Category : science

Jane Fonda Opens Up About Her Battle With Cancer in Candid Interview

The Oscar winner is getting real about some of her health scares.

France to ban popular breast implants over cancer risk: media

France is to ban a popular type of breast implant which has been linked to a rare form of cancer, Le Monde newspaper and French public radio reported Wednesday, citing a letter from health authorities to implant manufacturers. In a decision it calle...

Julia Louis-Dreyfus on Cancer and Her Fight for Health Care: ‘It’s Terrifying to Get That Call’

Julia Louis-Dreyfus on Veep, Cancer and Affordable Health Care

Saudi Arabia gives Iraq $1 billion grant: state TV citing minister

RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's King Salman is giving Iraq $1 billion to build a sports city, state television said on Wednesday, citing the kingdom's commerce minister. Riyadh has been wooing Baghdad as part of an effort to stem the growin...

A Hundred Days Later, Tech Stocks Poised to Erase Their Whole Rout

Not hedge funds that cut technology stocks to the lowest levels since 2016, not retail investors who pulled $8 billion from funds tracking the sector. Down 24 percent on Christmas Eve, the index has snapped back 32 percent, driven by gains exceeding...

Uncrewed flight of Boeing’s Starliner space taxi delayed; crewed flight to be extended

NASA today confirmed that the first uncrewed test flight of Boeing’s Starliner space taxi to the International Space Station would be delayed until at least August, and also said the first crewed flight would be extended into a long-duration mission....

U.S. states sue to undo Trump rollback of healthy school lunch rules

The states accused the U.S. Department of Agriculture of ignoring federal dietary guidelines and scientific research on children's nutrition when it eased rules championed by former first lady Michelle Obama to make school meals healthier. New York,...

Angelina Jolie not ruling out public office in her future

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Angelina Jolie is not ruling out running for public office.

Warming seas wreck Great Barrier Reef's regrowth

Rising sea temperatures have wrecked the Great Barrier Reef's ability to regrow, researchers said Wednesday, highlighting for the first time a 90 percent fall in new corals since back-to-back heatwaves bleached the World Heritage site. Following the...

Forever young: study uncovers protein that keeps skin youthful

Beauty might only be skin deep, but for those wondering how to keep that skin young, scientists may have found an answer in the form of a protein that encourages cell competition. "Damaged or stressed stem cells can be selectively eliminated by inta...

China Aims For Nuclear Dominance

China’s revival and rise to economic dominance in the last few decades has seen it facing a serious pollution problem, a problem that has given the country’s nuclear industry a massive boost

German state to accept environmentalists' bee-saving plan

BERLIN (AP) — The German state of Bavaria is set to accept in large part a plan by environmentalists to save bees and protect biodiversity, averting a referendum on the issue.

More delays for Boeing's new space capsule for astronauts

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Boeing's new space capsule for astronauts faces more launch delays.

Egypt Red Sea province to ban single-use plastic

Egypt's Red Sea Governorate is to introduce a ban on single-use plastics that are destroying marine life, the province's top official said Wednesday. The ban, set to take effect in June, covers items including disposable plastic bags, cutlery and cu...

Temperatures In Alaska And Australia Hit Record-Breaking Highs Last Month

Last week, temperatures in the southeastern town of Klawock hit a balmy 70degrees Fahrenheit

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