read MoreWashington State Considers Vaccine Bill Following Measles Outbreak
Lawmakers in the U.S. Northwestern state of Washington, which is battling a measles outbreak, are considering a bill that would prohibit parents from claiming a personal or philosophical exemption to
Read MoreNigeria’s Health Care Spending Lags Behind Abuja Declaration
In 2001, the government of Nigeria, along with all African Union countries, pledged to spend 15 percent of its annual budget on health care. But the country has never come
Read MoreMeasles Spreading in US, Mostly Among Unvaccinated Children
Measles is spreading in the U.S. As of Feb. 5, there were 50 cases in Washington state and five in Houston. New cases are being added daily. Health officials, including
Read MoreMeasles Spreads Mostly Among Unvaccinated Children In US
Health officials in the United States are urging parents to get their children vaccinated for measles, after a spike in the number of cases. On Feb. 5, there were 50
Read MoreMelania Trump to Anti-drug Group: ‘Recovery is Possible’
Melania Trump, addressing an anti-drug conference, says “recovery is possible.” The first lady traveled to Maryland on Thursday to address the Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America’s annual youth leadership forum.
Read MoreWMO: 2018 Was 4th Hottest Year on Record
The World Meteorological Organization says 2018 was the fourth hottest year on record confirming, what it calls a clear sign that long-term climate change is going on. Of the four
Read MoreIs the Urban Jungle the Answer to Helping Some Endangered Species?
At sunset every day, an almost deafening sound from the sky can be heard in a community just east of Los Angeles. It is the sound of parrots that have
Read MoreFGM Engenders Sharp Cultural Divide
F.A. Cole was 11 when her stepmother told her to dress up for a special occasion near her hometown of Freetown, Sierra Leone. It was, instead, a traumatic occasion,
Read MoreFemale Genital Mutilation Occurs in the United States
The United Nations has declared Feb. 6 International Zero Tolerance Day for Female Genital Mutilation. Contrary to popular perception, female genital mutilation, or FGM, is relatively widespread in the United States
Read MoreLast Year Was Fourth Hottest on Record: Outlook Sizzling: UN
Last year was the fourth warmest on record and the outlook is for more sizzling heat approaching levels that most governments view as dangerous for the Earth, a U.N. report
Read MoreOur Milky Way Galaxy Truly Warped, at Least Around Edges
It turns out our Milky Way galaxy is truly warped, at least around the far edges. Scientists in China and Australia released an updated 3D map of the Milky
Read MoreEgyptian Babies Get Blue Ribbons as Parents Say ‘No’ to Female Genital Mutilation
Doctors at two Cairo hospitals will pin blue ribbon badges to the clothing of newborn baby girls on Wednesday as they launch a campaign to persuade parents in Egypt to
Read MoreWatch Your Language: Tasty Words ‘Luring’ People to Healthier Foods
Rich and zesty or low fat and vegan? Clever marketing with mouth-watering words can boost sales of plant-based dishes by more than 70 percent, experts said Tuesday, amid a drive
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