Syria is a country torn by political unrest, where its citizens are going through a worrying humanitarian crisis as water and food insecurity took hold. Over 15 million people in Syria are in dire need of humanitarian assistance, including 7 million children and 4.5 million
With rising monkeypox cases worldwide, the World Health Organization (WHO) said that the highly affected group by this virus is MSM (men who have sex with men community). Therefore, the WHO has urged gay and bisexual men to limit their sexual partners. Currently, monkeypox is
‘Water, water everywhere and not a drop to drink’ – coined by the celebrated poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge for his poem, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner. It has been more than 200 years since the folk ballad got published but today the aforementioned line
A team of researchers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences has discovered over 900 never-seen-before microbes species in ice and snow samples gathered from Tibetan Plateau. The research paper published in Nature Biotechnology Journal states that the group of these new microbes has the potential
Researchers in various areas of study identify the causes that increase people’s risk for early death. One major reason for early death is found to be air pollution. It is because pollution of air leads to cardiovascular-linked premature death rise by 20 percent. The study,
Whether we are indoors or outdoors, skin cuts and abrasions are inevitable no matter how careful we are. That’s when bandages come to our rescue. But have you ever thought about what happens to the conventional plastic-based bandages that you throw away after use? Well,
Ovolo becomes the world’s first hotel group to go all-vegetarian by serving a mostly plant-based (and also Lacto-Ovo) menu at its restaurants across the globe. It was announced after the success of its “Year of the Veg” campaign that started in late 2020. For this
The increasing climate change is not just a threat to the environment but to humans as well. According to a new study, changing climatic conditions will lead to thousands of new cross-species diseases by 2070. It means that humans are at higher risk of new
Veganism is the practice of refraining from the use of animal products, especially in diet, which includes ditching meat, eggs, and dairy products. Veganism has been on a rise for the past couple of years with people opting it for various health reasons along with
Following a COVID outbreak in Hong Kong, authorities ordered to kill thousands of hamsters and other small animals after a pet store workers and several rodents tested positive for coronavirus. Authority personnel went swooping in on the Little Boss pet shop and seized a number