By Heidi Harley

science / science - 5 years ago

UN climate chief calls for action plan at COP24 summit

Kraków (Poland) (AFP) - The UN's climate chief on Tuesday said the COP24 summit in Poland must produce a detailed programme to move the Paris climate accord forward. World leaders have been trying to breathe new life into the Paris Agreement amid backsliding from several nations over commitments ma...

science / science - 5 years ago

AbbVie rheumatoid arthritis drug succeeds in late stage trial

AbbVie Inc on Tuesday said its experimental rheumatoid arthritis (RA) treatment showed significant improvement in physical function, pain and quality of life compared with the commonly prescribed generic drug methotrexate in a late stage clinical trial. The U.S. drugmaker hopes the drug, upadacitin...

science / science - 5 years ago

White House to press forward with Trump's Space Command

White House advisers on Tuesday are set to recommend that U.S. President Donald Trump's planned U.S. Space Command develop ways for the military to operate in outer space, according to two administration officials briefed on the plans. The National Space Council, a White House advisory panel, will...

science / science - 5 years ago

Golfers troubled by Delhi air ahead of Asian Tour event

New Delhi's polluted air is a concern for golfers at a key Asian Tour event in the Indian capital this week, according to leading player Shiv Kapur. Kapur said he would struggle through the Panasonic Open India starting Thursday but foreign players in particular would have a hard time in the growin...

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Lost ancient treasures may be hidden in world’s oldest shipwreck

Lost ancient treasures of gold, oil, wine and metalwork may be hidden in the world’s oldest complete shipwreck which was discovered in the Black Sea by marine archaeologists. An international team of researchers including experts from the University of Southampton found the intact skeleton of the Gr...