Health & Science

Wednesday, October 2nd 2019 - 09:11 UTC
WHO launches digital app to improve care for older people

On the International Day of Older Persons, October first, the World Health Organization (WHO) is launching a package of tools, including a digital application to help health and social workers provide better care for older people.
Friday, September 27th 2019 - 09:49 UTC
Polar ship RRS Attenborough, a floating science lab prepares to address the climate change

UK's new £200m polar research ship has officially been named the “Sir David Attenborough” after the famous BBC broadcaster and naturalist. A bottle of champagne was smashed against the hull of the vessel by the Duchess of Cambridge.
Thursday, September 26th 2019 - 09:05 UTC
Brazil scientists racing to finish a particle accelerator, fourth generation synchrotron Sirius

Brazilian scientists are racing against time to finish building a particle accelerator the size of the Maracana football stadium before government funds run out or it is superseded by rival technology.
Friday, September 20th 2019 - 09:35 UTC
Probable cause for strange symptoms among US, Canadian diplomats in Cuba found

Dalhousie University and Nova Scotia Health Authority scientists Thursday claimed to have discovered the cause of strange symptoms found in recent years among US and Canadian diplomats in Havana, it was reported Thursday.
Tuesday, September 17th 2019 - 09:43 UTC
African swine fever in South Korea and Japan: different strains

South Korea on Tuesday reported its first cases of African swine fever, becoming the latest country hit by the disease that has killed pigs from China to North Korea, pushing up pork prices worldwide.
Thursday, September 12th 2019 - 19:28 UTC
Scientists reveal discovery of exoplanet with Earth-like temperatures and water

Water has been discovered for the first time in the atmosphere of an exoplanet with Earth-like temperatures that could support life as we know it, scientists revealed on Wednesday. Eight times the mass of Earth and twice as big, K2-18b orbits in its star's “habitable zone” at a distance - neither too far nor too close - where water can exist in liquid form, they reported in the journal Nature Astronomy.
Thursday, September 12th 2019 - 19:20 UTC
China to tap strategic frozen reserves to help contain pork prices

China is considering tapping into its strategic frozen reserves of meat, its top economic planner said on Wednesday, as it grapples with a swine fever outbreak that has ripped through its massive pig-farming industry.
Wednesday, September 11th 2019 - 09:13 UTC
US consumer regulator warns cannabis companies to advertise products with scientific evidence

The top U.S. consumer and trade regulator said on Tuesday it had warned three companies selling products infused with cannabidiol that it was illegal to advertise that such products could fight disease without providing credible scientific evidence.
Monday, September 9th 2019 - 09:33 UTC
African Swine fever has reached Philippines confirmed by UK lab

Dead pigs found in some backyard farms in the Philippines tested positive for the African swine fever virus, the country's agriculture chief said on Monday, the first outbreak of the disease detected in the Southeast Asian country.
Tuesday, September 3rd 2019 - 09:00 UTC
Peruvian hairless dogs tradition spans back to pre-Columbian times

Sumac's name may mean “pretty” in Peru's native language, but there is no denying it: she is ugly. She is a “perro peruano sin pelo”, a Peruvian hairless dog with wrinkly leather skin and sparse patches of hair. She and her other hairless friend, Munay, meaning “loved by everyone”, spend their days wandering their home: Lima's ancient pyramid of Huaca Pucllana.