J&J kept a guiding hand on talc safety research
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Johnson & Johnson developed a strategy in the 1970s to deal with a growing volume of research showing that talc miners had elevated rates of lung…
Gun Violence Has Cut More Than 4 Years Off The Life Expectancy Of Black Americans: Study
Gun violence has shortened the life expectancy of Americans by nearly 2.5 years, with shootings driving down the average lifespan of black Americans by almost twice as much as that…
American scientist under investigation over ties to alleged genetic editing of Chinese twins
Rice University has launched an investigating into one of its professors after reports surfaced that he is connected to alleged genetic editing in China that resulted in the birth of…
Trump adviser on UN climate change warning: ‘They overestimate.. I’m just saying, do we know precisely?’
A top economic adviser to President Trump responded to a recent U.N. report warning the world needs to take drastic action within 12 years to avoid a possible climate crisis,…
Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad for helping end sexual violence
Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad have each won the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize for their work to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war in armed…
First lab-grown burger tried and tested in London
The world’s first lab-grown burger has been cooked and eaten at a news conference in London. … euronews, the most watched news channel in Europe … source
Children can be influenced by robot peer pressure, study finds
A British study has found that robots can influence the thoughts of young children. The research found when children took a test alongside several robots, … source
Pressure on Ireland-bound Pope Francis amid another sexual abuse scandal
Pope Francis is set to visit Ireland in the first papal visit there in almost 40 years, but he is expected to come under pressure there from survivors of clerical…
Here’s How NASA Created America’s Private Space Industry (HBO)
When you think about who’s in charge of cutting-edge spaceflight in 2018, SpaceX is probably the first name that comes to mind. Maybe Orbital ATK; or Blue … source
Republicans propose reallocating Coast Guard ship funding to Trump’s border wall
Despite urgent warnings of the need to bolster the U.S. Coast Guard’s ailing polar icebreaker fleet – now just a single functional 42-year-old vessel – some Republicans in Congress have…