Research

Asthma study sparks debate about safety of cooking with gas

by Daniel Lawler Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- New research that links cooking with natural gas to around 12…

Take your pick: Aye-aye joins ranks of snot-eaters

by Daniel Lawler Agence France Presse Paris, France (AFP) -- When scientists caught the aye-aye on video using its strangely…

Spanish baby gets groundbreaking intestinal transplant

  Madrid, Spain | AFP | A 13-month old baby girl received the world's first intestinal transplant, Spanish health authorities…

Over 14% of world has had Lyme disease: study

PARIS, France (AFP) -- More than 14 percent of the world's population has had Lyme disease, the most common tick-borne…

EU opens arms to fleeing Ukrainian researchers

BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) - The EU is extending an online welcome to Ukrainian scientists and researchers fleeing the war in…

New microscopic organisms found in deep sea trench baffle Chile scientists

MEJILLONE, Chile (AFP) -- When Chilean scientist Osvaldo Ulloa led an expedition 8,000 meters under the sea to an area…

Plastic, chemical pollution beyond planet’s safe limit: study

by Marc PRÉEL Agence France-Presse STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AFP) - The torrent of man-made chemical and plastic waste worldwide has massively…

Swiss vote to ban nearly all tobacco advertising

by Nina LARSON Agence France-Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) - The Swiss voted on Sunday to tighten their notoriously lax tobacco…

Copy or innovate? Study sheds light on chimp culture

by Sara HUSSEIN Agence France-Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) - Chimpanzees in one part of Guinea crack and eat nuts while…

Into the ‘plastisphere’: Scientists comb Japan waters to study new eco threat

by Etienne BALMER and Hiroshi HIYAMA Agence France-Presse SHIMODA, Japa (AFP) - A boat's crew casts a net into the…

‘An amazing ride’: study offers dengue treatment hop

by Sara HUSSEIN TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Dengue affects tens of millions each year, producing brutal symptoms that have earned…

‘An amazing ride’: study offers dengue treatment hope

by Sara HUSSEIN Agence France-Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) - Dengue affects tens of millions each year, producing the brutal symptoms…

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