Science

WHO Revokes Canada Measles Status

WHO revoked Canada's measles elimination status after ongoing outbreaks and slipping childhood vaccination coverage, marking the first time in nearly three decades that measles was endemic there.

WHO Revokes Canada Measles Status
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Scientists discover horned bee threatened

Scientists discovered a new wild bee species, Megachile Hackeriapis lucifer, in Western Australia's goldfields, noting its two horn-like projections and urgent conservation risk from mining and habitat loss.

Scientists discover horned bee threatened
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Multilingualism slows ageing, cuts dementia

Researchers in a European study of more than 86,000 people from 27 countries found that speaking multiple languages slowed biological and cognitive ageing and was linked to lower dementia risk.

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Spain loses Drosophila genetics pioneer

Antonio García-Bellido died in Madrid on Monday at 89; he was Spain's leading developmental biologist and a pioneer in using Drosophila to map genetic organization.

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