NASA Scientists Monitor Changes in ‘Dent’ in Earth’s Magnetic Field
NASA scientists say a small but significant “dent” in Earth’s magnetic field is expanding and splitting and ...
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Mauritius Copes With Split Japanese Ship That Spilled Oil
Work began Monday to remove the two pieces of a grounded Japanese ship that leaked tons of oil into the protected coast of the ...
Politics Slows Flow of US Virus Funds to Local Public Health
As the novel coronavirus began to spread through Minneapolis this spring, Health Commissioner Gretchen Musicant tore up her ...
Recovered COVID Patients May Have 6-12 Months Immunity, US Expert Says
A U.S. disease expert says COVID-19 survivors may expect to be immune from another case for as long as one ...
Sons Use E-books to Help Virus-Stricken Dad, Other Patients
Geoff Woolf gave his sons a love for literature. When he got sick with COVID-19, they turned to books to help him — and ...
US Expert: Recovered COVID Patients Could Be Immune for a Year
A U.S. disease expert says COVID-19 survivors may expect to be immune from another case for as long as one ...
Canada Says US Border to Remain Closed to Nonessential Travel
Canada announced Friday that the border it shares with the U.S. will remain closed to nonessential travel for another month as ...
Canada Says US Border to Remain Closed to Non-Essential Travel
Canada announced Friday that the border it shares with the U.S. will remain closed to non-essential travel for another month as ...
‘Every Single American Should Be Wearing a Mask’, Biden Says
There are more than 20 million COVID-19 cases around the world and with more than 759,000 deaths, the global ...
WHO Official Urges Equitable Distribution of COVID-19 Vaccine in Africa
A senior World Health Organization official is calling for the equitable distribution of a future COVID-19 vaccine in Africa, ...
Chinese Cities Find Virus in Brazilian Chicken Wings, Ecuadorian Shrimp Packaging
Two cities in China have found traces of the new coronavirus in imported frozen food and on food packaging, local authorities ...
Study: Vaping Linked to COVID-19 in Teens, Young Adults
A study suggests a possible link between vaping and COVID-19, suggesting teens and young adults in the United States who inhale ...
Iran Shutters Newspaper After Expert Questions Coronavirus Numbers
Iran shut down a newspaper on Monday after it published remarks by an expert who said the official figures on coronavirus cases ...
Researchers Develop Solar Energy Water Desalination Process
A team of researchers from Australia and China has developed a way to desalinate and purify salty or brackish water into potable ...
WHO in Talks With Russia About New Vaccine
The World Health Organization said Tuesday said it was holding talks with Russia regarding its recently approved COVID-19 ...
WHO: Non-Essential Dental Care Should Be Delayed During Pandemic
The World Health Organization is releasing guidance on measures to be taken by dental health professionals and patients in oral ...
NASA Probe Discovers ‘Salty Water’ Beneath Surface of Dwarf Planet
The U.S. space agency, NASA says that says it believes it has discovered salty water beneath the surface of the dwarf planet, ...
Hit by Historic Monsoon, N. Korea Warns of More Floods
North Korea continues to see historic levels of rainfall, further threatening an economy already battered by a ...
Trump Weighs Blocking US Citizens from Coming Home if Coronavirus Infection Feared
The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump is considering a measure to block U.S. citizens and permanent residents from ...
Powerful Derecho Leaves Path of Devastation Across Midwest
A rare storm packing 100 mph winds and with power similar to an inland hurricane swept across the Midwest on Monday, blowing over ...
Bison, Wild Horses Bring Biodiversity to Ex-Army Base
Wild horses, bison and other big-hoofed animals once roamed freely in much of Europe. Now they are transforming a former military ...
China Seals Off Villages After Bubonic Plague Deaths
China on Saturday sealed off another village in Inner Mongolia after a resident died from bubonic plague, the second lockdown in ...
Canada’s Last Intact Ice Shelf Collapses Due to Warming
Much of Canada’s remaining intact ice shelf has broken apart into hulking iceberg islands thanks to a hot summer and global ...
New Study Shows Human Ancestors Had ‘Complicated Love Life’
Researchers have confirmed that hundreds of thousands of years ago, Neanderthals mated with at least four other contemporary ...