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Hidden Mayan civilization revealed in Guatemala jungle

Researchers using a high-tech aerial mapping scanner have discovered the ruins of tens of thousands of ancient Mayan structures that have been hidden and preserved for centuries under northern Guatemala's thick...

Early Diagnosis and Treatment Can Prevent Disability from Leprosy

  GENEVA — To mark World Leprosy Day, the World Health Organization is calling for the eradication of this ancient disfiguring disease by combating the stigma and discrimination that discourages people from seeking the...

DOST to inaugurate PH‘s 1st Halal Food Innovation Center

MANILA -- The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) would inaugurate the country's first Halal Food Innovation Center on February in Region 12, an official said Thursday. DOST 12 Director Zenaida Hadji...

Britain appoints Minister of Loneliness

Britain has appointed a minister of loneliness to combat social isolation experienced by one in 10 Britons. Sports Minister Tracey Crouch will add the job to her existing portfolio to advance the...

Climate Change affecting gender of endangered green sea turtles

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA — Researchers say climate change is responsible for the vast majority of green sea turtles in the northern Great Barrier Reef off Australia being female. Scientists from the U.S. National...

Vitamin C might shorten Tuberculosis treatment time, study indicates

A new study has found that anti-tuberculosis drugs killed more bacteria in laboratory mice given a vitamin C supplement than those given drugs alone. If the findings hold up in human studies,...

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