A nuclear technique developed with U.N. support suppressed the disease-carrying tsetse fly without harming other insects.
WASHINGTON (AN) — A nuclear technique developed with the support of two United Nations agencies successfully suppressed the disease-carrying tsetse fly in Senegal without harming other insects, the U.N.'s nuclear watchdog agency said.
The results of an eight-year study of the tsetse fly in Senegal, published in Nature's Scientific Reports, is part of a project to help the West Africa nation eradicate tsetse in Niayes, a 1,000 square-kilometer fertile valley near the capital Dakar.
A U.N. report estimates at least 25% of global dust emissions that scatter on land and ocean come from human activities.
Negotiators released new U.N. proposals to share revenues from drugs, cosmetics, and agricultural biotechnology.
A little known international organization is in charge of mediating U.S.-Mexico water sharing during a time of drought.
Building debris may take US$647 million and 15 years to clean up. Around 800,000 tons might qualify as hazardous waste.
The head of Freedom House called the shooting 'a grim and shocking blow to the American democratic process.'
As NATO summit host, the Biden administration sought to show unity for Ukraine and deflect concern about Trump.
A U.N. report estimates at least 25% of global dust emissions that scatter on land and ocean come from human activities.
Children's deaths from malnutrition and dehydration show that critical health and social structures have collapsed.
