The new provisions are part of French president Macron’s large-scale plan to heavily invest in renewables, which aims to multiply by 10 the amount of solar energy produced in the country.
France to require all large parking lots to be covered by solar panels Read more
According to a recent study for estimating the prevalence of blindness and visual impairment in the Indian population, more than one fourth of people in India aged 50 years and above are visually impaired.
Cases of blindness and visual impairment in India have declined by roughly 50% since 2010 Read more
The measure creates a regulatory framework for psychedelic clinics to operate in the state and completely decriminalizes personal use and possession of several natural hallucinogenic plants.
Colorado voters pass historic psychedelic decriminalization act Read more
Fathers in the U.S. have a growing preference for spending time with their children over working. According to Pew Research, dads spend three times more time with their children than two generations ago. Most of these men now see being a good father as central to their identity.
Rich nations, which bear the brunt of responsibility for warming the atmosphere, have long resisted making such payments, seeking to avoid assuming legal liability for their contributions to climate change.
Demand for blood donations currently far outstrips supply and matching blood types is an extra hassle that often results in patients missing out even as donated blood goes to waste.
First human patients receive transfusions of lab-grown blood cells Read more
The age-adjusted prevalence of dementia declined from 12.2 percent of people over age 65 in 2000 to 8.5 percent of people over age 65 in 2016—a nearly one-third drop from the 2000 level, according to a new RAND Corporation study.
Prevalence of dementia is declining among older Americans Read more
The study found that after ten years 80% of patients were still alive. Typically, only roughly 50% of people in similar conditions would be expected to survive over that span.
Groundbreaking experimental breast cancer vaccine passes first human trials Read more
This decision puts Icelandair at the forefront of sustainable aviation, considering that many other airlines are only aiming to reach net-zero emissions by 2050.
Icelandair to use electric aircraft for all domestic flights by 2030 Read more
Maternal vaccination reduced rates of severe medically attended lower respiratory tract illness due to RSV by 81.8% across the first three months of life.
“Remarkable” results for new maternal RSV vaccine in Phase 3 trial Read more
