Asia

Recommendations for regional action to combat marine plastic pollution

Feb 17, 2021 09:44

In recent years, images of whales and sea turtles starving to death after ingesting plastic waste or becoming entangled in so-called ghost nets have led to a growing awareness of the crisis of marine plastic pollution.
Study finds climate crisis driving great white sharks into colder waters, with devastating effect on wildlife

Feb 17, 2021 09:38

Warming oceans—a key meausure of the climate crisis—are forcing great white sharks into colder waters, where they are causing a devastating decrease in wildlife populations, according to new research reported by The Guardian.
Fossil fuel pollution caused nearly 1 in 5 premature deaths in 2018, study finds

Feb 17, 2021 09:31

Researchers at universities in the U.K. and at Harvard University estimated that, in 2018, 8.7 million people died prematurely due to pollution released by fossil fuels, or about 18 percent of total global deaths that year.
Larger panel finds more gene mutations, treatment targets for leukemia

Feb 08, 2021 10:24

Investigators said a gene panel that looks for about 10 times the number of cancer-causing genes as panels currently used to diagnose and fine tune treatment for a variety of cancers is effective at identifying problematic genes in the most common leukemia.
Uneven recovery from COVID recession could hit poorer countries hard

Feb 07, 2021 09:50

The World Bank estimates that the COVID-19 pandemic will push up to 150 million additional people into extreme poverty by the end of 2021, with food insecurity rampant.
How to exercise safely when you have anxiety?

Feb 03, 2021 10:40

Although it is well-recorded that exercise can help to relieve anxiety, and even help to prevent panic attacks and reduce the physical symptoms, in the moment, it can feel as though exercise makes those symptoms worse — or even triggers them. Health practitioner Sarah Luper at Keep Moving Care, said it’s important that you don’t let anxiety symptoms — like a quickened heart-rate, irregular breathing or a tight chest — stop you from being active.
How to address artificial intelligence fairness

Jan 28, 2021 10:46

Now that artificial intelligence (AI) is providing an increasing number of recommendations to human decision-makers, it is important to make sure that, as a technology, it is not biased and thus respects the value of fairness.
Astronomers find oldest, most distant galaxy to date

Jan 11, 2021 16:05

Thanks to new research by an international team of astronomers, the oldest and most distant galaxy observed in our Universe to date (GN-z11) has been identified. The team, whose research was recently published in the journal Nature Astronomy, was led by Linhua Jiang of the Kavli Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics and Prof. Nobunari Kashikawa of the University of Tokyo.
Jesus (PBUH) – The Misunderstood Messiah

Dec 25, 2020 09:19

Special feature on the occasion of Christmas
UN report says almost 2 bln depend on health centers without basic water services

Dec 17, 2020 14:02

The World Health Organization (WHO) and UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) warned around 1.8 billion people are at heightened risk of COVID-19 and other diseases because they use or work in health care facilities without basic water services. Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the WHO Director-General said “Working in a health care facility without water, sanitation and hygiene is akin to sending nurses and doctors to work without personal protective equipment.”