Category : science

by Heidi Harley - 5 years ago

People living with incurable cancers urge more research

ATLANTA (AP) — Tom Smith hesitated to buy light bulbs guaranteed for up to 10 years, thinking they'd outlast him. Terry Langbaum debated filling a prescription for a $13,000-a-month drug that keeps cancer from worsening for three months on averag...

by Heidi Harley - 5 years ago

Venezuela classes restart after weeks of blackouts

Classes resumed in Venezuela's schools on Wednesday after two major national blackouts left frustrated parents struggling to entertain their children and forced the education ministry to extend the school year. Two major nationwide power outages led...

by Heidi Harley - 5 years ago

South Korea to launch world's first national 5G networks

South Korea on Friday launches the world’s first nationwide 5G mobile networks -- a transformational leap that has superpowers sparring for control of an innovation that could potentially change the day-to-day lives of billions of people. The superf...