The Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 has likely become the dominant variant in the United States, accounting for 61.3% of COVID cases in the week ended January 28, data from the U.S. …
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US Moves to Protect Minnesota Wilderness from Planned Mine
The Biden administration moved Thursday to protect northeastern Minnesota’s pristine Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness from future mining, dealing a potentially fatal blow to a copper-nickel project. Interior Secretary Deb …
your ads here!Small Asteroid to Pass Near Earth Thursday
The U.S. space agency NASA says a small asteroid will pass very close to Earth Thursday, just 3,600 kilometers from our planet’s surface, well within the orbit of most geosynchronous …
your ads here!Asteroid on Path for Close Call With Earth
An asteroid the size of a delivery truck will whip past Earth on Thursday night, one of the closest such encounters ever recorded. NASA said it will be a near …
your ads here!US Seeks Reengagement with China to Stop Illicit Fentanyl as Blinken Heads to Beijing
The United States is “actively seeking to reengage” China on counternarcotics, including stopping the flow of illicit synthetic drugs like fentanyl into the U.S., said the State Department ahead of …
your ads here!Ancient Jerusalem Hand Imprint Baffles Israel Experts
Israeli archaeologists said Wednesday that they are trying to uncover the meaning of a recently discovered hand imprint carved into the stone wall of an ancient moat outside Jerusalem’s Old …
your ads here!ChatGPT Bot Passes US Law School Exam
A chatbot powered by reams of data from the internet has passed exams at a U.S. law school after writing essays on topics ranging from constitutional law to taxation and …
your ads here!Malawi Makes Fresh Appeal for Cholera Vaccine
Malawi has appealed for more than 7 million additional doses of cholera vaccine from the World Health Organization as it struggles to control a record outbreak of the bacterial illness. …
your ads here!Space Environmentalist Uses Technology to Raise Awareness of Space Trash
A so-called space environmentalist is working to make the public more aware about space debris by tracking its movement in real time on a website. He says we need to …
your ads here!WHO Appeals for Record $2.54 Billion to Address 54 Global Health Emergencies
The World Health Organization is appealing for a record $2.54 billion to assist millions of people in 54 countries facing catastrophic health emergencies triggered by multiple man-made and natural disasters. …
your ads here!US Proposes Switching to Annual COVID Vaccine Shots
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is proposing switching to an annual COVID-19 vaccination campaign for the country, similar to the flu shot. In documents posted online Monday, the agency …
your ads here!Earth’s Inner Core May Have Started Spinning Other Way, Study Says
Far below our feet, a giant may have started moving against us. Earth’s inner core, a hot iron ball the size of Pluto, has stopped spinning in the same direction …
your ads here!WHO Urges ‘Immediate Action’ After Cough Syrup Deaths
The World Health Organization has called for “immediate and concerted action” to protect children from contaminated medicines after a spate of child deaths linked to cough syrups last year. In …
your ads here!WHO: 500K People Die Prematurely from Trans Fat Annually
The World Health Organization is calling for the total elimination of trans fat — an artificial toxic chemical commonly found in packaged foods, baked goods, cooking oils, and spreads which is …
your ads here!Canada Leads World in Organ Donations from Euthanasia
A study published in the December 2022 issue of the American Journal of Transplantation finds Canada leading the world in harvesting organs from those who received medical assistance in dying. …
your ads here!Loss of Tiny Organisms Hurts Ocean, Fishing, Scientists Say
The warming of the waters off the East Coast has come at an invisible, but very steep cost — the loss of microscopic organisms that make up the base of …
your ads here!Brazil Declares Public Health Emergency for Yanomami People
Brazil’s government has declared a public health emergency for the Yanomami people in the Amazon who are suffering from malnutrition and diseases such as malaria because of illegal mining. The …
your ads here!Sections of Balkan River Become Floating Garbage Dump
Tons of waste dumped in poorly regulated riverside landfills or directly into the waterways that flow across three countries end up accumulating behind a trash barrier in the Drina River …
your ads here!Study: Warming To Make California Downpours Even Wetter
As damaging as it was for more than 32 trillion gallons of rain and snow to fall on California since Christmas, a worst-case global warming scenario could juice up similar …
your ads here!WHO: No Evidence COVID-19 Vaccines Increase Risk of Strokes in Older People
The World Health Organization says there is no evidence that COVID-19 mRNA vaccines increase the risk of strokes in older people. WHO officials say there is no basis to the …
your ads here!South Korea Ends Indoor Mask Rule, But Seoul Residents Skeptical
South Korea on Friday announced an end to its indoor mask mandate, one of the country’s last major pandemic restrictions. Health authorities said as of Jan. 30, face coverings will …
your ads here!Twinkle, Twinkle Fading Stars: Hiding in Our Brighter Skies
Every year, the night sky grows brighter, and the stars look dimmer. A new study that analyzes data from more than 50,000 amateur stargazers finds that artificial lighting is making …
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