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The Nyamwamba River in Uganda’s Rwenzori Mountains faces an environmental crisis as devastating floods and toxic mining pollution threaten the health of the region’s population and the surrounding ecosystem.  What’s happening?  In…

The Nyamwamba River in Uganda's Rwenzori Mountains faces an environmental crisis as devastating floods and toxic mining pollution threaten the health of the region's population and the surrounding ecosystem.  What's…

CHICAGO, IL, May 10, 2022 – This week, the American Lung Association’s LUNG FORCE initiative is celebrating Turquoise Takeover to raise awareness about lung cancer, the nation’s leading cancer killer. As a part of the important…

Dallas, March 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bonchon, a global leader in Korean fried chicken, is debuting its mouthwatering YumDrum Trio Meal, combining flavors and a price that guests’ tastebuds and wallets will love. The new value…

Dallas, March 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bonchon, a global leader in Korean fried chicken, is debuting its mouthwatering YumDrum Trio Meal, combining flavors and a price that guests’ tastebuds and wallets will love. The new value…

In the weave room, a worker uses a classic Crompton & Knowles loom to make suitable fabric for some 18th-century furniture. Bridget Badore…

On the one year anniversary of the passage of the IRA, we thought it was worth reflecting on what we have learned on how to engage Americans on the transition to clean energy. We are energized by the major success the US forged for…

Repeated flooding Flooding of the Red River of the North has repeatedly devastated homes and businesses in and around Moorhead, Minnesota, and Fargo, North Dakota. From 2009 to 2011 alone, three major floods caused more than $1 billion…

Anniversaries are usually festive occasions, marked by celebration and joy. But there’ll be no popping of corks for this one. March 11 2024 marks four years since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a pandemic.…

Researchers report that a truck traversed the area near the seismic station in Manus Island. Image based on satellite images acquired on March 24, 2023. Alert your neighbors. Take shelter. Credit: Roberto…

Researchers report that a truck traversed the area near the seismic station in Manus Island. Image based on satellite images acquired on March 24, 2023. Alert your neighbors. Take shelter. Credit: Roberto…

Researchers report that a truck traversed the area near the seismic station in Manus Island. Image based on satellite images acquired on March 24, 2023. Alert your…

From its humble beginnings as a small grocer's shop in Birmingham, Cadbury has been delighting the nation's taste buds for two centuries. Now as Cadbury officially celebrates its 200th birthday today, MailOnline has taken a look back in…

A new book called Bottled: How Coca-Cola Became African tells the story of how the world’s most famous carbonated drink conquered the continent. It’s a tale of marketing gumption and high politics and is the product of years of…

Researchers have developed a wearable PDMS sensor that uses a FBG to sense movements. The sensors could be used to monitor wrist, finger or even facial movements.…

The Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) was created 53 years ago today – October 27 – when concurrent compact legislation ratified by Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and the United States. Congress became law. The…

The Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) was created 53 years ago today - October 27 - when concurrent compact legislation ratified by Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and the U.S. Congress became law. The passage of the…

This week the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area (DEWA) celebrated its 50th anniversary. This unit of the National Park Service (NPS) was created by Congress on September 1, 1965 to preserve the natural resources of this part of…

Officials from the United Nations who conducted evacuation missions from Gaza’s Nasser Hospital have described “appalling” conditions at the enclave’s second-largest medical facility, saying an Israeli military operation there has…

Every week, we compile stories of a vibrant, buzzing, and exciting Downtown. To celebrate one year of Good News Downtown and help jog your memory of some of the great things that happened Downtown in 2023, click on the pictures…

Leonardo da Vinci's The Last Supper in Milan, Italy Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images Ken…

Leonardo da Vinci's The Last Supper in Milan, Italy Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images Ken…

In 2004, as broadband was replacing dial-up internet and mobile phones with colour screens were gaining popularity, on February 4, a social network, named “TheFacebook”, was launched by 19-year-old Mark Zuckerberg and his college…

Rain is turning to snow across the metro area as the winter storm that hit the mountains over the past two days continues to sweep across Colorado on Saturday. The Denver area started seeing snow mixing in with the rain around 6 a.m.…

Happy 60th DRBC: 1961-2021 White House ceremonial signing of theDelaware River Basin Compact,Nov. 2, 1961. It was 60 years ago today, on November 2, 1961, when President John F. Kennedy…

What: This October marks the 20th anniversary of the Sister Study, the nation’s largest and longest ongoing study of women with a close family history of breast cancer. This landmark study seeks to identify the environmental and…

Researchers across three NIEHS-funded universities and their stakeholders organized the North Carolina Fish Forum in 2019 to understand the process of setting fish consumption advisories and barriers to more effectively communicating…

“Getfit” isn’t a command, but rather a friendly challenge from MIT Health (formerly MIT Medical) to spend the cold months exercising with a group of people you choose in any way you choose. This year, the popular…

Cali, Colombia – As the only sister to nine brothers, Carmen Diaz enjoyed a boisterous childhood in the port city of Buenaventura, Colombia. Together with her siblings, she would wreak havoc around the house or go out in the streets and…

NASA’s Deep Space Network marks its 60th year on Dec. 24. In continuous operations since 1963, the DSN is what makes it possible for NASA to communicate with spacecraft at or beyond the Moon. The dazzling galactic images captured by the…

The agency’s DSN provides critical communications and navigation services to dozens of space missions, and it’s being modernized to support dozens more. NASA’s Deep Space Network marks its 60th year on Dec. 24. In continuous…

Images from two different electron microscopy analyses of Fmoc-pentafluoro-phenylalanine hydrogel alone (c-d) and with a partner molecule (e-f). Inset: photos of the…

Credit: Resources, Conservation and Recycling (2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2023.107322 Plastic, made in the traditional petroleum-based…

That’s the message from UN health agency WHO, which said on Monday that negotiators at the upcoming meeting must recognize their responsibility “for the health of populations worldwide”.“Leaders must deliver in Dubai, providing the…

Methane leaks from energy production, transportation infrastructures -- such as gas pipelines -- and from deliberate releases during maintenance.…

Credit: Durham University For a team of archaeologists digging in southwest Spain, the discovery of a Bronze/Iron Age stela—a funerary stone…

ATLANTA (Jan. 26, 2016) -- As Winter Storm Jonas pounded the mid-Atlantic and East Coast, viewers turned to The Weather Channel Television Network (Weather) in droves. The network continues to emphasize the importance of live…

A pilot project in New York City turns organic waste into methane that in the future will go back to residents to heat their stoves and homes.

Tourism is one of Cubas major industries, earning the country almost two billion dollars a year in foreign currency. But with the United States continuing to ban its citizens from taking vacations to the island, growth has been slow.

The Saudi-led blockade against Qatar has forced the government in Doha to secure food and water supplies from alternative June 5, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt cut diplomatic and trade ties with Qatar, accusing…

The environmental cost of burning fossil fuels is often used as the main reason to switch to alternative energy to generate the South Pacific nation of Tonga, it is the cost of diesel that has made renewable energy more attractive in…

Green is the new black!The City of Johannesburg is celebrating Recycled Art to commemorate youth second annual Green festival coincides with Global Environmental aims to get the youth excited about environmental sustainability through…

While doing marine conservation projects at the Kenyan coast several years ago, one woman observed children making toys out of flip-flops that were washing up on shore. So she started a business to make colorful, fashionable products from…

Mbongeni Buthelezi, a renowned artist in South Africa, collects rubbish and gives it a new life through his art. CCTV's Julie Scheier has more.

Anaerobic digestion turns food waste into two separate products and reduces landfill waste. Listen to Bill Griffiths, National Recycling Manager, Viridor explain.

Colorado State University's colors are green and gold, honoring its agricultural heritage as a land-grant university. But the school also is turning green into gold by using green energy to save money.

United Nations - As the UN celebrates its 70th anniversary we highlight the iconic moments of our enduring commitment to peace, development and Stories, UN70, English

Dec. 3 - While governments discuss new environmental policies at the Doha Climate Change Conference, private industry is also looking to the future with new technologies to produce clean, inexpensive power. American company OriginOil has…

Sweden leads the way in keeping its waste out of landfill sites. It recycles what could be reused and burns what can be safely incinerated to provide power for a quarter of a million homes. But Sweden is so efficient at recycling that it…