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Teen Climate Activist Leaving US, Setting Sail for Spain

Swedish teen climate activist Greta Thunberg will leave North America and begin her return trip across the Atlantic on Wednesday aboard a 48-foot (15-meter) catamaran sailboat whose passengers include an 11-month-old baby.The boat leaves little to no carbon footprint, boasting …


Most Distant World Ever Explored Gets New Name: Arrokoth

The most distant world ever explored 4 billion miles away finally has an official name: Arrokoth.That means “sky” in the language of the Native American Powhatan people, NASA said Tuesday.NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft flew past the snowman-shaped Arrokoth on New …


How Do You Save Endangered Gorillas? With Lots of Human Help

Deep in the rainforest of Volcanoes National Park, a 23-year-old female gorilla named Kurudi feeds on a stand of wild celery. She bends the green stalks and, with long careful fingers, peels off the exterior skin to expose the succulent …


Reports of Vaping Health Risks on Rise in Pakistan

Over the past couple of years, many smokers have made the switch to electronic cigarettes in what is called vaping. The appeal is the idea that vapers get all the benefits from smoking cigarettes without the tar and ash. However, …


EU Approval of First Ebola Vaccine is Game Changer

This week the European Commission gave approval to a Ebola vaccine — an act that the World Health Organization calls landmark moment for global health and a likely game-changer in the battle against this deadly disease. This is the first time an …


Zimbabwe Says 200 Elephants Have now Died Amid Drought

Zimbabwe’s parks agency says more than 200 elephants have died amid a severe drought, and a mass relocation of animals is planned to ease congestion.   Spokesman Tinashe Farawo on Tuesday said at least 200 elephants have died in vast …


France Hosts World Leaders to Address Global Challenges

French President Emmanuel Macron is hosting an international peace forum in the notable absence of the United States, to discuss solutions to ease the world’s tensions, including fighting terrorism and climate change.Some 30 heads of state or government, high level …


Mercury Makes Perfect Alignment with Earth in Rare Celestial Event

Stargazers witnessed a rare celestial event on Monday, as Mercury passed directly across the face of the sun.Mercury, the solar system’s smallest planet and closest to the sun, won’t make the next such transit until 2032.The tiny planet traveled directly …


  Blanket of Smog Covers India’s Capital   

A blanket of smog has once again enshrouded India’s capital after a weekend of clearer air and  better weather. The morning air quality index Monday at the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi was 497.AQI between 301 and 500 is considered “hazardous” …


Ethical AI Learns Human Rights Framework

Artificial intelligence or AI, is broadly defined as the technology that allows machines to do tasks that only humans have done in the past. However, as that technology continues to advance there is a growing conversation about ensuring that machines …


High-end Choppers Move Into the Life Saving Business

The first successful organ transplant surgery was performed in 1954 in Boston, MA, and since then millions of such operations have been done. Yet despite the revolution in this sphere of medicine, one challenge remains – how to get the …


Trump to Pursue Higher Sales Age for E-Cigarettes

President Donald Trump said Friday his administration will pursue raising the age to purchase electronic cigarettes from 18 to 21 in its upcoming plans to combat youth vaping. Trump told reporters his administration will release its final plans for restricting e-cigarettes …


Therapy Dogs Help Patients In Hospital Intensive Care Unit

Studies show when people pet an animal, their blood pressure goes down along with stress and anxiety. That’s why therapy dogs are increasingly found in schools, counseling centers and even in hospitals. VOA’s Carol Pearson reports on two hospitals that …


Prehistoric Human-Built Mammoth Traps Found in Mexico 

Anthropologists have found skeletons of at least 14 woolly mammoths that died after falling into traps built by humans 15,000 years ago.    The two pits were found in Tultepec, just north of Mexico City, Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and …


Mental Health Disorders Drive Youths to Risky Conduct, UN Agencies Say

Two leading U.N. agencies are warning that growing mental health disorders among children and adolescents are driving them to engage in increasingly risky, self-destructive behavior. The World Health Organization and the U.N. children’s fund, which on Thursday opened a three-day conference …


Study Links Measles to ‘Immune Amnesia’

New research in  the United Kingdom has added another reason to vaccinate kids.  A measles infection can zap the immune system’s “memory” — putting people at risk all over again for diseases they already had, such as chickenpox.  VOA’s Arash Arabasadi looks at a …