3-D Printed Practice Organs Smooth Toddler’s Transplant
A sick toddler is thriving thanks to his father’s kidney and a practice surgery using 3-D printed organs. VOA’s Steve Baragona explains. …
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Наукові новини. Наука – сфера діяльності людини, спрямована на отримання (вироблення і систематизацію у вигляді теорій, гіпотез, законів природи або суспільства тощо) нових знань про навколишній світ. Основою науки є збирання, оновлення, систематизація, критичний аналіз фактів, синтез нових знань або узагальнень, що описують досліджувані природні або суспільні явища та (або) дозволяють будувати причинно-наслідкові зв’язки між явищами і прогнозувати їхній перебіг
Congo: 3 New Ebola Cases Confirmed in City
Three new cases of the often lethal Ebola virus have been confirmed in a city of more than 1 million people, Congo’s health minister announced, as the spread of the
Read MoreProgress in Struggle to Save Animals From Extinction
Conservationists around the world are making great strides in rescuing animal species from the brink of extinction. Despite the recent death of the last male white rhinoceros, there is hope
Read MoreWHO: Ebola in Congo Not Yet Global Health Emergency
Congo’s latest Ebola outbreak does not yet warrant being declared a global health emergency, the World Health Organization announced Friday, as health officials rushed to contain the often deadly virus
Read MoreResearchers Take Two-Pronged Approach to Testing for Zika
Researchers at New York University College of Dentistry are taking a new approach to quickly identifying Zika and other infections. As Faith Lapidus reports, unlike currently available tests, the approach
Read MoreAfghanistan Attacks Threaten Health System Gains
Deteriorating security is forcing Afghanistan to spend more money on trauma care, rather than investing in women and children’s health, its health minister said Thursday. The government has come under
Read MoreDoes Our Galaxy Sound Like Funky Blues Music?
Interstellar space is mostly a vacuum, so there is no medium that can carry sound. In other words, space is totally silent. But astronomers have often associated the movement of
Read MoreCongo Ebola Virus Moves From Rural Area to Urban One
The World Health Organization reports one confirmed case of the deadly Ebola virus in the city of Mbandaka, a city of more than one million 150 kilometers from Bikoro where
Read MorePregnant Rhino in San Diego Could Help Save Subspecies
A southern white rhino has become pregnant through artificial insemination at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park — giving hope for efforts to save a subspecies of one of the
Read MoreUS Births Hit a 30-Year Low, Despite Good Economy
U.S. birth rates declined last year for women in their teens, 20s and — surprisingly — their 30s, leading to the fewest babies in 30 years, according to a government
Read MoreRebels With a Cause: Women Bikers Saving Lives in Nigeria
Whenever the all-female Nigerian biker group D’Angels hits the streets, people would stare in amazement at the sight of women on motorbikes. So they made up their minds to use
Read MoreOxygen Presence in Distant Galaxy Sheds Light on Early Universe
After detecting a whiff of oxygen, astronomers have determined that stars in a faraway galaxy formed 250 million years after the Big Bang — a rather short time in cosmic
Read MoreSpacewalking Astronauts Tackle Pump Work at Space Station
NASA astronauts took a spacewalk Wednesday to shuffle around a couple of space station pumps. Popping out early, Drew Feustel and Ricky Arnold quickly began rearranging the International Space Station’s
Read MoreStudy: US Insurers Unprepared for Climate Change Disasters
Most U.S. insurance companies have not adapted their strategies to address the dangers of climate change, making them likely to raise rates or deny coverage in high-risk areas, said a
Read MorePoland Ready to End Extensive Logging in Pristine Old Forest
Poland’s environment minister has decided to stop the extensive logging in one of Europe’s oldest forests that has been declared illegal by a top European Union court, authorities said Tuesday.
Read MoreCalifornia Sets Sights on Solar Power
California has become the first U.S. state to require solar installations on most new homes, by the year 2020. Mike O’Sullivan reports that the state is leading a national effort
Read MoreVietnam Pollution Comes at a Price
The air quality in Vietnam overall does not quite rival that in China or India when it comes to pollution. But it is bad and getting worse. And all that
Read MoreWHO: Congo Approves Use of Experimental Ebola Vaccine
Congo has agreed to allow the World Health Organization to use an experimental Ebola vaccine to combat an outbreak announced last week, the WHO director-general said Monday. The aim is
Read MoreNew Effort Being Launched to Eliminate Trans Fats Globally
A new global health plan is being rolled out by the World Health Organization, along with a health initiative called Resolve to Save Lives. The goal is to prevent half
Read MoreWorld Bank Head Calls for Business-like Focus on Health, Education
The fight against poverty needs to focus aggressively on the health and education of the young and vulnerable, said non-government organization and development officials who spoke at the Milken Institute
Read MoreAustralia Steps up Effort to Save Vulnerable Koalas
A koala hospital and new wildlife reserves are the focus of one of Australia’s boldest plans to protect the vulnerable marsupial. Almost 25,000 hectares of state forest will be set
Read MoreSongbirds Could Help Unravel Human Speech Disorders
Scientists at Rockefeller University in New York discovered that the brains of songbirds use a similar process as humans do when learning to make sounds. And, as a result, VOA’s
Read MoreNASA to Send Tiny Helicopter to Mars
NASA is planning to send a tiny autonomous helicopter to Mars on its next rover mission to the red planet. The space agency announced Friday that the helicopter will be
Read MoreCreating Milk Alternatives for Animal Babies
Aardvarks are not the most attractive animals. They have rabbitlike ears, a kangaroo tail and a nose like a pig. But they are mammals, and that means they feed their
Read MoreHow Close Is Electric Aviation?
Electric-powered ground transport is slowly but steadily taking over from one based on fossil fuels. Electric cars, buses, bikes, scooters, even electric skateboards are growing more common on streets around
Read MoreTrump Administration Prescribes Remedy for Headache of High Drug Prices
America will not be “cheated” by foreign countries that “extort” unreasonably low drug prices from U.S. companies, declared President Donald Trump on Friday. Rolling out an ambitious blueprint to significantly
Read MoreSpaceX Launches New Rocket Primed for Future Crewed Missions
An updated version of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, tailored for eventual crewed missions into orbit, made its debut launch Friday from Florida’s Cape Canaveral, carrying a communications satellite for
Read MoreChina’s Multistory Hog Hotels Elevate Industrial Farms to New Levels
On Yaji Mountain in southern China, they are checking in the sows a thousand head per floor in high-rise “hog hotels.” Privately owned agricultural company Guangxi Yangxiang Co Ltd is
Read MoreClimate Change Talks Stall Ahead of December 2018 Deadline
Two weeks of climate talks organized by the United Nations ended Thursday as countries failed to resolve differences about implementing the Paris climate accord. The negotiations will resume in Bangkok
Read MoreEven Young Men Who Smoke Have Increased Stroke Risk
Young men who smoke are more likely to have a stroke before age 50 than their peers who avoid tobacco, a small study suggests. Smoking has long been linked to
Read MorePeople, Power Costs Keep Indoor Farming Down to Earth
There’s a budding industry that’s trying to solve the problem of the limp lettuce and tasteless tomatoes in America’s supermarkets. It’s full of technologists who grow crops in buildings instead
Read MoreMayo Clinic Researchers Experiment with Age-Delaying Drugs
The Spanish explorer Ponce de Leon never found the Fountain of Youth, a magical water source supposedly capable of reversing the aging process. But scientists at the Mayo Clinic in
Read MoreDRC Confirms Ebola Outbreak Near Border
Health officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo are racing to contain a new Ebola outbreak announced this week. At least two people are confirmed to have died of Ebola
Read MoreSyrian Refugees Showcase Innovation Ideas
No matter where they live, young people are capable of coming up with fresh ideas about how to improve life in their communities. At a recent exhibition, held in the
Read MoreTackling Rabies in Malawi, One Dog at a Time
A team of veterinarians has again traveled to southern Malawi to vaccinate thousands of dogs as part of a global effort by the British charity, Mission Rabies, to eradicate the
Read MoreUS Drug Supply Firm Execs: They Didn’t Cause Opioid Crisis
Top executives of the nation’s leading wholesale drug distributors told Congress under oath Tuesday that their companies didn’t help cause the nation’s deadly opioid epidemic, drawing bipartisan wrath that included
Read MoreMajor Review Backs Cervical Cancer Shots, Especially for Teens
Vaccines designed to prevent infection with human papillomavirus (HPV) are effective in protecting against pre-cancerous cervical lesions in women, particularly in those vaccinated between age 15 and 26, according to
Read MoreStay or Go? Volcano Forces Choice for All in Eruption Zone
Edwin Montoya’s family carved their farm on the slopes of the Kilauea volcano out of “raw jungle,” transforming it into a fertile collection of gardens, animal pens and fruit trees.
Read MoreSmoke to Ink? Indian Inventors Try Novel Approach to Tame Air Pollution
As the pre-monsoon summer heat takes hold in New Delhi, two things are as inevitable as 40-degree-Celsius days: power cuts and air pollution from the diesel generators that then kick
Read MoreHotter Seas Threaten Marine Wildlife with Extinction, Researchers Say
Polar bears and other iconic animals could be extinct by the end of the century if ocean temperatures continue to rise at the current rate, marine biologists warned Monday. Warming
Read MoreHawaii Volcano Has Oozed Hot Lava for Decades, Science Says
Hawaii’s Kilauea is not your typical blow-the-top-off kind of volcano. It’s been simmering and bubbling for about 35 years, sending superhot lava spewing up through cracks in the ground. This
Read MoreWHO: Cholera Vaccination Campaign Starts in Yemen
The first vaccine campaign against cholera in Yemen has started, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday, a year and a half after an epidemic was triggered by war
Read MoreBootleg Liquor, Not Water, Killed Cambodian Villagers
A senior Cambodian health official says 14 villagers whose sudden deaths were thought to have been caused by polluted water actually died from drinking rice wine containing methanol. Health Ministry
Read MoreWomen in India Fighting Tough Cancer Battle
Globally, more cases of cancer are reported in men than in women. A recent study in India reveals that the reverse is true there. Published in the medical journal Lancet,
Read More‘Cook It, Save It, Share It’ Campaign Fights Food Waste
An innovative consumer awareness campaign will be launched this summer in several cities in the United States. The campaign is aimed at preventing the waste of food that costs the
Read MoreNASA Mission to Peer Into Mars’ Past
A powerful Atlas 5 rocket was poised for liftoff early Saturday from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, carrying to Mars the first robotic NASA lander designed entirely for exploring
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