Science and Health

Large Asteroid to Pass Near Earth Tuesday

Somalia’s Capital Sees Influx of People Fleeing Drought

China Drops Plans to Sell Olympic Tickets as COVID Cases Rise

New Zealand Begins Vaccinating 5-to-11-Year-Olds

EXPLAINER: Scientists Struggle to Monitor Tonga Volcano After Massive Eruption

Millions Hunker Down As Storm Hits Eastern US

Third Blow for Millions in India’s Vast Informal Sector as Cities Impose Curbs

COVAX Delivers Billionth Vaccine

Australian Court Adjourns to Consider Djokovic Verdict

China Tries to Contain Omicron Outbreak Ahead of Winter Olympics

Manatee Feeding Experiment Starts Slowly as Cold Looms

More Evidence Links a Virus to Multiple Sclerosis, Study Finds

Birdwatchers Flock for Glimpse of Rare Snowy Owl in US Capital

CDC Encourages More Americans to Consider N95 Masks

Shkreli Ordered to Return $64M, Barred from Drug Industry

WHO Approves Two New Drugs to Treat COVID-19

Masks Rules Get Tighter in Europe in Winter’s COVID-19 Wave

Drones Spray Holy Water at India Hindu Festival as Crowds Defy COVID Rules

Australia Rejects Djokovic’s Visa Again

US High Court OKs Vaccine Mandate for Health Care Workers, Not Businesses

Study Nixes Mars Life in Meteorite Found in Antarctica

NASA, NOAA Confirm 2021 Was Sixth Hottest Year Ever

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Opens its Eye

Hong Kong COVID-19 Tracking App Spurs Opposition

US Cancer Death Rate Drops by a Third Since 1991

White House Urges Continued Mitigation Efforts Amid Omicron Surge

Advances in Space Transportation Systems Transforming Space Coast

Common Cold Infection Can Protect Against Coronavirus, Study Finds

Common Cold Can Protect Against Coronavirus, Study Finds

‘Flurona,’ Getting Hit With Flu Plus COVID, Comes to California

Rare Snowy Owl Soars Over Washington, Thrills Observers

US Insurers to Cover Home COVID-19 Tests Starting January 15

EU Scientists: 2021 Was Fifth-Warmest Year on Record

India Turns to Boosters As it Battles Another COVID-19 Surge

South African Companies Introduce Vaccine Mandates as Uptake Slows

Hong Kong Travel Restrictions Could Have Dire Consequences

US Economy Shows Strength Entering 2022, but Pandemic Clouds Future

EU Under Pressure on ‘Ghost Flights’

Omicron Explosion Spurs Nationwide Breakdown of Services in US

Webb Space Telescope’s ‘Golden Eye’ Opens, Last Major Hurdle

Djokovic Challenged Officials on Visa Cancellation, Court Filing Says

Djokovic Spends Holiday in Detention, Sends Thanks to Supporters

US Supreme Court Reviews COVID Vaccine Mandates

Beauty is Only Skin Deep in China ‘Micro-procedure’ Craze

Former Biden Health Officials Urge New Approach to Fighting COVID

Scientists Explore Thwaites, Antarctica’s ‘Doomsday’ Glacier

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Marks Milestones

Australia Detains Serbian Tennis Star Djokovic Over COVID-19 Visa Breaches

WHO Says New Coronavirus Variant in France Not a Threat – Yet

Australia Detains Serbian Tennis Star Over COVID-19 Visa Breaches

US Advisers Endorse Pfizer COVID Boosters for Younger Teens

Omicron Is Milder Than Delta But Nothing to Sneeze At

Governments Worldwide Continue Imposing COVID Measures, 2 Years After Pandemic’s Start

Royal Caribbean, Norwegian Cruise Cancel Voyages Amid Omicron Scare

Biden Doubles Order of COVID Pills to Fight Omicron

Off-Season ‘Cover’ Crops Expand as US Growers Eye Low-Carbon Future

Famous Australian Skin Cancer Ad Returns to the Airwaves

Ambulance Service for Poor Helps Residents of Nairobi’s Largest Slum

Fears for Australia’s Famous Migrating Moth

Fauci: CDC Mulling COVID Test Requirement for Asymptomatic