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December 01, 2014
3-D Printing Adds New Dimension to Heart Surgery

Three-D printing is being applied to heart surgery, not to make new hearts, but to make models of unprecedented detail
December 01, 2014
3-D Printing Adds New Dimension to Heart Surgery

Three-D printing is being applied to heart surgery — not to make new hearts, but to make models of unprecedented detail that allow surgeons to better assess patients before the operation begins. VOA’s Rosanne Skirble has more.
November 25, 2014
Global Climate Deal a Step Closer, but at Least One Year Away

Climate watchers will be focused on Lima, Peru, as representatives of 200 countries gather December 1 for critical negotiations on a new climate treaty that would replace the Kyoto Protocol, the global agreement that expired in 2012. As VOA’s Rosanne Skirble reports, hopes for success in this round of talks are boosted by recent agreements among the world’s top polluters.
November 25, 2014
Talks on New UN Climate Treaty Set Next Week in Peru

Representatives from 200 countries will discuss emissions reductions, setting stage for broader talks in 2015
November 25, 2014
Group Advocates Dimming Lights to Reclaim Night Sky

For a really good look at the night sky, stay out of the city. Artificial light — from street lamps, buildings, signs and cars — diminishes visibility of the nighttime sky. VOA’s Rosanne Skirble joins an advocate for darker skies in Washington, D.C., where his group wants to dim the lights for people's health and the health of the planet.
November 25, 2014
To Reclaim Night Sky, One Group Advocates Dimming Lights

Advocates for darker skies in Washington, DC, say light pollution obscures night sky, threatens health, environment
November 21, 2014
Report: World Locked in 1.5 C Temperature Rise

Studies say that as the planet warms, heat waves and other climate extremes that have been occurring cyclically would become the “new normal”
November 14, 2014
Study: Western Diet Bad for Human Health, Environment

High-fat, high-sugar diet has left people fatter, more susceptible to disease, has also altered farming practices, researcher says
November 05, 2014
New Genetic Test Diagnoses Rare Childhood Diseases

Most rare diseases are genetic and appear early in life. While a child may show symptoms, it’s often difficult to confirm a diagnosis. As VOA’s Rosanne Skirble reports, a powerful new genetic test may reduce the uncertainty by providing more conclusive results earlier.
November 05, 2014
New Genetic Test Diagnoses Rare Childhood Diseases

Test examines entire genome to identify single gene mutation that led to disorder in order to provide faster and more conclusive results than ever before
October 23, 2014
New Microscope Captures 3-D Cellular Action in Real Time

2014 Nobel Prize chemistry prizewinner, Eric Betzig has developed a new microscope that captures 3-D images of subcellular activity in real time
October 22, 2014
Digital Fingerprints Track Kids’ Health

Approach shows feasibility of electronic registry to track immunizations in developing world
October 16, 2014
Microbes in Deep Sea Rocks Eat Global Warming Gas

Methane-gobbling microbes that live in seabed sediments near vents in deep ocean are keeping most of it from reaching atmosphere
October 15, 2014
Fiber Optic Cable Measures Antarctic Ice Melt in Real Time

University of Nevada hydrology professor sets out to measure conditions underneath the Ross Ice Shelf, a plain of floating ice in West Antarctica
October 09, 2014
Robot Takes Cues from Deadly Rattlesnakes

Next generation of Mod-Snake may be deployed to save lives or explore remote regions on Earth or in space
October 09, 2014
Snakelike Robot Never Gets Stuck in the Sand

In 2009, Spirit, one of NASA's two Mars Rovers launched by NASA, got stuck in the sand. While it did good work from its sand trap for almost another year before its demise, Spirit's twin is still rolling around, taking notes on the Red Planet. More recently the Rover Curiosity had to take a detour to avoid some shifting sand. As VOA's Rosanne Skirble reports, inspiration from Mother Nature is helping to engineer a fix.
October 03, 2014
Scientists Look to Space to Map Ocean Floor

More is known about the surface of Mars than the sea floor of our own planet, eighty percent of which is unmapped. But that’s changing with the release of a new map based on untapped streams of satellite data. As VOA’s Rosanne Skirble reports, this detailed picture of ocean depths has widespread application for science, industry and civil society.
October 03, 2014
Scientists Look to Space to Map Ocean Floor

New map based on untapped streams of satellite data, radar is twice as accurate as version produced 20 years ago, holds data that's key for science, industry, military
October 01, 2014
Study: Monarch Migration Dates Back Millions of Years

Butterfly species best-known for its annual 5,000-kilometer migration each autumn from North America to Mexico
September 23, 2014
UN Climate Summit Raises Hopes for Climate Treaty

The United Nations Climate Summit Tuesday in New York brought together heads of state with leaders from the private sector and civil society to address the world's climate crisis. As VOA's Rosanne Skirble reports, while the event is not a negotiating session, its outcome can serve to build momentum for a new climate treaty by 2015

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