World Horizons

IPDForumJanuary 28, 2019
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ESTONIA: Free DNA Tests

Estonia is offering residents free genetic profiling in a nationwide experiment aimed at minimizing risks for typical diseases and encouraging a healthier lifestyle through personalized data reports. Lili Milani, a…
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IPDForumJanuary 28, 2019
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ANTARCTICA: Cold Veggies

Scientists in Antarctica have harvested their first crop of vegetables grown without soil, daylight or pesticides as part of a project designed to help astronauts cultivate fresh food on other…
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IPDForumJanuary 28, 2019
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AFRICA: Future Einsteins

South African geneticist Vinet Coetzee held up a malaria-diagnosing scanner that she said can be developed for use in Africa’s rural areas without the need for blood samples or lab…
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IPDForumOctober 22, 2018
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ANTARCTICA: Deep-dive drones

A University of Washington (UW) researcher heaved a half-million U.S. dollars’ worth of robotic sensors into the frigid waters off Antarctica and hoped for the best. If all goes well,…
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IPDForumOctober 22, 2018
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SOUTH AFRICA: Accessible Education

South Africa is pushing ahead with a plan to offer free university education to students from poor households, Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba said in January 2018. President Jacob Zuma said…
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IPDForumJuly 30, 2018
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China: BRICS Countries Cooperate on Terrorism

The BRICS group of five major emerging economies called in September 2017 for tougher measures against terrorist groups, while denouncing North Korea’s latest nuclear test at a summit in China…
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IPDForumJuly 30, 2018
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GERMANY: World’s Biggest X-ray Goes Online

Scientists in Germany say the world’s largest X-ray laser is now in operation and will help them capture images of structures and processes at an atomic level. The DESY research…
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IPDForumJuly 30, 2018
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PERU: Former U.N. Leader Tapped for Olympics Ethics Chair

Former United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has been elected chair of the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) ethics commission. The South Korean, who served as leader in the U.N. from 2007…
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IPDForumApril 23, 2018
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Robocop To The Rescue

A robotic policeman that can help identify wanted criminals and collect evidence has joined the force in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and will patrol busy areas in the city. He is…
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IPDForumApril 23, 2018
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UNITED STATES: The little canoe that could

No modern navigation instrumentation guided a Polynesian voyaging canoe as it followed the horizon during a three-year journey around the globe that ended in June 2017 near the Hawaiian island…
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