River blindness vaccine to begin cattle trials
A new vaccine with the potential to prevent millions of cases of blindness is a step closer to commercialisation.
Other
Dec 6, 2016
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06/12/2016
Indonesia expands protection for peatlands
Indonesia has extended legal protection for its wetlands and peat bogs by expanding a ban on the conversion of these carbon-rich swamps into plantations.
Environment
Dec 6, 2016
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4
Asian countries dominate, science teaching criticised in survey
Asian countries dominated the top places in a key survey released Tuesday of high-school skills, but the report criticised science teaching in many countries.
Social Sciences
Dec 6, 2016
6
37
Growing mosquito populations linked to urbanization and DDT's slow decay
Mosquito populations have increased as much as ten-fold over the past five decades in New York, New Jersey, and California, according to long-term datasets from mosquito monitoring programs. The number of mosquito species ...
Ecology
Dec 6, 2016
3
97
Clam analysis reveals how the oceans affected climate over the past 1,000 years
Alan Wanamaker, working as a postdoctoral researcher from 2007 to 2009, was charged with beginning to compile a 1,000-year record of the marine climate for a spot in the North Atlantic just off the fjords and fishing villages ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 6, 2016
7
525
China users complain of combustible iPhones: consumer watchdog
Several Chinese iPhone users have claimed that their handsets caught fire or exploded, according to a Shanghai consumer watchdog which called on tech giant Apple to address the complaints.
Consumer & Gadgets
Dec 6, 2016
0
5
S. Korea expands cull to contain bird flu
South Korea on Tuesday said it was expanding a cull of chickens and ducks to try to contain a damaging bird flu outbreak.
Ecology
Dec 6, 2016
0
2
Canada caribou and monarch butterfly "endangered": experts
Canada's caribou population has reached "all-time low" levels, particularly in the eastern Arctic, where the animal was classified as endangered Monday along with the monarch butterfly, according to a committee of scientific ...
Ecology
Dec 6, 2016
0
136
India-backed Australia mega coal mine to start work mid-2017
A controversial India-backed Aus$21.7 billion (US$16 billion) giant coal project near Australia's Great Barrier Reef is set to start construction by the middle of next year, the miner said Tuesday.
Environment
Dec 6, 2016
11
16
'Spy' toys face complaints from EU, US watchdogs
EU and US consumer watchdogs announced Tuesday they are filing complaints against a clutch of smart toys that can "spy" on children and their homes, for allegedly breaching privacy and data protection laws.
Consumer & Gadgets
Dec 6, 2016
0
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