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Scientists say this new satellite is a game changer for tracking how our environment is changing

Space technology has long been used to help forecast weather, spot wildfires and aide scientists' understanding of the climate crisis. But this next-generation German satellite is being called a game changer for its ability to use more than 250…

15/04/2022

How lab-grown sushi could help tackle overfishing

Smoked, poached, grilled, pan-seared, and even raw: salmon is as versatile as it is popular -- and has become the world's largest single fish commodity by value.

08/04/2022

Scientists sequence the complete human genome for the first time

In 2003, the Human Genome Project made history when it sequenced 92% of the human genome. But for nearly two decades since, scientists have struggled to decipher the remaining 8%. Now, a team of nearly 100 scientists from the Telomere-to-Telomere…

31/03/2022

Third known case of HIV remission reported after stem cell transplant using umbilical cord blood

A US woman has become the third known person who's gone into HIV remission, and the first mixed-race woman, thanks to a transplant of stem cells from umbilical cord blood, according to research presented at a conference Tuesday.

15/02/2022

T-cell therapy called possible cure for leukemia after 10-year remission in two patients

Two people with leukemia achieved remission over a decade after being infused with CAR-T cells, immune cells that had been modified in a lab, according to a new study. The findings suggest that this approach could be a long-term therapy for leukemia…

02/02/2022

An Indian startup could revolutionize ocean farming with its 'sea combine harvester'

Often used to wrap sushi and flavor soups, seaweed has much greater potential -- both as a food and for use in a wide range of products from cosmetics and textiles to biodegradable packaging and even biofuel.

06/01/2022

Canada bans conversion therapy, a practice Trudeau calls 'despicable and degrading'

Canada on Wednesday banned conversion therapy, which are treatments that claim to be able to change a person's sexual orientation or identity.

09/12/2021

Zapping cow dung with lightning is helping to trap climate-warming methane

A Norwegian technology company has found a way to stop livestock slurry from releasing methane -- by zapping it with artificial lightning.

01/12/2021

Turning crop waste to fertilizer could fight air pollution in India

Towards the end of the year, the season changes in northern India. Cold weather begins to set in and the air gets thick with smoke. After their winter harvest, millions of farmers clear the leftover rice stubble by setting entire fields alight to…

09/11/2021

WHO recommends widespread use of world's first malaria vaccine for children

In what it called a "historic" move, the World Health Organization said Wednesday it has recommended widespread use of the world's first and only malaria vaccine among children in sub-Saharan Africa and other regions where there are moderate to high…

06/10/2021

How floating islands can make urban waterways green and clean

Many of the world's cities are built around waterways. Paris and the Seine, Allahabad, India and the Ganges, Cairo and the Nile -- these rivers, at one time the life-force of their city, are now so polluted they're unfit for swimming and host very…

08/09/2021