Patient who received first pig heart transplant dies
WASHINGTON (March 10): The first person to receive a heart transplant from a genetically-modified pig has died, two months after…
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Amazon nears climate ‘tipping point’ faster than expected
PARIS (March 8): Hammered by climate change and relentless deforestation, the Amazon rainforest is losing its capacity to recover and…
Research paper claims overregulation on vaping counterproductive to saving lives
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 25): Contrary to popular belief, excessive regulations on e-cigarettes like vaping do not actually prevent or discourage…
World must brace for more extreme wildfires: UN
PARIS (Feb 24): The number of major wildfires worldwide will rise sharply in coming decades due to global warming, and…
Omicron variant not more severe than original strain, says WHO
GENEVA (Feb 23): The BA.2 variant of the Omicron coronavirus strain is not more severe than the original, the World…
Wind powers change in England’s industrial heartland
KINGSTON UPON HULL (Feb 7): On the banks of the River Humber in northern England, the winds of change are…
Deforestation in Brazilian Amazon hits January record
RIO DE JANEIRO (Feb 3): Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon set a new record for January just three weeks into…
Corals doomed even if global climate goals met: study
PARIS (Feb 2): Coral reefs that anchor a quarter of marine wildlife and the livelihoods of more than half-a-billion people…