The Nippon Research Institute of Riken acknowledged today that the last and revolutionary study on stem cells, led by scientist Haruko Obokata, published by the journal «Nature» contained «fraudulent» parts. The study, published in January in two articles that were picked up by «Nature», showed a very simple method to reprogram adult cells (immersing them in an acid or by […]readmore
The UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) warned of the likely decline in the food production in South America due to climate change, and said other risks such as increased droughts and floods. Thus concludes the report presented in Yokohama (Tokyo) and produced by about 500 scientific experts and political representatives, which examines current […]readmore
Joseph Kony, one of the world’s most wanted men, is hidden in one of the most inaccessible and dangerous regions of the planet, among thousands of kilometers of dense forests and a hard geography that encompasses at least five Central African countries, several of them with their own internal conflict and a long line of […]readmore
Japan will not hunt any more whales in the South seas and in the Antarctic, thanks to a decision of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) which yesterday saw that the Japanese did not have any justification to continue this activity. Every year, Japanese vessels kill nearly 1,000 whales in these waters to feed a […]readmore
The death toll from the 8.2-magnitude earthquake of magnitude that struck northern Chile increased to six, official sources said, while the authorities lifted the tsunami warning being held in six locations of the affected area. According to the Minister of the Interior, Rodrigo Peñailillo, the sixth victim was a woman who died of a fall, although he offered […]readmore
The Business Workforce Center of the RI Department of Labor and Training is partnering with Workforce Partnership of Greater RI and Workforce Solutions of Providence/Cranston to host a Job Fair on Friday, April 4 at the Providence netWORKri Center, One Reservoir Avenue, in the Renaissance Room from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Date: Friday, April 4, […]readmore
Diabetes in the state of RI has increased in the past five decades and it is predicted that the numbers will continue to rise, especially among African American and Hispanic populations. Diabetes remains a chronic disease with no known cure, and without proper control and observations it can have a deep impact on a person’s […]readmore
PROVIDENCE – The Department of Environmental PROVIDENCE – The Department of Environmental Management announces that due to anticipated unacceptable water quality resulting from this weekend’s. 5.26″ of rainfall, all approved waters of Point Judith Pond and Potters Pond will be closed to shellfishing beginning at noon on Monday, March 31. Due to excess runoff as […]readmore
Citing the need to protect children from sexual predators, Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin’s legislation to create the first-ever «Child Safe Zones» in Rhode Island is scheduled to be heard before the House and Senate Judiciary committees this week. The act – H7764, sponsored by Representative Mia Ackerman (D-District 45, Cumberland, Lincoln) and S2751, sponsored […]readmore
A special court in Pakistan refused the request of the former military Pervez Musharraf to leave the country. The Court found that it was the federal government who placed Musharraf in the list that prohibits certain people from leaving the country and that only the Administration may decide whether or not to remove his name […]readmore
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