Health & Science

Saturday, September 8th 2018 - 09:05 UTC
Award for new map of South Georgia and the “Shackleton Crossing”

British Antarctic Survey’s detailed map of the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia featuring the epic “Shackleton Crossing” has won an award at the 2018 British Cartography Society Awards.
Friday, August 31st 2018 - 08:34 UTC
India announces its first manned space mission to cost US$1.4bn

India announced it expected to spend less than 100 billion rupees (US$1.43 billion) on its first manned space mission to be launched by 2022, suggesting it is likely to be cheaper than similar projects by the United States and China.
Friday, August 24th 2018 - 08:16 UTC
Monsanto glyphosate weed killer could cost Bayer billions in damage lawsuits

United States agro-chemicals company Monsanto is facing a surge in lawsuits that may cost its new owners, Bayer, billions in damages. Monsanto manufactures glyphosate-based weed killers which some believe are carcinogenic. Last month it lost a US$ 289m court case that alleged its products Roundup and RangerPro had led to a Californian man's terminal cancer.
Wednesday, August 22nd 2018 - 08:38 UTC
Measles cases hit record high in the European Region

Over 41 000 children and adults in the WHO European Region have been infected with measles in the first 6 months of 2018. The total number for this period far exceeds the 12-month totals reported for every other year this decade.
Monday, August 20th 2018 - 08:12 UTC
Pharaohs also loved cheese: 3.200 year old sample (with brucellosis) found at a tomb of Ptahmes

Aged cheeses might have an appeal but a 3,200-year-old sample of the popular dairy product found in Egypt may be just a little too old — and diseased — for even the most dedicated cheese connoisseurs.
Tuesday, August 14th 2018 - 22:57 UTC
Breakthrough for cleaner fish and the Scottish salmon industry

A milestone has been reached in the production of cleaner fish in Scotland, particularly for the salmon industry, with two leading farmers completing the lifecycle of raising wrasse in a controlled environment. In a collaboration between Marine Harvest, Scottish Sea Farms and the Institute of Aquaculture at the University of Stirling, wild caught ballan wrasse (Labrus bergylta) have been bred for more than six years in a facility in Machrihanish.
Monday, August 13th 2018 - 19:53 UTC
Bayer confident glyphosate is safe for use and does not cause cancer

Pharmaceutical group Bayer has dismissed claims that an ingredient used in weed killers is carcinogenic. The German company, which owns agriculture giant Monsanto, says herbicides containing glyphosate are safe.
Saturday, August 11th 2018 - 21:21 UTC
Dengue viral infection fought off with special mosquitoes in Australian city

A deployment of special mosquitoes in Australia has for the first time protected an entire city from the viral infection dengue. The captive-bred mosquitoes were released in the city of Townsville, Queensland, where they mated with local mosquitoes.
Monday, August 6th 2018 - 21:43 UTC
Measles cases increasing in Brazil despite the vaccination campaign

The Brazil Health Ministry website reported there have been 1,053 measles cases and 5 deaths, as of August 2, 2018. This negative news is a significant increase from the July 20th Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) report, which said Brazil had confirmed 677 measles cases during 2018.
Monday, August 6th 2018 - 07:45 UTC
UK embassy in Uruguay co-organizes major agriculture academic competition

The British Embassy in Montevideo, Cuti, ARU and ANDE are co-organizing the third edition of Hackathon AGRO which will take place at Expo Prado 2018 on 14-16 September. Hackathon AGRO is an open competition for Uruguayan teams made up of researchers, entrepreneurs and experts in Information Technologies, Agro and Business.