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Jun272023 by DmediaNo Comments

Thousands of Unauthorized Vapes Pouring Into US Despite Crackdown on Fruity Flavors

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The number of different electronic cigarette devices sold in the U.S. has nearly tripled to over 9,000 since 2020, driven almost entirely by a wave of unauthorized disposable vapes from China, according to tightly controlled sales data obtained by The Associated Press. The numbers demonstrate…

Jun272023 by TechmanNo Comments

LogOn: Robot Jellyfish Aims to Explore the Oceans

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Robot makers who want to explore the oceans are looking to one of Earth's most successful sea creatures for design inspiration. Steve Baragona reports. ...

Jun272023 by DmediaNo Comments

Deforestation Down in Indonesia Amid Increases Elsewhere

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Deforestation rates are near record lows in Indonesia, home to the world's third-largest rainforests. It's one of the few bright spots in an otherwise grim annual report, on the loss of forests worldwide, from the environmental research and policy group World Resources Institute. Overall, the…

Jun272023 by DmediaNo Comments

New Quest Aims to Settle Debate Over Which River Is Longest – Amazon or Nile

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Which is the longest river in the world, the Nile or the Amazon? The question has fueled a heated debate for years. Now, an expedition into the South American jungle aims to settle it for good. Using boats run on solar energy and pedal power,…

Jun262023 by DmediaNo Comments

Nigerian Doctor Backs Out of Vaccine Alliance Leadership

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Muhammad Ali Pate, a Harvard professor who has held top health jobs in Nigeria, has relinquished the top job at the Gavi global vaccine alliance, the organization announced Monday. Pate, a medical doctor trained in internal medicine and infectious disease, was due to assume the…

Jun262023 by DmediaNo Comments

Despite Health Hazards, Millions of Nigerians Still Using Solid Cooking Fuels

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According to the U.N., in 2021, Nigeria had the most child deaths caused by pollution-related pneumonia in the world, at nearly 70 thousand. UNICEF says 40 percent of those deaths are a result of breathing air pollution caused by burning solid cooking fuels in the…

Jun262023 by DmediaNo Comments

Could Australia’s Red Outback Dust Unlock Life on Mars Questions?

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Researchers from the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration are in Australia carrying out research that will help future missions to Mars. The NASA delegation is looking for the earliest signs of life on Earth that will eventually be compared to rocks brought back from…

Jun262023 by DmediaNo Comments

The Next Big Advance in Cancer Treatment Could Be a Vaccine

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The next big advance in cancer treatment could be a vaccine. After decades of limited success, scientists say research has reached a turning point, with many predicting more vaccines will be out in five years. These aren't traditional vaccines that prevent disease, but shots to…

Jun262023 by DmediaNo Comments

Wildfire Smog Gives Montreal Worst Air Quality of Any Major City, Says Pollution Monitor

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Forest fires in Canada left Montreal blanketed with smog on Sunday, giving it the worst air quality of any major city in the world, according to a pollution monitor. Quebec province's most populous city had “unhealthy” air quality according to IQAir, which tracks pollution around…

Jun252023 by DmediaNo Comments

Cocaine Market Booming as Meth Trafficking Spreads, UN Report Says

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Cocaine demand and supply are booming worldwide, and methamphetamine trafficking is expanding beyond established markets, including in Afghanistan where the drug is now being produced, a United Nations report said Sunday. Coca bush cultivation and total cocaine production were at record highs in 2021, the…

Jun252023 by DmediaNo Comments

Priced Out of Health Care, Some Iraqis Turn to Natural Remedies

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When a pharmacist in Iraq told Umm Mohammed her prescription for a skin ailment would cost about $611, she turned to cheaper natural remedies as some of her relatives had done. In an herbal remedy shop, the 34-year-old mother-of-two found a treatment eight times cheaper.…

Jun252023 by DmediaNo Comments

Investigation of Doomed Submersible Underway After Deep-Sea Catastrophe

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The frantic search for a missing submersible craft in the North Atlantic Ocean came to an end Thursday following news of the craft’s destruction at sea. All five aboard the Titan died as they descended toward the shipwrecked remains of the Titanic. Now investigators want…

Jun252023 by DmediaNo Comments

‘Street Vet’ Seeks Out California’s Homeless to Care for Their Pets

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An elevated train clangs along tracks above Dr. Kwane Stewart as the veterinarian makes his way through a chain link gate to ask a man standing near a parked RV whether he might know of any street pets in need. Michael Evans immediately goes for…

Jun242023 by DmediaNo Comments

Want a Climate-friendly Flight? It’s Going to Take a While and Cost You More

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When it comes to flying, going green may cost you more. And it's going to take a while for the strategy to take off. Sustainability was a hot topic this week at the Paris Air Show, the world's largest event for the aviation industry, which…

Jun242023 by TechmanNo Comments

Lean Green Flying Machines Take Wing in Paris, Heralding Transport Revolution

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Just a dot on the horizon at first, the bug-like and surprisingly quiet electrically-powered craft buzzes over Paris and its traffic snarls, treating its doubtless awestruck passenger to privileged vistas of the Eiffel Tower and the city's signature zinc-grey rooftops before landing him or her…

Jun242023 by DmediaNo Comments

Canada Opens Investigation Into Submersible Implosion

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The Transportation Safety Board of Canada has opened an investigation into the implosion of the Titan, the underwater sea vessel that imploded with five people onboard as it was traveling to the wreckage of the Titanic, the British ocean liner that sank in the North…

Jun242023 by DmediaNo Comments

Declassified US Intelligence Answers Few Questions on COVID-19 Origins

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Newly declassified intelligence on the origins of the coronavirus pandemic appears to cast doubt on theories that the outbreak that killed millions around the world began at a research laboratory in Wuhan, China. A report issued late Friday by U.S. intelligence agencies and shared with…

Jun232023 by TechmanNo Comments

Indian PM Modi Wraps Up Washington Trip With Appeal to Tech CEOs

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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with U.S. and Indian technology executives in Washington on Friday, the final day of a state visit where he agreed to new defense and technology cooperation and addressed challenges posed by China. U.S. President Joe Biden rolled out the…

Jun232023 by DmediaNo Comments

Carter Center Celebrates Elimination of Trachoma in Mali

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In May, the World Health Organization certified that the countries of Benin and Mali eliminated trachoma as a public health problem, the fifth and sixth African countries to do so. As VOA’s Kane Farabaugh reports, while the Carter Center is celebrating the milestone in Mali,…

Jun232023 by DmediaNo Comments

Carter Center Celebrates Trachoma Elimination Milestone in Mali

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The Carter Center was already a decade into its fight against Guinea worm globally when former President Jimmy Carter and his nonprofit took on another neglected tropical disease in the African nation of Mali. “From 1996 to 1998, it was estimated about 85,000 to 90,000…

Jun232023 by TechmanNo Comments

Big Names in Fashion, Tech, Entertainment Attend DC Dinner for India’s Modi

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Titans of business, fashion, entertainment and more made the guest list for Thursday's big White House dinner in honor India's Narendra Modi, with the likes of designer Ralph Lauren, filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan and tennis legend Billie Jean King rubbing shoulders with tech leaders from…

Jun222023 by DmediaNo Comments

A Year After Fall of Roe, 25 Million Women Live in States With Abortion Bans or Tighter Restrictions

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One year ago, the U.S. Supreme Court rescinded a five-decade-old right to abortion, prompting a seismic shift in debates about politics, values, freedom and fairness. Twenty-five million women of childbearing age now live in states where the law makes abortions harder to get than they…

Jun222023 by TechmanNo Comments

Kenya Video Gamers Unite to Bridge Africa’s Esports Server Gap

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Kenyan video gamers are joining forces to advocate for bringing to Africa more world-class gaming servers that provide greater stability and control. Apart from South Africa, many African countries lack servers, placing players at a disadvantage and discouraging many from joining esports. Mohammed Yusuf has…

Jun222023 by TechmanNo Comments

AI Helping South African Wildlife Rangers Fight Poaching

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Artificial intelligence is changing how wildlife reserves prevent poaching, with smart cameras, drones, and other technology helping rangers protect endangered species. Kate Bartlett and Zaheer Cassim report from Limpopo, South Africa. Video editor: Jason Godman. ...

Jun222023 by DmediaNo Comments

Study Reveals How Immune System of Astronauts Breaks Down

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Evidence is growing about the many ways that traveling in the microgravity environment of space tampers with the human body, with new research showing how it dials down the activity of genes in white blood cells crucial to the immune system. A study involving 14…

Jun212023 by DmediaNo Comments

US CDC Advisers Recommend RSV Shots Be Available to Older Adults

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A panel of advisers to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Wednesday recommended that new vaccines from Pfizer and GSK to prevent severe respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections be available to older adults in the U.S. but stopped short of saying…

Jun212023 by DmediaNo Comments

Summer Solstice Has Arrived

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In astronomical terms, summer begins Wednesday with the arrival of the summer solstice, which marks the longest day of the year for everyone north of the equator. This year, the summer solstice falls at exactly 10:57 a.m. EDT, when the sun is directly over the…

Jun212023 by DmediaNo Comments

US OKs Chicken Made From Cultivated Cells, Nation’s First ‘Lab-Grown’ Meat

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For the first time, U.S. regulators on Wednesday approved the sale of chicken made from animal cells, allowing two California companies to offer "lab-grown" meat to the nation's restaurant tables and, eventually, supermarket shelves. The Agriculture Department gave the green light to Upside Foods and…