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Ghana Records 49-Year Fiscal Deficit
Ghana has recorded massive fiscal deficits for 49 years due to reckless public spending and mismanagement by successive...
Humans In America ‘115,000 Years Earlier Than Thought’
High-tech dating of mastodon remains found in southern California has shattered the timeline of human migration to...
Geologists Unearth Earliest Evidence of Multi-Cellular Life Ever
History books describing how life on Earth developed may need to be rewritten, thanks to the accidental discovery of...
Drinking Beetroot Juice Before Exercising Boosts Brain Performance
A number of studies have shown that physical activity can have positive effects on the brain, particularly in later...
Road Salt Runoff Threatens US, Canada Lakes
Salting of roads in winter helps drivers navigate snow and ice, but the runoff may be irreparably damaging freshwater...
Evidence of Ancient ‘geological Brexit’ Revealed
The UK has now started the formal process of leaving the EU, but scientists say they have evidence of a much earlier...
New Zealand PM Rules Out Probe Into Deadly Afghan Raid
New Zealand will not hold an inquiry into "discredited" allegations its special forces committed war crimes in...
Programme To Be Axed By Trump Saves Energy
Voluntary efficiency programmes -- including one targeted for elimination by the Trump administration -- have led to...
Coral Reefs In Hot Water
A spike in water temperature lasting only days bleached all the coral in a South China Sea atoll, and killed 40 percent...
Most Mutations In Cancer Are Random DNA Mistakes
What causes cancer? A new study published Thursday suggests that cells make random mistakes while dividing, accounting...
New Vaccine Against Rotavirus Could Curb Child Deaths
A new vaccine that is cheap to make and does not require refrigeration has shown promise in preventing rotavirus, a...
Smartphone Device Can Test Sperm Quality
A new smartphone device can analyze a man's sperm quality and let him know in a matter of minutes whether he suffers...
Treaty Slows Global Tobacco Use By 2.5%
Tobacco use fell by 2.5 percent worldwide a decade after the first global health treaty went into effect, World Health...
Climate Change ‘makes Deadly China Pollution Worse’
Global warming has boosted the frequency and severity of deadly air pollution peaks in northern China, scientists said...
‘Dead Zones’ A Threat To Coral Reefs
Low-oxygen areas of the ocean known as dead zones threaten hundreds of coral reefs worldwide, fragile ecosystems...
Amazon Tribe Has Lowest Heart Risk Ever Seen
Researchers said Friday they had found an indigenous Amazonian tribe with the lowest levels of artery hardening -- a...
Unproven Stem Cell Therapy Causes Three Women To Go Blind
An unproven stem cell therapy that involves extracting a patient's fat tissue and injecting it into the eyes has caused...
‘Abnormal’ Sleep Linked To Obesity Risk
Sleeping too much or too little can increase the likelihood of becoming obese, researchers have discovered. The study...
Humans Spark Most US Wildfires
People sparked most US wildfires in recent decades, causing longer fire seasons and increasing the amount of scorched...