April 21, 2024 0 Ancient snake might have been 15 meters long, weighed 1,000 kilos WASHINGTON — A ancient giant snake in India might have been longer than a school bus and weighed a ton, researchers reported ...
April 20, 2024 0 Australian researchers develop prototype device to devour carbon dioxide to make electricity Sydney — Australian researchers have built an electrical generator that consumes carbon dioxide, generates electricity and ...
April 20, 2024 0 4/20 grew from humble roots to marijuana’s high holiday SEATTLE — Saturday marks marijuana culture’s high holiday, 4/20, when college students gather — at 4:20 p.m. — in clouds ...
April 20, 2024 0 Reproductive rights elusive 1 year after Japan’s approval of abortion pill Osaka, Japan — Wider access to abortion in Japan has largely remained elusive a year after the historic approval of medical ...
April 20, 2024 0 US emergency rooms refused to treat pregnant women WASHINGTON — One woman miscarried in the lobby restroom of a Texas emergency room as front desk staff refused to check her in. ...
April 19, 2024 0 WHO urges heightened vigilance on potential spread of bird flu in cows Geneva — In the wake of a recent outbreak of avian influenza detected in dairy cows and goats in the United States, the ...
April 18, 2024 0 Zimbabwe mine turns dumpsite into solar station A gold mine in Zimbabwe has turned its former dumpsite into a solar station, generating all the energy it needs for operations at ...
April 18, 2024 0 UK, EU face significant medicine shortages, study says LONDON — Patients in the U.K. and European Union are facing shortages of vital medicines such as antibiotics and epilepsy ...
April 17, 2024 0 NASA chief warns of Chinese military presence in space Washington — China is bolstering its space capabilities and is using its civilian program to mask its military objectives, the ...
April 17, 2024 0 Hospitals in eastern DRC face vaccine shortages Goma — In the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, specifically in the Beni and Butembo region, parents are finding it hard ...
April 17, 2024 0 New effort tackles drug overdose epidemic in US The Biden Administration has launched a new effort to tackle the drug overdose epidemic in the United States, which in 2022 took ...
April 17, 2024 0 Report: Decades of progress in sexual, reproductive health being rolled back GENEVA — Decades of progress in sexual and reproductive health are being rolled back with the poorest, most vulnerable members ...
April 14, 2024 0 Polish abortion opponents march against steps to liberalize strict law WARSAW — Thousands of Polish opponents of abortion marched Sunday in Warsaw to protest recent steps by the new government to ...
April 13, 2024 0 Study: Mexico produces tons of illicit fentanyl, can’t get enough for medical use MEXICO CITY — A report released by the Mexican government Friday says the country is facing a dire shortage of fentanyl for ...
April 12, 2024 0 Poliovirus resurgence sparks concerns in Pakistan Islamabad — The recent detection of poliovirus in sewage water samples collected across 30 districts in Pakistan has reignited ...
April 12, 2024 0 Swarms of drones can be managed by a single person The U.S. military says large groups of drones and ground robots can be managed by just one person without added stress to the ...
April 11, 2024 0 Trump says Arizona abortion ban goes too far Reproductive rights are again at the forefront of the U.S. presidential campaign, as Republican candidate Donald Trump distances ...
April 11, 2024 0 Scientists struggle to protect infant corals from hungry fish FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — South Florida researchers trying to prevent predatory fish from devouring laboratory-grown coral are ...