Last ‘Super Blue Moon’ Until 2037 Rises Tonight
Astronomy enthusiasts are in for a treat Wednesday night: a rare “super blue moon” that won’t be seen again for more than a decade. Supermoons occur when the moon passes
Read MoreLess Plastic Pollution Flowing Into Ocean Than Previously Thought
There is a lot less plastic pollution floating on the surface of the oceans, according to a recent study published in the scientific journal, Nature Geoscience. And while that sounds
Read MoreAfrica’s Animation Industry on Rise as Zambian Series Debuts on Netflix
An original animated series from Africa has made its debut on the Netflix streaming platform. The series, dubbed “Supa Team 4,” was written by a young Zambian and takes place
Read MoreTribes of US Pacific Northwest Greet Crew of Traditional Polynesian Canoe
Hōkūle’a, a traditional Polynesian deep-sea canoe, is on a four-year-long voyage around the Pacific Ocean to raise awareness about climate change. During its stop in the U.S. state of Washington,
Read MoreCameroon Reports Polio after Central African State’s Largest Inoculation Since 2020
Cameroon officials say a fifth case of polio was reported in the capital, Yaounde, this week, despite the launching of a new polio vaccination campaign in the central African country
Read MoreBiden Targets 10 Drugs for Medicare Price Negotiations
The blood thinner Eliquis and popular diabetes treatments including Jardiance are among the first drugs that will be targeted for price negotiations in an effort to cut Medicare costs. President
Read MoreLiving Worm Discovered in Australian Patient’s Brain
An 8-centimeter worm has been found alive in the brain of a woman in Australia, and researchers say it is the first time the parasite has ever been discovered in
Read MoreSpanish Soccer Federation Urges Rubiales to Resign Over Player Kiss
Leading officials within the Spanish Football Federation asked suspended president Luis Rubiales to resign Monday because of his behavior at the Women’s World Cup, including kissing a player on the
Read MoreNew Study: Don’t Ask Alexa or Siri if You Need Info on Lifesaving CPR
Ask Alexa or Siri about the weather. But if you want to save someone’s life? Call 911 for that. Voice assistants often fall flat when asked how to perform CPR,
Read MorePoland Asks EU’s Top Court to Cancel Three Climate Policies
Poland has filed legal challenges attempting to annul three of the European Union’s main climate change policies, which the Polish government argues would worsen social inequality, document published on Monday
Read MoreUN Committee: Kids Entitled to Clean, Healthy Environment
All children are entitled to a clean and healthy environment, a UN committee said for the first time on Monday, bolstering young people’s arguments for suing authorities over the ravages
Read MoreUS Workers Exposed to Extreme Heat Found to Have No Consistent Protection
Santos Brizuela spent more than two decades laboring outdoors, persisting despite a bout of heatstroke while cutting sugarcane in Mexico and chronic laryngitis from repeated exposure to the hot sun
Read MoreFewer Stars, More Scandal at 80th Venice Film Festival
The Venice Film Festival celebrates its 80th edition next week, but a Hollywood strike means many stars may be missing, leaving the spotlight to controversial directors like Roman Polanski and
Read MoreAncient Priest’s Remains Are First-of-a-Kind Find for Peru
A group of Japanese and Peruvian archaeologists have discovered the 3,000-year-old tomb of a priest alongside ceramic offerings in northern Peru. “We have recently discovered the tomb of a 3,000-year-old
Read MoreChopra Wins India’s First Gold at World Championships in Javelin
Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra became the first Indian to win a gold medal at the World Athletics Championships when he nipped Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem in the men’s javelin on Sunday
Read MoreUS Transgender Adults Worried About Finding Welcoming Spaces to Live in Later Years
Rajee Narinesingh faced struggles throughout her life as a transgender woman, from workplace discrimination to the lasting effects of black market injections that scarred her face and caused chronic infections.
Read MoreFukushima Residents Cautious After Nuclear Plant Begins Wastewater Releases
Fish auction prices at a port south of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant were mixed amid uncertainty over how seafood consumers will respond to the release of treated and
Read MoreWith Drones, Webcams, Volunteers in New Hunt for Mythical Loch Ness Monster
Mystery hunters converged on a Scottish lake on Saturday to look for signs of the mythical Loch Ness Monster. The Loch Ness Center said researchers would seek evidence of Nessie
Read MorePopular US Game Show Host Bob Barker Dies
Popular U.S. game show host Bob Barker, a household name for a half-century as host of “Truth or Consequences” and “The Price Is Right,” died at his home in Los
Read MoreInstallation of Spring-Loaded Fans Aims to Prevent Student Suicides in Indian Educational Hub
In a desperate measure to stop students from taking their own lives, authorities in the western Indian city of Kota — the country’s famous academic coaching hub — have directed
Read MoreNew Crew for Space Station Launches With Astronauts From 4 Countries
Four astronauts from four countries rocketed toward the International Space Station on Saturday. They should reach the orbiting lab in their SpaceX capsule Sunday, replacing four astronauts who have been
Read MoreCape Cod Opens Hospital for Stranded Dolphins
When members of the marine mammal team from the International Fund for Animal Welfare rush to a Cape Cod beach to help a stranded dolphin or porpoise, they have no
Read MoreBiden Plans to Request Funds to Develop New Coronavirus Vaccine
U.S. President Joe Biden said Friday that he is planning to request more money from Congress to develop another new coronavirus vaccine, as scientists track new waves and hospitalizations rise,
Read MoreSurge in Dengue Fever Hits Bangladesh
Health authorities in Bangladesh are wrestling with a surge in dengue fever cases as monsoon rains batter the densely populated country. According to a World Health Organization report issued this
Read MoreViral Singer Scoffs at Republicans Who ‘Act Like We’re Buddies’
Oliver Anthony, the previously unknown singer whose Rich Men North of Richmond went viral and topped the charts over the past week, hit out Friday at politicians, particularly on the
Read MoreOperators of Fukushima Plant Say Water Samples Within Safe Limits
Operators of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant said Friday that initial ocean water samples taken since the discharge of wastewater from the plant were well within the acceptable range
Read MoreUkrainian Soldier Spent Weeks in Wagner Group’s Captivity, Lost Both Arms
Ukrainian soldier Ilya Mikhalchuk was wounded near Bakhmut and captured by Wagner Group mercenaries in February. He had both arms amputated while in captivity and was released in April. Thanks
Read MoreFar-right Israeli Security Minister Lashes out at Supermodel Bella Hadid over her Criticism of him
Israel’s far-right national security minister lashed out at supermodel Bella Hadid on Friday for criticizing his recent fiery televised remarks about Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. In an interview
Read MoreSpain Football Chief Will Resign for Kissing a Player, Reports Say
The president of the Spanish football federation faces an emergency meeting of its general assembly on Friday amid media reports that he will hand in his resignation following an uproar
Read MoreChina’s Biggest Salt Maker Urges Public not to Panic Buy After Fukushima Discharge
China’s biggest salt producer urged people against panic buying after Japan began discharging treated radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant on Thursday, despite firm
Read MoreDeath Toll Rises to Five in Poland Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak
The death toll from an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in Rzeszow, southeast Poland, has risen to five, local authorities said Thursday as they tried to detect the contamination source. The
Read MoreUS Sues SpaceX for Discriminating Against Refugees, Asylum-Seekers
The U.S. Justice Department is suing Elon Musk’s SpaceX for refusing to hire refugees and asylum-seekers at the rocket company. In a lawsuit filed on Thursday, the Justice Department said
Read MoreIndia Becomes Fourth Country to Land Spacecraft on Moon
On Wednesday, India became the first country to put an unmanned lander and robotic probe on the moon’s south pole. Experts say the mission marks a major milestone in the
Read MoreFukushima Nuclear Plant Begins Releasing Radioactive Water Into Sea
The operator of the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant says it has begun releasing its first batch of treated radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean. In a live video
Read MoreUS Seeks to Extend Science, Tech Agreement With China for 6 Months
The U.S. State Department, in coordination with other agencies from President Joe Biden’s administration, is seeking a six-month extension of the U.S.-China Science and Technology Agreement (STA) that is due
Read MoreUS CDC: New COVID Lineage Could Cause Infections in Vaccinated Individuals
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday that the new BA.2.86 lineage of coronavirus may be more capable than older variants in causing infection in people who
Read MoreRenowned Iranian Writer, Filmmaker Ebrahim Golestan Dies
Ebrahim Golestan, a renowned Iranian writer and filmmaker, has died at his home in Britain at the age of 101. His daughter Lili, the director of Tehran’s Golestan Gallery, confirmed
Read MoreIndia Lands Craft on Moon’s Unexplored South Pole
An Indian spacecraft has landed on the moon, becoming the first craft to touch down on the lunar surface’s south pole, the country’s space agency said. India’s attempt to land
Read MoreHeat Waves Sweeping Certain Regions Likely to Peak by Week’s End
The World Meteorological Organization reports scorching heat waves that are causing deaths and discomfort for millions of people around the world will likely peak in certain regions by the end
Read MoreIndia to Land Craft on Moon’s Unexplored South Pole
Indian scientists are aiming to put a lander on the moon Wednesday, hoping that the country will become the first to touch down on the lunar surface’s south pole. India’s
Read MoreEcuadorians Reject Oil Drilling in the Amazon, Ending Operations in a Protected Area
Ecuadorians voted against drilling for oil in a protected area of the Amazon, an important decision that will require the state oil company to end its operations in a region
Read MoreFDA Approves RSV Vaccine for Moms-To-Be to Guard Their Newborns
U.S. regulators on Monday approved the first RSV vaccine for pregnant women so their babies will be born with protection against the respiratory infection. RSV is notorious for filling hospitals
Read MoreMore Hearings to Begin Soon for Controversial CO2 Pipeline
Public utility regulators in Iowa will begin a hearing Tuesday on a proposed carbon dioxide pipeline for transporting emissions of the climate-warming greenhouse gas for storage underground that has been
Read More‘Blue Beetle’ Unseats ‘Barbie’ at Box Office, Ending Its 4-Week Reign
The DC superhero film “Blue Beetle” led weekend ticket sales with a modest $25.4 million opening, according to studio estimates Sunday, dethroning “Barbie” from the top spot after a record-setting
Read MoreRussia’s Luna-25 Crashes Into Moon
Russia’s Luna-25 spacecraft has crashed into the moon. “The apparatus moved into an unpredictable orbit and ceased to exist as a result of a collision with the surface of the
Read MoreJapan’s Kishida Visits Fukushima Plant Ahead of Water Release
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida made a brief visit to the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant on Sunday to highlight the safety of an impending release of treated radioactive wastewater into
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