Science and Health

German Court Rules Police Use of Crime-Fighting Software is Unlawful

More South American Nations Report Bird Flu Cases; Brazil Remains Free

Cameroon Dismisses Suspected Marburg Infections After Equatorial Guinea’s First Outbreak

Ohio Derailment Aftermath: How Worried Should People Be?

Malawi Launches Campaign to End Deadly Cholera Outbreak

Equatorial Guinea Confirms Marburg Virus Outbreak

Q&A: Fentanyl Is ‘Global Problem,’ US Working With Western Hemisphere to Stop Deadly Drug

Russian Spacecraft Loses Pressure; Space Station Crew Safe

Kenya’s Electric Transport Plan for Clean Air, Climate

UN Eyes Revival of Millets as Global Grain Uncertainty Grows

Don’t Feed the Bears! But Birds OK, US Research Shows

Psychedelic Compounds Could Soon Be Billion-dollar Business for Treating Depression

SpaceX Ignites Giant Starship Rocket in Crucial Pad Test

Several US Universities to Experiment With Micro Nuclear Power

Sudan’s Tropical Disease Spike Reflects Poor Health System

COVID Treatment Shows Encouraging Results in Trial, Study Says

Could a Sprinkle of Moon Dust Keep Earth Cool?

Astronomers Astonished by Ring Around Frigid Distant World Quaoar

US Students’ ‘Big Idea’ Could Help NASA Explore Moon

Doctor Accused of Spreading Deadly Meningitis Arrested in Mexico

Blacks, Hispanics on Dialysis Get More Staph Infections Than Whites, CDC Says

South Africa Records 2 Imported Cholera Cases

UK Mega-Lab Generates Weather to Test Homes of Future

Breast Cancer Is Leading Cause of Cancer Deaths Among Women

UN Weekly Roundup: Jan. 27-Feb. 3, 2023 

Have We Been Visited by Aliens? Depends on Whom You Ask

Two-Century-Old Mystery of Waterloo’s Skeletal Remains

US May Lift Protections for Yellowstone, Glacier Grizzlies

Australia to Legalize MDMA And Magic Mushrooms for Medical Use

France Seeks Strategy as Nuclear Waste Site Risks Saturation Point

Eye Drops Recalled After US Drug-Resistant Bacteria Outbreak

Punxsutawney Phil Sees Shadow, Forecasts Six More Weeks of Winter

Niger Health Authorities Confirm Diphtheria Outbreak in Niamey

Canadian Province Decriminalizes Small Amount of Hard Drugs

How to Make a Mummy: Ancient Egyptian Workshop Has New Clues

Deadly California Shootings Spotlight Mental Health Issues Among Older Asian Immigrants

Needle in a Haystack Found: Australia Recovers Missing Radioactive Capsule

Bring Back Extinct Species? Ambitious Plan Draws Investors, Critics

AI: World Likely to Hit Key Warming Threshold in 10-12 Years

Global Guinea Worm Infections Continue Downward Trend

WHO: Scope, Scale of Health Emergencies Growing

Red Cross: World is Dangerously Unprepared for Next Pandemic

WHO: Over 1.6B People Infected with Neglected Tropical Diseases

Asteroid’s Sudden Flyby Shows Blind Spot in Planetary Threat Detection

New Zealand Roiled by Flash Floods, Landslides for Third Day

Children Denied Same Access to Treatment for HIV/AIDS as Adults

India’s First Nasal COVID-19 Vaccine Launched

Green Comet Zooming Our Way; Last Visited 50,000 Years Ago

US FDA Proposes Eased Restrictions on Blood Donations from Gay, Bisexual Men

CDC Says Omicron Subvariant XBB.1.5 Accounts for 61.3% of US COVID Cases

US Moves to Protect Minnesota Wilderness from Planned Mine

Small Asteroid to Pass Near Earth Thursday

Asteroid on Path for Close Call With Earth

US Seeks Reengagement with China to Stop Illicit Fentanyl as Blinken Heads to Beijing

Ancient Jerusalem Hand Imprint Baffles Israel Experts

Malawi Makes Fresh Appeal for Cholera Vaccine

Space Environmentalist Uses Technology to Raise Awareness of Space Trash

WHO Appeals for Record $2.54 Billion to Address 54 Global Health Emergencies

US Proposes Switching to Annual COVID Vaccine Shots

Earth’s Inner Core May Have Started Spinning Other Way, Study Says