For the first time in over 140 years tiny bison calves will be grazing on the rocky slopes of the UNESCO World Heritage Site. This little calf was born on Saturday in the Panther Valley area followed by two other ...
Read More »Maria Sharapova returns to Bouchard hate — and a win
Before Sharapova’s official return to the court on Wednesday for her first match since the 2016 Australian Open, Bouchard, the world No. 59, ripped to shreds the World Tennis Association for allowing Sharapova to play following her testing positive for ...
Read More »‘Exciting’ blood test spots cancer a year early
The UK team was able to scour the blood for signs of cancer while it was just a tiny cluster of cells invisible to X-ray or CT scans, according to the BBC. It should allow doctors to hit the tumour ...
Read More »Cassini Grand Finale: Spacecraft Dives Through Saturn’s Rings
According to NASA, because that gap is a region no spacecraft has ever explored, Cassini will use its dish-shaped high-gain antenna (13 feet or 4 meters across) as a protective shield while passing through the ring plane. No particles larger ...
Read More »Ryanair to fly from Ukraine’s capital starting Sept 1
Europe’s largest low-cost air carrier Ryanair has reached an agreement with the management of Ukraine’s largest state-owned international airport Boryspil and Danylo Halytskyi International Airport Lviv regarding its flight schedule for the current year, Ukrainian Infrastructure Minister Volodymyr Omelyan said ...
Read More »U.S. moves THAAD anti-missile to South Korean site, sparking protests
The earlier-than-expected move prompted protests by hundreds of local residents and was denounced by the frontrunner in South Korea’s presidential election on May 9, Joinfo.com reports with reference to Reuters. A spokesman for Moon Jae-in said the decision “ignored public ...
Read More »United Airlines investigates giant rabbit death
The 90cm-long bunny, called Simon, was found dead in the cargo hold when the flight arrived at Chicago’s O’Hare airport from London Heathrow, according to the BBC. Reports in UK media say the continental giant rabbit was being delivered to ...
Read More »Wild boars overrun Islamic State position and killed three fighters
Sheikh Anwar al-Assi, a chief of the local Ubaid tribe and supervisor of anti-ISIS forces, told The Times of London the militants were hiding on the edge of a field about 50 miles southwest of Kirkuk when the boars overwhelmed them Sunday, according to USA Today. Five ...
Read More »Scientists Create Artificial Womb That Could Help Prematurely Born Babies
So far the device has only been tested on fetal lambs. A study published Tuesday involving eight animals found the device appears effective at enabling very premature fetuses to develop normally for about a month, according to NPR. “We’ve been extremely successful ...
Read More »Ivanka Trump in Germany: First Daughter Leaves Some Women Scratching Their Heads
In doing so, the billionaire’s daughter stepped into a land that prides itself on meritocracy, Alexander Smith writes in an article for NBC News. This is a country run by Angela Merkel, a veteran politician with a doctorate in quantum ...
Read More »US Navy guided-missile submarines arrive in South Korea
The US Navy sub arrived in the port city of Busan, South Korea, on the same day that North Korea celebrates the 85th anniversary of the founding of the Korean People’s Army, according to CNN. A statement from US Naval ...
Read More »Plastic-eating caterpillar could munch waste, scientists say
Researchers at Cambridge University have discovered that the larvae of the moth, which eats wax in bee hives, can also degrade plastic, according to the BBC. Experiments show the insect can break down the chemical bonds of plastic in a ...
Read More »Diet rich in plant protein may prevent type 2 diabetes
While plant protein may provide a protective role, meat protein was shown to increase the risk of type 2 diabetes, Joinfo.com reports with reference to Medical News Today. More than 29 million people in the Unites States are affected by ...
Read More »Trash talk: how beautiful, progressive Ukrainian city of Lviv became overrun with rubbish
An enchanting city in western Ukraine, Lviv has gained a pleasant reputation for its rugged, Habsburg-era beauty and vibrant cafe scene. More recently, however, it has become known for something entirely different: heaping piles of trash, according to The Guardian. ...
Read More »Three countries get first malaria vaccine
The RTS,S vaccine trains the immune system to attack the malaria parasite, which is spread by mosquito bites. The World Health Organization (WHO) said the jab had the potential to save tens of thousands of lives, according to the BBC. ...
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