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Pigs are seen at a Smithfield Foods farm in the United States

Smithfield Foods Enters Pig-Human Transplant Market

Julie Steenhuysen and Michael Hirtzer 12/04/2017

The largest pork producer in the world has begun...

Handout photo of the reusable main-stage booster from the SpaceX Falcon 9 makes a successful landing on a platform in the Atlantic Ocean about 185 Nautical miles off the coast of Florida

SpaceX Makes History With Successful Launch of First Recycled Rocket

Irene Klotz 31/03/2017

It took Space Exploration Technologies Corp, as the California-based...

David Nabarro, Sania Nishtar and Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Credit: Twitter

WHO is Electing a New Leader. Here’s What’s at Stake

Priti Patnaik 24/03/2017

A look at member states' considerations, candidates plans for...

With the invention of flush toilets, the volume of waste created when humans go to the bathroom increased almost 20-fold. Credit: Dennis Hlynsky/Flickr CC BY-NC 2.0

The World Needs More Toilets – But Not Ones That Flush

Tamara Avellán 22/03/2017

The invention of the flush toilet was probably one...

People inspect damage in Omar Bin Abdulaziz hospital, in the rebel-held besieged area of Aleppo, Syria November 19, 2016. Credit: Reuters/Abdalrhman Ismail/File Photo

Healthcare in Syria Is Increasingly Becoming a Target of War, Says Study

Kate Kelland 15/03/2017

The study found a "weaponisation" of healthcare in Syria...

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Pakistan’s Unheralded Fight Against Climate Change

Michael Kugelman 12/03/2017

Small steps by Pakistan are helping it create resilience...

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From Travel Bans to Alternative Facts: The Future of Science

Bassem Hassan 08/03/2017

As Trump's travel ban hangs in limbo, what does...