China scraps construction on more than 100 coal-fired power plants

BY: JESSICA BEUKER  Recently China’s government urged 11 provinces to stop construction on more than 100 coal-fired power projects. The move comes as China is trying to curb the use of fossil fuels. Right now coal accounts for the majority…

A 5-year-long vaccination campaign has nearly cured the “meningitis belt” of Africa

BY: LISA CUMMING In 2013, the “meningitis belt” of Africa that spans from Senegal to Ethiopia had reported just four laboratory cases of Type A. In 1996 the deadly disease killed 25,000 people in sub-Saharan Africa within the space of…