Antarctica can be a harsh and inhospitable place to live and work, yet it is an environment scientists are determined to find out more about. Climate change appears to be occurring on the icy continent before anywhere else. The birds and animals there are considered to be early indicators of ... Read More »
President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for health secretary said Wednesday that access and affordability were his goals for revamping health care, and he offered assurances that the new administration is not planning to launch a Medicare overhaul. Rep. Tom Price, R-Ga., testified before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions at ... Read More »
If women choose to have an abortion, those who are allowed to obtain one may have better mental health outcomes than those who are denied one, according to a new study. The results of the study cast doubt on the idea that women experience mental health problems due to having ... Read More »
A recent study found that three out of four teachers are using open educational resources these days, which is thanks in part to both easy access and widespread encouragement. Last year, the Department of Education began its #GoOpen campaign, a campaign that encourages schools to try out OERs and provides ... Read More »
Iran’s main goal in its nuclear talks with world powers was to secure access to the global financial system, and the United States must now do more to remove obstacles to the banking sector, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Saturday. In January, world powers led by the United ... Read More »
SAN FRANCISCO, April 12 — Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday laid out an ambitious 10-year plan to connect the world’s 7 billion people via his company’s social media network. The Facebook chief executive, speaking at the F8 Developers conference Tuesday,submitted a vision of the future in which everyone on ... Read More »
The British company said it would not file patents in these countries. Chief executive Sir Andrew Witty said he wanted to take a “graduated” approach to the company’s “intellectual property” based on the wealth of nations around the globe. Experts have described the plans as “brave and positive”. GSK hopes ... Read More »
The British company said it would not file patents in these countries. Chief executive Sir Andrew Witty said he wanted to take a “graduated” approach to the company’s “intellectual property” based on the wealth of nations around the globe. Experts have described the plans as “brave and positive”. GSK hopes ... Read More »
