On 49th Anniversary of Roe V. Wade, Ruling’s Future in Doubt
The U.S. Supreme Court decision establishing a woman’s right to have an abortion was handed down on Jan. 22, 1973. Now, 49 years later, that landmark ruling is under threat,
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Наукові новини. Наука – сфера діяльності людини, спрямована на отримання (вироблення і систематизацію у вигляді теорій, гіпотез, законів природи або суспільства тощо) нових знань про навколишній світ. Основою науки є збирання, оновлення, систематизація, критичний аналіз фактів, синтез нових знань або узагальнень, що описують досліджувані природні або суспільні явища та (або) дозволяють будувати причинно-наслідкові зв’язки між явищами і прогнозувати їхній перебіг
US Suspends 44 Flights by Chinese Carriers After Beijing Action
The U.S. government said Friday it would suspend 44 China-bound flights from the United States by four Chinese carriers in response to the Chinese government’s decision to suspend some U.S.
Read MoreLatin America, Asia Latest to Be Hit With Omicron Surge
In Costa Rica, officials are encouraging those infected with the coronavirus to skip voting in upcoming national elections. On the other side of the world, Beijing is locking down residential
Read MoreWhite House Says COVID-19 Tests Being Shipped
The White House says some of the at-home, free COVID-19 tests it is offering to Americans have begun shipping via the U.S. Postal Service. During a Friday press briefing, Jeff
Read MoreJudge Blocks Vaccine Mandate for US Federal Workers
A federal judge on Friday issued a nationwide injunction prohibiting the enforcement of U.S. President Joe Biden’s requirement that federal workers be vaccinated. Biden announced the mandate, which required 3.5
Read MoreAustria Set to Make COVID Shots Compulsory After Bill Clears Parliament
Austria’s lower house of parliament passed a bill Thursday making COVID-19 vaccinations compulsory for adults as of Feb. 1, bringing Austria closer to introducing the first such sweeping coronavirus vaccine
Read MoreChina Exports Its Traditional Medicine to Africa
Hing Pal Singh is among dozens of patients with daily appointments at the Oriental Chinese Herbal Clinic in Nairobi. Singh, 85, has been suffering from spinal problems for five years and
Read MoreSuperbugs Deadlier Than AIDS, Malaria, Study Shows
More than 1.2 million people are dying every year directly from bacterial infections that are resistant to several antibiotics, according to a new study, making multiresistant bacteria far deadlier than
Read MoreMulti-Resistant Superbugs Deadlier Than AIDS and Malaria, Study Shows
Over 1.2 million people are dying every year from bacterial infections that are resistant to antibiotics, according to a new study. That makes multi-resistant bacteria far deadlier than HIV/AIDS or
Read MoreHands of ‘Doomsday Clock’ Stay Fixed at 100 Seconds to Midnight
It remains 100 seconds to midnight on the “Doomsday Clock,” the famous annual announcement for how close humanity is to extinction. The Chicago-based non-profit Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists kept
Read MoreWill Afghanistan be Polio-Free in 2022?
International health workers say the end of the war in Afghanistan brings new hope to efforts to rid the country of the crippling disease polio. For many years, efforts to
Read MoreCDC: Prior Infection Plus Vaccines Provide Best COVID Protection
A new study in two states that compares coronavirus protection from a prior infection and vaccination concludes that getting the shots is still the safest way to prevent COVID-19. The
Read MoreGlobal Health Experts Weigh In on Biden’s Pandemic Performance
It’s been a year since U.S. President Joe Biden took the oath of office on the steps of the U.S. Capitol. He inherited a global coronavirus pandemic that, from the
Read MoreUS Government to Distribute 400 Million High-Quality Face Masks
U.S. news outlets said Wednesday that the Biden administration will distribute 400 million high-quality face masks free of charge to the American people beginning next week. A White House official,
Read MoreAmericans Begin Ordering Free At-Home COVID Tests
The U.S. government quietly conducted a soft launch Tuesday of its website where Americans can request free rapid coronavirus tests — a day ahead of the scheduled rollout. Covidtests.gov quickly
Read MoreLarge Asteroid to Pass Near Earth Tuesday
A large asteroid is expected to pass within 1.93 million kilometers of Earth on Tuesday, according to NASA. The asteroid known as 7482 (1994 PC1), which was discovered in 1994,
Read MoreChina Drops Plans to Sell Olympic Tickets as COVID Cases Rise
China on Monday canceled plans to sell tickets to the public for the Winter Olympics in Beijing, as the number of COVID-19 cases in the country reached its highest point
Read MoreSomalia’s Capital Sees Influx of People Fleeing Drought
The worst drought in Somalia in decades has millions of people dependent on food aid and thousands flocking to cities to escape hunger. At makeshift shelters on the outskirts of
Read MoreNew Zealand Begins Vaccinating 5-to-11-Year-Olds
New Zealand began inoculating 5- to11-year-old children Monday with Pfizer’s pediatric COVID vaccine. More than 120,000 vaccines have been delivered to 500 vaccination centers around the country, the health ministry
Read MoreEXPLAINER: Scientists Struggle to Monitor Tonga Volcano After Massive Eruption
Scientists are struggling to monitor an active volcano that erupted off the South Pacific island of Tonga at the weekend, after the explosion destroyed its sea-level crater and drowned its mass,
Read MoreCOVAX Delivers Billionth Vaccine
The Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center said early Sunday 326.2 million people around the world have been infected with the coronavirus, while 5.5 million deaths have been recorded. More than
Read MoreThird Blow for Millions in India’s Vast Informal Sector as Cities Impose Curbs
On a cold winter afternoon in the Indian capital, New Delhi, a group of auto rickshaw drivers huddled outside a metro station hoping to pick up passengers. Since the city shut
Read MoreDjokovic Out of Australian Open as Court Upholds Deportation
Novak Djokovic’s hopes of playing at the Australian Open were dashed Sunday after a court dismissed the top-ranked tennis star’s appeal against a deportation order. Three Federal Court judges upheld
Read MoreDjokovic Fights Australia Deportation in Final Court Showdown
Novak Djokovic’s lawyers painted Australia’s effort to deport him as “irrational” and “unreasonable” Sunday, in an eleventh-hour bid to reinstate the tennis star’s visa and allow him to remain in
Read MoreChina Tries to Contain Omicron Outbreak Ahead of Winter Olympics
Ahead of the February opening of the Winter Olympics in China, authorities are attempting to contain an outbreak of the omicron coronavirus variant in a southern city. Officials in Zhuhai
Read MoreManatee Feeding Experiment Starts Slowly as Cold Looms
An unprecedented, experimental attempt to feed manatees facing starvation in Florida has started slowly but wildlife officials expressed optimism Thursday that it will work as cold weather drives the marine
Read MoreMore Evidence Links a Virus to Multiple Sclerosis, Study Finds
There’s more evidence that one of the world’s most common viruses may set some people on the path to developing multiple sclerosis. Multiple sclerosis is a potentially disabling disease that
Read MoreBirdwatchers Flock for Glimpse of Rare Snowy Owl in US Capital
The white dome of the U.S. Capitol shone through the night, illuminating a small group huddled down the hill, bundled tightly against the winter cold and carrying binoculars and cameras
Read MoreShkreli Ordered to Return $64M, Barred from Drug Industry
Martin Shkreli must return $64.6 million in profits he and his former company reaped from jacking up the price and monopolizing the market for a lifesaving drug, a federal judge
Read MoreWHO Approves Two New Drugs to Treat COVID-19
The World Health Organization is recommending two new drugs for the treatment of COVID-19, adding to a growing list of therapeutic remedies for the deadly disease. Baricitinib is an oral
Read MoreDrones Spray Holy Water at India Hindu Festival as Crowds Defy COVID Rules
Drones sprayed holy water from the Ganges on thousands of Hindu pilgrims on Friday to reduce crowding during a massive festival being held despite soaring COVID-19 cases in India. The
Read MoreMasks Rules Get Tighter in Europe in Winter’s COVID-19 Wave
To mask or not to mask is a question Italy settled early in the COVID-19 outbreak with a vigorous “yes.” Now the onetime epicenter of the pandemic in Europe hopes
Read MoreAustralia Cancels Novak Djokovic’s Visa Again
The Australian government canceled Novak Djokovic’s visa for a second time on Friday, saying the world tennis No. 1, unvaccinated for COVID-19, may pose a risk to the community. Immigration
Read MoreStudy Nixes Mars Life in Meteorite Found in Antarctica
A 4-billion-year-old meteorite from Mars that caused a splash here on Earth decades ago contains no evidence of ancient, primitive Martian life after all, scientists reported Thursday. In 1996, a
Read MoreUS High Court OKs Vaccine Mandate for Health Care Workers, Not Businesses
The Supreme Court has stopped the Biden administration from enforcing a requirement that employees at large businesses be vaccinated against COVID-19 or undergo weekly testing and wear a mask on
Read MoreNASA, NOAA Confirm 2021 Was Sixth Hottest Year Ever
Two U.S. government agencies – space agency NASA, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), said Thursday 2021 was the sixth hottest year on record. In separate reports, the
Read MoreBiden Ramps Up Fight Against Coronavirus
U.S. President Joe Biden sympathized with coronavirus-weary Americans Thursday while ramping up the government’s effort to combat the surge of the omicron variant across the country. “I know we’re all
Read MoreHong Kong COVID-19 Tracking App Spurs Opposition
A new Hong Kong mandate that restaurants and other establishments require use of an app aimed at recording people’s locations and telling them if they have been near a COVID-19
Read MoreWhite House Urges Continued Mitigation Efforts Amid Omicron Surge
The White House COVID-19 response team on Wednesday reminded Americans of the continued need to slow the omicron variant’s spread despite its decreased severity and announced new efforts to help
Read MoreUS Cancer Death Rate Drops by a Third Since 1991
The risk of dying from cancer in the United States has fallen by nearly a third in three decades, thanks to earlier diagnoses, better treatments and less smoking, an analysis
Read MoreAdvances in Space Transportation Systems Transforming Space Coast
From a seaside perch overlooking the hustle and bustle of ships coming and going at Port Canaveral on Florida’s east coast, Dale Ketcham reflects on decades of history with nostalgia.
Read MoreCommon Cold Infection Can Protect Against Coronavirus, Study Finds
The common cold can provide some protection from COVID-19, according to new research led by Imperial College London, which says the findings provide a blueprint for future vaccines that could
Read MoreCommon Cold Can Protect Against Coronavirus, Study Finds
U.S adults usually catch one or two common colds a year. They’re usually little more than an annoyance, but new research suggests they may offer some protection from a virus
Read MoreAdvances in Space Transport Transforming US Space Coast
Space launches are once again a regular feature on the “Space Coast” of Florida, thanks to a boom in commercial space transportation and a NASA initiative to return astronauts to
Read MoreRare Snowy Owl Soars Over Washington, Thrills Observers
A snowy owl apparently touring iconic buildings of the nation’s capital is captivating birdwatchers who manage to get a glimpse of the rare, resplendent visitor from the Arctic. Far from
Read MoreUS Insurers to Cover Home COVID-19 Tests Starting January 15
Starting Saturday, private health insurers will be required to cover as many as eight home COVID-19 tests per month for people on their plans. The Biden administration announced the change
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