Dragon ants are coming: New'Game of Thrones' species identified
The dragons from ' Game of Thrones ' have come to life in insect form. New ant species that appear dragon-like due to their large and distinctive spines were recently found in the tropical rainforests of Papua New Guinea. Although they lack fire-breathing capabilities, the unique, spiny characteristics of the ants reminded the scientists who discovered them of the mythical dragons from the fantasy series and inspired them to name the ants after the ' Game of Thrones ' dragons. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - July 27, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news

Game of Ants: two new species named after Daenerys Targaryen's dragons
< p > Two new ant species with spiny back barbs reminded scientists so much of the Khaleesi ’s dragons they named them < em > Pheidole drogon < /em > and < em > Pheidole viserion < /em > < /p > < p > They reminded scientists of dragons so much, they named them after two of the fire-breathing beasts from the Game of Thrones. < br > < /p > < p > The two new ant species from Papua New Guinea, named < em > P < /em > < em > heidole drogon < /em > and < em > Pheidole viserion, < /em > have spiny barbs along their backs and shoulders with an unusual set of muscles beneath them. < br > < /p > < a href="https://www.theguardian.c...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - July 27, 2016 Category: Science Authors: Naomi Stewart Tags: Taxonomy Insects Science Animals Biology Wildlife Source Type: news

Blue, green or 'nol'?
(Northwestern University) New Northwestern University research shows that even in infants too young to speak, the object categories infants form and their predictions about objects' behavior, are sculpted by the names we use to describe them. As English speakers, we might describe the blue lake or the green grass in a natural scene. But speakers of Berinmo, an indigenous language of Papua New Guinea, have a single term for the colors we describe as blues and greens. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - July 18, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Cameroon: HIV Resistance - CIRC Considers Reducing Cost of Test
[Cameroon Tribune] The Director of the Chantal Biya International Reference Centre made the announcement yesterday, July 12, 2016, in Yaounde while receiving a Guinean delegation. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - July 13, 2016 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news

FEATURE: Eradication of Yaws, disease that ‘begins where roads end,’ is within sight, says WHO doctor in new film
When Dr. Oriol Mitjà, a Spanish technical adviser for the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO), arrived in Lihir Island, Papua New Guinea, he expected to stay only a month. But after meeting hundreds of children covered in debilitating lesions, he stayed on, found a cure for their ailment, and spurred an international campaign that, if successful, will lead to the eradication of only the second disease in history. (Source: UN News Centre - Health, Poverty, Food Security)
Source: UN News Centre - Health, Poverty, Food Security - July 12, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

FEATURE: Eradication of Yaws, disease that ‘ begins where roads end, ’ is within sight, says WHO doctor in new film
When Dr. Oriol Mitj à , a Spanish technical adviser for the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO), arrived in Lihir Island, Papua New Guinea, he expected to stay only a month. But after meeting hundreds of children covered in debilitating lesions, he stayed on, found a cure for their ailment, and spurred an international campaign that, if successful, will lead to the eradication of only the second disease in history. (Source: UN News Centre - Health, Poverty, Food Security)
Source: UN News Centre - Health, Poverty, Food Security - July 12, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

These 2 Boys Were Born The Same Day In The Same Town, But Their Lives Will Be Dramatically Different
ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar -- Miranto is 5 years old. He proudly wears his school uniform, a blue smock, along with Mickey Mouse sneakers and a tilted baseball cap. He's been in school for two years, where he's on track and has made dozens of friends. Sitraka is a head shorter than Miranto and looks about half his age. He's not wearing any shoes, and his tiny T-shirt reads "Special Baby Boy." He's still learning to speak and has trouble sitting or standing still for any length of time, which means he can't go to school and has trouble making new friends. Both boys were born in the village of Ambohimidasy Itaosy, ab...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - June 29, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Health services for gender-based violence: Médecins Sans Frontières experience caring for survivors in urban Papua New Guinea - Lokuge K, Verputten M, Ajakali M, Tolboom B, Joshy G, Thurber KA, Plana D, Howes S, Wakon A, Banks E.
BACKGROUND: Levels of gender-based violence in Papua New Guinea (PNG) are high; health services for survivors are limited. Evidence from the few existing health services for survivors can inform improvements in care in this and similar settings. ME... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - June 20, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

This Is Probably The First Mammal Extinct Because Of Man-Made Climate Change
Well, world, we may have reached an incredibly depressing milestone. For the first time on record, a mammal species has probably gone extinct as a direct result of human-caused climate change. The Bramble Cay melomys is, or was, a small rodent that lived on an island off the coast of Australia. Scientists declared it extinct in a comprehensive report published this month. The rat lived on Bramble Cay, a small island at the northern end of the Great Barrier Reef that sits only 10 feet above sea level at its highest point, according to National Geographic. In 1978, there were hundreds of the little creatures ...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - June 15, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news

Norway Is The First Country To Ban Deforestation
Norway is so woke to deforestation, it's the first nation to outlaw it.  On May 24, Norway committed to zero deforestation, reports UN partner Climate Action. The groundbreaking move means that the nation pledges to ban any product in its supply chain that contributes to the deforestation of rainforests through the government’s public procurement policy.  “This is an important victory in the fight to protect the rainforest. Over the last few years, a number of companies have committed to cease the procurement of goods that can be linked to destruction of the rainforest,” Nils Hermann ...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - June 7, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news

Africa: Expired European Drugs 'Wreaking Havoc' in Africa
[East African] A Guinean researcher and doctor Gaoussou Fadiga has blamed the rise in kidney failures in Africa on the use of expired drugs from Europe. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - June 7, 2016 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Transgressive women don't deserve protection: young men's narratives of sexual violence against women in rural Papua New Guinea - Kelly-Hanku A, Aeno H, Wilson L, Eves R, Mek A, Nake Trumb R, Whittaker M, Fitzgerald L, Kaldor JM, Vallely A.
Sexual violence against women and girls is commonplace in Papua New Guinea (PNG). While the experiences of women are rightly given central place in institutional responses to sexual violence, the men who perpetrate violence are often overlooked, an oversig... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - June 7, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Science And Technology Combine In Search For Underwater Resting Place Of WWII MIAs
The remains of American airmen missing in action since 1944, along with wreckage from their plane, have been located on the ocean floor off the Pacific island republic of Palau. Members of Project RECOVER, a collaborative effort to seek out the final resting places of World War II armed forces personnel, discovered the U.S. Navy TBM-1C Avenger torpedo bomber in March. However, it took a couple of months to secure the location and collect DNA samples, so they felt it was appropriate to announce the new WWII crash site as Memorial Day weekend approached. "It was a way of saying that we do care, that Memorial Day is...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - May 31, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news

Facial expressions are key to first impressions. What does that mean for people with facial paralysis?
This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article. -- This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website. (Source: Science - The Huffington Post)
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - May 30, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news

HPV infection can be identified in self-collected vaginal swabs
High risk, potentially cancer causing human papillomavirus infections are common among women in Papua New Guinea. But self sampling with vaginal swabs may provide materials that screen as accurately as the more labor-intensive approach using cervical samples obtained by clinicians. This finding is critical to developing same day screening and treatment, which is key to ensuring that women with precancerous lesions are treated in this largely unconnected (electronically) country, and in others like it. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - April 29, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news