Stopping child marriage is key to curbing deadly teen pregnancies: WHO
Each year, more than 21 million adolescent girls in low and middle-income countries become pregnant. About half of these pregnancies are unintended. Nine in 10 adolescent births occur among girls…
Robotic and drone tech make fruit picking and handling easier
Farming is undergoing a remarkable transformation thanks to cutting-edge technologies reshaping how fruit is picked and handled. While autonomous drones like Tevel’s Flying Robots are already harvesting fruit globally, innovations…
Neurologist shares why dementia rates are rising and how to reduce risk
Dementia cases continue to rise in the U.S., with people over age 55 facing a 42% risk of developing the condition in their lifetime. A recent study led by Johns…
Dementia risk linked to blood pressure in new study
Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is known to have a direct impact on heart attack and stroke risk — but a new study has revealed its surprising link to brain…
Insurance data breach exposes sensitive info of 1.6 million people
If there’s one thing I’ve learned from covering data breaches over the years, it’s that you should never take a company’s initial numbers at face value. When a breach becomes…
Asia-based criminal network cons Thai woman in US out of $300,000
Wannapa Suprasert received a call from scammers who drew her into an elaborate false narrative involving identity theft, an international police investigation and the threat of a criminal trial. She…
Climate crisis driving surge in gender-based violence, UN report finds
That is the warning from a new report by the UN Spotlight Initiative, which finds that climate change is intensifying the social and economic stresses that are fuelling increased levels…
Hunger stalks Ethiopia as UN aid agency halts support amid funding cuts
In total, 3.6 million of the “most vulnerable” people in Ethiopia stand to lose WFP food and nutrition assistance unless funding arrives urgently, warned Zlatan Milisic, the UN agency’s Country…
Discover the world’s first hydrogen outboard engine-powered boat
Imagine powering your boat not with gasoline but with clean hydrogen fuel. That’s exactly what Yamaha, together with Roush Industries and Regulator Marine, is working on right now. They’re developing…
Parkinson’s symptoms improved by stem cell treatments in small study
With around one million people living with Parkinson’s disease in the U.S. — and 90,000 getting new diagnoses each year — the race is on for a cure. Researchers at…