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Health & Science

  • Saturday, April 27th 2019 - 09:43 UTC

    Oceans teeming with viruses, from North to South Pole and down to 4000 meters deep

    Researchers at Ohio State University drew up a global map of marine viruses based on seawater samples from nearly 80 sites around the world

    The oceans contain almost 200,000 different viral populations, according to the latest count. Marine viruses were found from the surface down to 4,000m deep and from the North to the South Pole. Though most are harmless to humans, they can infect marine life, including whales and crustaceans.

  • Friday, April 26th 2019 - 09:03 UTC

    Two Los Angeles universities on quarantine following measles outbreaks

    
The quarantine affects the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and California State University, Los Angeles (Cal State LA)

    
A United States nationwide measles outbreak has led health officials to quarantine dozens of people at two Los Angeles universities, officials said on Thursday. The quarantine affects the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and California State University, Los Angeles (Cal State LA) and comes as the United States battles the highest number of measles cases since the country declared the virus eliminated in 2000.

  • Friday, April 26th 2019 - 08:41 UTC

    Bolsonaro worried horrified over penis amputations because of lack of hygiene

    Bolsonaro did not specify the source of the number. The Brazilian urology society was quoted as giving that number in an article in a local news magazine in 2017.

    Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Thursday expressed horror over the 1,000 penis amputations that he said occur each year in the country due to a lack of basic hygiene, a figure he called “ridiculous and sad.”

  • Friday, April 26th 2019 - 08:33 UTC

    World Immunization Campaign Week

    Recent outbreaks show that risks loom large, and too many children – approximately 15% globally – are still not fully protected through vaccines

    This week is World Immunization Week, which runs until April 30th. This campaign, celebrated worldwide, aims to champion the power of vaccines to protect our health, and prevent outbreaks, according to the World Health Organization.

  • Friday, April 26th 2019 - 06:32 UTC

    HMS Protector returns to Plymouth for first time in four years

    HMS Protector spent a lot of her time in Antarctica supporting scientists and surveying the channels and waterways around the frozen continent.

    The ship has spent time in Antarctica supporting scientists and surveying the channels and waterways. HMS Protector has returned to Plymouth for the first time in four years. The ship spent a lot of her time in Antarctica supporting scientists and surveying the channels and waterways around the frozen continent.

  • Thursday, April 25th 2019 - 08:50 UTC

    WHO guidelines on physical activity, sedentary behavior and sleep for children under 5 years of age

    They assessed the effects on young children of inadequate sleep, and time spent sitting watching screens or restrained in chairs and prams

    Children under five must spend less time sitting watching screens, or restrained in prams and seats, get better quality sleep and have more time for active play if they are to grow up healthy, according to new guidelines issued by the World Health Organization.

  • Monday, April 15th 2019 - 17:44 UTC

    The world's largest airplane made its first test flight in California

    With a dual fuselage design and wingspan greater than the length of an American football field, the Stratolaunch aircraft took flight from the Mojave Air Base

    The world’s largest airplane made its first test flight on Saturday in California. Stratolaunch Systems Corporation, founded by Paul G. Allen, on Sunday successfully completed the first flight of the world’s largest all-composite aircraft, the Stratolaunch.

  • Saturday, April 13th 2019 - 07:17 UTC

    Facebook spent US$ 22.6m in CEO Zuckerberg's security in 2018

    Zuckerberg has drawn a base salary of US$1 for the past three years, and his other compensation was listed at US$22.6 million, mostly for his personal security

    Facebook Inc more than doubled the money it spent on Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg's security in 2018 to US$22.6 million, a regulatory filing showed on Friday. Zuckerberg has drawn a base salary of US$1 for the past three years, and his “other” compensation was listed at US$22.6 million, most of which was for his personal security.

  • Friday, April 12th 2019 - 18:06 UTC

    Swiss government wants to get rid of its coffee emergency stockpile

    Switzerland began storing emergency reserves of coffee between World War One and World War Two in preparation for potential shortages.

    The Swiss government wants to put an end to its emergency stockpile of coffee after declaring that it is “not essential” for human survival. Switzerland began storing emergency reserves of coffee between World War One and World War Two in preparation for potential shortages.

  • Friday, April 12th 2019 - 18:03 UTC

    Doctor finds four live small sweat bees living in a woman's eye lid

    ”I looked into the gap with a microscope and saw something black that looked like an insect leg,” Dr. Hong, an ophthalmology professor at the hospital stated at a news conference

    A Taiwanese doctor removed four small sweat bees living inside a woman’s eye lid, and they were all still alive. The woman, who was reportedly identified as Ms. He, was apparently doing some work outside when the minuscule insects flew into her eyes. The bugs caused agony in He’s eye for hours until she finally received medical attention at a hospital in southern Taiwan.