2022-10-25 US Children’s Hospitals Report Surge in RSV Infection
Children’s hospitals in parts of the United States are reporting a worrying surge in respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV. The…
2022-10-25 Floppy Disks Get Second Life at Recycling Service
Do you know the “save” icon on your computer? It is a picture of a floppy disk. Back in the…
2022-10-24 More Tension with China Expected under Xi’s Third Term
Chinese President Xi Jinping was awarded a third five-year term as leader of the Communist Party on Sunday. The decision…
2022-10-24 Study: Your Smell Could Attract Mosquitoes
A new study finds that some people attract mosquitoes much more than others, and it probably involves the way they…
2022-10-24 Test Scores in US Show ‘Historic’ Drop Following COVID
Students across the United States have had “historic” drops in math and reading test scores since the start of the…
2022-10-24 Western Nations Dismiss Russian Claim Ukraine Will Use a ‘Dirty Bomb’
Western countries on Monday said they rejected Russia’s accusation that Ukraine plans to use a “dirty bomb.” A dirty bomb…
2022-10-24 New Exhibits at Reopened National Air and Space Museum
The popular National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. has partly reopened. The museum had been closed for almost…
2022-10-23 After Summer Trip, NASA Explorer Arrives at Mineral-rich Area of Mars
The American space agency NASA says its Curiosity vehicle has reached its next exploration target on Mars. The explorer, or…
2022-10-23 Is a Worm the Next Invasive Threat?
Just as North Americans became used seeing the lanternfly insect, there is another invasive animal population on the rise: the…
2022-10-23 Ukrainians Face a Cold Winter, Many Without Heat
As autumn sets in across the northern part of the world, Ukraine faces the winter months. Russia is targeting Ukrainian…
2022-10-23 Scientists Getting More Precise Details on Climate Change
Scientists have long been predicting that global warming will increase extreme weather events around the world. Recent examples of such…
2022-10-23 Study: Medieval Plague May Have Shaped Human Immunity
Genes that helped people survive the plague hundreds of years ago may have made people more vulnerable to some diseases…