As humans struggle to control the greenhouse gases that are warming the planet, scientists are searching for natural ways to remove them from the atmosphere. One group of researchers is
Read MoreAn emergency-room doctor in the U.S. Midwest has been arrested and charged with performing female genital mutilation on girls between the ages of 6 and 8, in the first criminal
Read MoreMore than 50 U.S. cities will be hosting Make Music Day, a free one-day outdoor festival celebrating music and music-making. The annual event is June 21, the summer solstice. Highlights
Read MoreUniversity of Michigan mechanical engineering students have made one of the most popular puzzle games much larger. And tougher to solve. Seven former and current students unveiled a 1,500-pound Rubik’s
Read MoreКонтракт із Зурабом Аласанією, якого раніше цього тижня обрали головою правління Національної суспільної телерадіокомпанії України, підпишуть, імовірно, 18 квітня, сказала в ефірі програми Радіо Свободи «Деталі» заступник голови наглядової ради
Read MoreTwenty years ago on April 13, 1997, American athlete Tiger Woods made history, winning one of golf’s most prestigious tournaments, the Masters, in Augusta, Georgia. He became the youngest golfer to
Read MoreThe National Portrait Gallery is putting up a photograph of American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald, often referred to as “The First Lady of Song.” The portrait is on view beginning
Read MoreA Civil War film by Sofia Coppola, a Ukrainian road movie and a drama about AIDS activism are among 18 films competing for prizes at this year’s Cannes Film Festival,
Read MoreBill Cosby has lost his bid to question his accuser in court before his sexual-assault case goes to trial near Philadelphia. The 79-year-old comedian’s lawyers lost their appeal on
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Read MoreAfter years of experimenting and refining, robotic devices that could help disabled people walk may soon be available to rehabilitation centers. The Japanese auto company Toyota says that before the
Read MoreScience and science fiction intersected recently when 1,000 people took part in a brain experiment while watching a movie about what happens when the human brain is connected to a
Read MoreApple has hired a team of biomedical engineers as part of a secret initiative, initially envisioned by late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, to develop sensors to treat diabetes, CNBC reported
Read MoreFormer Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes, the moving force behind organizing last year’s Olympics, is being investigated for allegedly accepting at least 15 million reals ($5 million) in payments
Read MoreThe sculptor of Wall Street’s “Charging Bull” says New York City is violating his legal rights by forcing his bronze beast to face off against the “Fearless Girl.” Artist Arturo
Read MoreA shrimp that uses a very loud sound to stun its prey has been named after legendary rock band Pink Floyd. The Synalpheus pinkfloydi, a kind of pistol shrimp, has
Read MoreKFC says it plans to stop serving chicken given antibiotics important to human health. The fried chicken chain says the change will be completed by the end of next year
Read MoreAt least 489 people have died from a meningitis outbreak in Nigeria, according to Nigeria’s Minister of Health Isaac Adewole. During an emergency health meeting in the Nigerian state of
Read MoreНайбільш прозорими містами в Україні є Кропивницький, Київ та Івано-Франківськ, свідчать результати дослідження Transparency International Ukraine. Згідно з даними пілотного аналізу прозорості й відкритості міст, Кропивницький отримав 54,9 бала зі
Read MoreBill O’Reilly is taking a vacation from his Fox News Channel show amid sponsor defections triggered by sexual harassment allegations. Announcing the break at the end of Tuesday’s show, O’Reilly
Read MoreУ Державній службі з надзвичайних ситуацій України повідомили, що піротехнікам на сьогодні залишилось очистити від вибухонебезпечних предметів лише 100-метрову завширшки зону в районі Балаклії на Харківщині, де наприкінці березня через
Read MoreLast year, Sheryl Crow started a petition on Change.org to shorten the U.S. presidential election cycle. The Grammy-winning singer-songwriter said she was exhausted by the mudslinging and divisive language that
Read MoreGuinea worm is on course to become the second human disease to be eradicated, after smallpox, thanks largely to intervention overseen by former U.S. President Jimmy Carter. Little was known
Read MoreAnother “Great Spot” has been found at Jupiter, this one cold and high up. Scientists reported Tuesday that the dark expanse is 15,000 miles (24,000 kilometers) across and 7,500 miles
Read MoreChina, Japan and South Korea may have their differences, but they mostly see eye-to-eye on cherry blossoms. In all three north Asian countries, people flock to parks, gardens and temples
Read MoreClimate change could cause stronger turbulence for airline passengers, according to a new study. Researchers at the University of Reading in England say “turbulence strong enough to catapult unbuckled passengers
Read MoreSilence and stillness settled over the deep, sun-baked gorge as a pair of photographers sat on a cliff, waiting. Then the rumbling started. As it grew louder, they scrambled into
Read MoreУкраїнський гідрометеорологічний центр повідомляє, що на частині території України у найближчі дні очікуються заморозки. «Вночі 12 квітня у західних, Житомирській та Вінницькій областях на поверхні ґрунту та місцями у повітрі
Read MoreThe biggest U.S. news story of 2016 — the tumultuous presidential campaign — yielded a Pulitzer Prize on Monday for the Washington Post reporter who not only raised doubts about
Read MoreHerbie Hancock has twice before visited Havana to perform intimate solo-duet concerts with his Cuban counterpart Chucho Valdes, but at the end of April the two renowned jazz pianists will
Read MoreA U.S. astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts made a parachute landing in Kazakhstan on Monday, wrapping up a nearly six-month mission aboard the International Space Station, a NASA TV broadcast
Read MoreResearchers are reporting a link between a climate phenomenon know as El Nino and the number of cholera cases in eastern Africa. Predicting when there’s going to be an El
Read MoreRapper Drake and EDM duo The Chainsmokers are the top contenders at the Billboard Music Awards with 22 nominations each. Dick clark productions announced Monday that the performers set
Read MoreГоловою правління «Національної суспільної телерадіокомпанії України» обрали Зураба Аласанію. «У Олега Наливайка 7 голосів. Керівником Суспільного мовника став Зураб Аласанія,якому у другому турі віддали 10 голосів», – йдеться у повідомленні
Read MoreNearly five million children under age five have been successfully vaccinated against polio in war-torn Yemen almost two-months after a nationwide immunization campaign was launched by the World Health Organization
Read MoreGetting a vaccine without the shot has always been one of the greatest hopes of medicine. For people in the developed world it means getting a vaccine can be as
Read MoreMalaysian customs officials said Monday they have confiscated 18 rhino horns, weighing more than 51 kilograms, and valued at over $3 million. Customs said they found the horns in a
Read MoreVeteran Spanish golfer Sergio Garcia finally captured his first major title, winning Sunday’s Masters championship in Augusta, Georgia, in a sudden death playoff over Britain’s Justin Rose. The two players
Read MoreЗ даху посольства України у США у Вашингтоні зняли державний прапор, щоб подарувати українським боксерам, які в неділю здобули перемоги у боях із суперниками в місті Оксон-Хілл. Про це на
Read MoreВ Україну доставили першу партію ліків, необхідних для лікування онкологічних захворювань у дітей на 60 мільйонів гривень. Про це 9 квітня повідомила виконувач обов’язків міністра охорони здоров’я Уляна Супрун на
Read MoreChuck Berry fans are getting their chance to pay their respects to the rock ’n’ roll visionary, roughly three weeks after his death at age 90 near his hometown of
Read MoreFamily, friends and fans paid their final respects to the rock `n’ roll legend Chuck Berry on Sunday, celebrating the life and career of a man who inspired countless guitarists
Read MoreMost people have likely heard about the dangers of microplastics, the particles less than 5 millimeters in size that deteriorate from larger plastic pieces that have entered the oceans. Scientists
Read MoreA relatively large asteroid will cross Earth’s orbit around the sun this month. Astrophysicists and astronomers say there is no chance of a collision, but it will be the closest
Read MoreУ зв’язку з проведенням 9 квітня у Києві півмарафону на вихідні у центрі буде обмежено рух транспорту. Про це повідомляє Київська міська державна адміністрація. Частково або повністю буде обмежено рух
Read MoreДержавна служба з надзвичайних ситуацій повідомляє про завершення очищення від вибухонебезпечних предметів території Балаклії на Харківщині, де у ніч на 23 березня спалахнула пожежа і почали вибухати боєприпаси, а також
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