Sep272022 by DmediaNo Comments

Australia Played Role in NASA Asteroid Defense Test

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NASA successfully crashed its DART spacecraft into a faraway asteroid Monday, in a test of the world’s first planetary defense system. The experiment, designed to avert a potentially catastrophic meteorite collision with Earth, was supported by Australia's national science agency. The aim was to crash…


Sep232022 by DmediaNo Comments

Study: Asian Coastal Cities Sinking at Fastest Rate

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Sprawling coastal cities in South and Southeast Asia are sinking faster than elsewhere in the world, leaving tens of millions of people more vulnerable to rising sea levels, a new study says.  Rapid urbanization has seen these cities draw heavily on groundwater to service their…


Sep232022 by TechmanNo Comments

VOA Interview: Anne Neuberger

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With Russian President Vladimir Putin accelerating war efforts and threatening to use nuclear weapons, White House Bureau Chief Patsy Widakuswara spoke with Anne Neuberger, deputy national security adviser for cyber and emerging technology at the Biden administration's National Security Council, on the possibility of increased…


Sep222022 by DmediaNo Comments

New Study Says There Are 20 Quadrillion Ants on Earth

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A new study released this week “conservatively” estimates there are 20 quadrillion ants on the planet Earth—or about 2.5 million ants for every person. The study was conducted by researchers at the University of Hong Kong and Germany’s University of Wuerzburg, who noted ants are…


Sep222022 by DmediaNo Comments

Flood Victims in Pakistan Face Threat of Diseases

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Displaced by some of the worst flooding in years, hundreds of thousands of Pakistanis now face the threat of disease. Infections are on the rise due to unsanitary conditions, and health facilities damaged by historic rains are struggling to cope. VOA's Sarah Zaman has more.…


Sep202022 by DmediaNo Comments

India Develops Affordable Vaccine Against Cervical Cancer

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For the first time in India, a domestically-made vaccine that provides protection against cervical cancer—the second-most common type of cancer afflicting women in the country—will be accessible to the majority of the population, including the poorest, according to leading healthcare professionals. The vaccine, Cervavac, is…


Sep182022 by DmediaNo Comments

New Atlas of Bird Migration Shows Extraordinary Journeys.

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A bay-breasted warbler weighs about the same as four pennies, but twice a year makes an extraordinary journey. The tiny songbird flies nearly 4,000 miles (6,437 kilometers) between Canada's spruce forests and its wintering grounds in northern South America. "Migratory birds are these little globetrotters,"…


Sep172022 by DmediaNo Comments

WHO Warns of Dangers From Medication Practices

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Marking World Patient Safety Day, Saturday, the World Health Organization warns unsafe medication practices and errors are a leading cause of avoidable harm in world health care systems.  The WHO is calling for urgent action to stop the medication errors putting millions at risk of…