Volcanoes are erupting in The Philippines, but on-fire Australia received some welcome rain. The Iran war cries have been called off and The Donald’s military powers are about to be hamstrung by the Senate. Meanwhile, his impeachment trial is starting, and we’re all on Twitter for a front-row seat.
01/12/2022
Cancer mortality rates continue to decline amid ‘major progress’ in lung cancer early detection and treatment
Cancer mortality rates have been dropping for nearly two decades, aided by "major progress" in the early detection and treatment options for lung cancer, according to the American Cancer Society's annual report on cancer statistics.
12/26/2021
On GPS: The Next Big Idea
Two centuries after the death of Ludwig van Beethoven, musicians and computer scientists used artificial intelligence to complete his 10th symphony.
11/23/2021
British man given 3D printed eye in world first, hospital says
Steve Verze, who is 47 and an engineer from Hackney, east London, was given the left eye on Thursday and first tried it for size earlier this month.
11/23/2021
Portugal’s power production goes coal-free long before deadline
Portugal shut down its last remaining coal plant over the weekend, ending the use of the polluting material for electricity generation and becoming the fourth country in the European Union to do so.
11/10/2021
Biden administration announces deal to provide J&J Covid-19 vaccine to people in conflict zones and humanitarian settings
The Biden administration on Wednesday announced a new deal it brokered with Johnson & Johnson and the global vaccination program called Covid-19 Vaccines Global Access, or COVAX, to provide J&J's Covid-19 vaccine to people in conflict zones and other humanitarian settings where government vaccine campaigns cannot reach.
11/08/2021
Wang Yaping becomes first Chinese woman to complete spacewalk
Chinese astronaut Wang Yaping made history Sunday when she became the country's first woman to conduct a spacewalk, according to the national space agency.
11/08/2021
New Heinz Marz Edition ketchup has implications that go far beyond flavor
First came the billionaires, then the movie stars -- now ketchup is making its mark on the space race. Heinz revealed its first "Marz Edition" ketchup with tomatoes produced on Earth in Mars-like conditions.
10/05/2021
Vaccines may have prevented a quarter-million Covid-19 cases and 39,000 deaths among seniors
Before vaccines, the San Francisco Department of Public Health needed three whiteboards to capture all the names of senior facilities that had Covid-19 outbreaks.
09/20/2021
VA tells veterans discharged under ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ they are eligible for all VA benefits
The Veterans Affairs Department issued guidance stating military service members who were discharged because of their sexual orientation, gender identity or HIV status under the "don't ask, don't tell" policy are eligible for all Veterans Affairs benefits.
09/15/2021
US launches study of long Covid in tens of thousands of patients
The US National Institutes of Health said Wednesday it's starting a $470 million study to try to understand what's become known as long Covid—the long-term, sometimes serious effects of Covid-19.
08/23/2021
From ‘air-pocalypse’ to blue skies. Beijing’s fight for cleaner air is a rare victory for public dissent
Beijing was once known as one of the world's most polluted cities, with dense smog and acrid air a daily reality for residents. Now, its skies are mostly blue — a sign the Chinese capital is entering a new era of clean air, the country's Minister of Ecology and Environment claimed last Wednesday.
08/26/2021