Year: 2017

People wait for assistance after the devastation left by Hurricane Matthew in Low Sound, North Andros, The Bahamas in October 2016. A leading climate change mitigation and adaptation activist in the Caribbean says more climate-related disasters can result in climate refugees looking towards the United States for assistance. Credit: Kenton X. Chance/IPS

Funding Climate Resilience Benefits All Countries – Even the US

Kenton X. Chance 05/07/2017

A former climate negotiator in the Caribbean says it's...

Vinod Dua talks about the recent border tension with China and the state of healthcare in India. Credit: The Wire

‘Jan Gan Man Ki Baat’ Episode 76: Indo-China Conflict and India’s Healthcare in Shambles

The Wire Staff 04/07/2017

In the seventy-sixth episode of Jan Gan Man Ki...

The IIt-M team with their trainer surgical robot. Credit: India Science Wire

IIT Team Developing Affordable Trainer Robot for Medical Colleges

Dinesh C. Sharma 03/07/2017

The researchers estimate their robot will cost Rs 60-70...

Nine of India’s poorest states account for 62% of maternal deaths. Credit: Reuters/Mukesh Gupta

Despite Available Funds, 581 Million in These Nine States Have to Endure India’s Worst Healthcare

Ojaswi Rao, Indiaspend.com 03/07/2017

Lack of infrastructure and human resources along with inadequate...

Like human OCD, which is commonly focused on washing, hoarding, counting or checking, canine compulsions fit into neat categories. Credit: emdot/ Flickr(CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

The Dogs Who Have OCD – and What They Can Teach Us

Shayla Love 03/07/2017

Could understanding canine compulsions help find new treatments for...

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The Bug Hunters and the Microbiome

University of Cambridge 03/07/2017

Trevor Lawley and Gordon Dougan are unconventional bug hunters...

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South China Flood: 15 Killed and Thousands Evacuated

Reuters 03/07/2017

In Guangxi region, seven died and three were missing...