A recent study by the Global Nutrition Report 2017 shows that eating beans bred to contain more iron boosts memory and attention in college-going women in Rwanda. The specially biofortified
Read MoreLaurie Metcalf has won three Emmys and a Tony Award in her nearly 40-year year career, but the veteran stage and screen actress still feels uncomfortable in front of a
Read MoreScientists warn a campaign to eradicate polio in central Africa is falling short because of upheaval in the Lake Chad Basin area, where the Boko Haram militant group remains active.
Read MoreWhile most musicians seek to avoid a frosty reception at concerts, for Norwegian composer and performer Terje Isungset a chilly feeling is nothing to fear: he performs with instruments he
Read MoreThe Associated Press recently caught up with a few celebrities and asked them about their favorite holiday cards from fellow notables. Hugh Jackman of The Greatest Showman wouldn’t name any
Read MoreA survey by the U.N. refugee agency reveals heightened worries by the Rohingya refugee population in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh over their health and safety. It has been nearly four months
Read MoreThe World Meteorological Organization reports 2017 is on track to be among the three hottest years on record, just behind the two preceding years. While 2017 may only emerge as
Read MoreBrushstroke by brushstroke, muralist Robert Vargas is telling the story of this changing metropolis, using the facade of a 14-story downtown apartment building as his canvas. Vargas suggests the massive
Read MoreA new study has dashed hopes that people may be able to protect themselves from dementia through medicine, diet or exercise. “To put it simply, all evidence indicates that there
Read MoreLike a friendly Pied Piper, the violinist keeps up a toe-tapping beat as dancers weave through busy hospital hallways and into the chemotherapy unit, patients looking up in surprised delight.
Read MoreU.S. health officials on Tuesday approved the nation’s first gene therapy for an inherited, rare form of blindness, marking another major advance for the emerging field of genetic medicine. The approval
Read MorePop star Lady Gaga is swapping touring for a two-year stint in Las Vegas, joining the likes of music divas Celine Dion, Britney Spears and Shania Twain who have recently
Read MoreВ Україні громадяни з порушеннями зору зможуть наступного року скласти зовнішнє незалежне тестування з використанням завдань, надрукованих шрифтом Брайля, повідомляє Український центр оцінювання якості освіти з посиланням на відповідний наказ
Read MoreArtist Carlos Carmonamedina is curious about his surroundings. Since growing up in Mexico, traveling around to Europe for school, he’s always seen the cultures in a city’s periphery. When he
Read MoreIn the two years since he came to Washington, D.C., Carlos Carmonamedina has created almost 100 postcards of everyday scenes in the nation’s capital. Many have DC landmarks in the
Read MoreUtah officials studying the possibility of Salt Lake City making a bid to host another Winter Olympics said Monday they would rather host the games in 2030, but could be
Read MoreThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Monday issued a notice that it wants public input for a possible replacement of Obama-era regulations on carbon dioxide emissions from power plants that
Read MoreJazz superstar Keely Smith, best known for her immortal duets with her late husband Louis Prima, has died of heart failure at 89. Smith began her professional career her hometown
Read MoreТроє українських біатлоністок опинилися в першій десятці загального заліку Кубка світу за підсумками трьох етапів, які відбулися в шведському Остерсунді, австрійському Гохфільцені та французькому Ансі. Сьомою у списку найкращих біатлоністок
Read MoreThe United Nations is calling on all parties in the Afghan conflict to facilitate health workers in conducting Monday’s urgent polio vaccination campaign in a volatile southern district with the
Read MoreControversy is swirling around the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World. This new non-profit organization has come under intense criticism from health agencies and anti-tobacco campaigners who accuse it of acting
Read MoreПоблизу Львова, у селі Скнилів 17 грудня освятили кам’яний хрест на місці давнього монастиря монахів-студитів Української греко-католицької церкви. У радянський час історію цього монастиря забули, і заборонили про неї згадувати.
Read MoreEgypt reopened on Saturday an ancient library that holds thousands of centuries-old religious and historical manuscripts at the famed St. Catherine Monastery, a UNESCO World Heritage site, in South Sinai.
Read MoreA trio of U.S. and Japanese astronauts and a Russian cosmonaut blasted off from Kazakhstan on Sunday for a two-day trip to the International Space Station, a NASA TV broadcast
Read MoreThe Pentagon acknowledged Saturday that its long-secret UFO investigation program ended in 2012, when U.S. defense officials shifted attention and funding to other priorities. But whether the Advanced Aviation Threat
Read MoreУ французькому окрузі Ансі, в містечку Ле-Гран-Борнан, 17 грудня гонками з масовим стартом фінішує третій етап Кубка світу з біатлону. Цього дня відбудуться гонки з масовим стартом серед жінок та
Read MoreThe U.S. Centers for Disease Control is reportedly banning a list of seven words or phrases in official documents, sparking a flood of reaction on social media platforms. Policy analysts
Read MoreЧлен Нацради України з телерадіомовлення Сергій Костинский заявляє, що в 2018 році українське мовлення на територію анексованого Росією Криму буде здійснюватися з двох веж – у Чонгарі і Чаплинці. Про
Read MoreTop entertainment and business executives have agreed to found and fund a Commission on Sexual Harassment and Advancing Equality in the Workplace. The new group was established at a meeting
Read MoreДержавне агентство лісових ресурсів заявило про запуск мобільного додатку для Android, яким можна перевірити, чи мають ялинки на продаж усі необхідні для цього дозволи. «Перевірка законності походження ялинки відбувається шляхом
Read MoreYoung people come from around the world to work in Silicon Valley, California. As these workers build a life away from home, many struggle with how to bring their aging
Read MoreThe biggest holiday of the season is in full swing, and holiday decor provides an important background for all the festivities. Cities, public buildings and most private homes are made
Read MoreA Los Angeles-based company claims it is turning people’s bad habits into good ones with a range of vape-able vitamin supplements. But medical experts say there are no studies yet
Read MoreIt’s a winter wonderland near Washington this holiday season, as it has been for nine years. It’s an exhibit called ICE!, and to it took more than 2 million pounds
Read MoreIt’s one of the country’s first branches of law enforcement. Founded in 1791 by George Washington, the U.S. Park Police oversee all federal parks, but only a few officers get
Read MorePresident Donald Trump’s mining regulators are reconsidering rules meant to protect underground miners from breathing coal and rock dust — the cause of black lung — and diesel exhaust, which
Read MoreA federal judge in Philadelphia on Friday ordered the Trump administration not to enforce new rules that could significantly reduce women’s access to free birth control. Judge Wendy Beetlestone issued
Read MoreУкраїнська редакція британської медіакомпанії BBC назвала книгою року збірку оповідань Катерини Калитко «Земля загублених, або маленькі страшні казки». «Теми, яких торкається Катерина Калитко у своїй збірці, особливо актуальні зараз, коли
Read MoreУкраїнський інститут національної пам’яті пропонує скоротити кількість святкових днів до десяти. Відповідний законопроект подали на погодження Міністерству культури України. «Якщо він буде ухвалений у такій редакції, з наступного року буде
Read MoreУкраїнський боксер Василь Ломаченко очолив рейтинг найкращих боксерів світу за версією американського спортивного телеканалу ESPN. Як йдеться в повідомленні на сайті ESPN, Ломаченко піднявся на перше місце, обійшовши попереднього лідера
Read MoreAn ingredient in cannabis called cannabidiol or CBD has shown promise in a clinical trial as a potential new treatment for psychosis, scientists said Friday. In research involving 88 people
Read MoreThey say young children are like sponges. They soak up information from all around them unconsciously, and build on that core foundation for the rest of their lives. Baba Ras
Read MoreResearch funded by the U.S. Office of Naval Research is helping give sniffer dogs the skills they need to detect complex modern explosives. Faith Lapidus reports. …
Read MoreCharged particles from the sun are responsible for the brilliant auroras at the earth’s poles. But there can be cases of too much of a good thing. When huge solar
Read MoreКерівництво Національного наукового центру Польщі, який фінансує фундаментальні дослідження польських вчених, готове допомогти Україні в створенні та запуску Національного фонду досліджень. Про це йшлося під час зустрічі 14 грудня представників
Read MoreWalmart and a book distributor distanced themselves from Tavis Smiley on Thursday after PBS said an investigation found “troubling allegations” of sexual misconduct by the radio and TV host. The
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