Health & Science

Friday, January 24th 2025 - 21:10 UTC
Giant iceberg approaching South Georgia stirs fears

A23a, arguably the world’s largest and oldest iceberg which has been wandering through the South Atlantic and headed for the British Overseas Territory of the South Georgia Islands since last month, has been reported not to have changed course this week nor upped nor melted, thus posing a serious threat to the local fauna. Earlier this week, it was spotted 173 miles (280km) away.
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Thursday, January 23rd 2025 - 22:50 UTC
Africa again on alert as mpox cases on the rise, including 38 deaths

The African Union's (AU) public health agency released an advisory Thursday noting that 5,842 cases of mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) had been recorded in 21 countries, with 38 deaths. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Africa (CDC Africa) warned of an upward trend, particularly in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Central Africa.
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Wednesday, January 22nd 2025 - 07:36 UTC
WHO wishes US would reconsider pulling out

After US President announced he was pulling his country once again from the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations (UN) agency issued a statement Tuesday wishing such a decision would be reconsidered. Trump had already left the WHO during his first term in office but his decision was reversed by his successor (and now predecessor) Joseph Biden.
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Tuesday, January 21st 2025 - 21:45 UTC
Italian teenager toys with Mediterranean merchant ship traffic just for fun

A 15-year-old lad from Cesena, Italy, toyed with merchant ship routes in the Mediterranean after accessing the navigation systems just for fun. Although no material damage was reported, a criminal case has been opened against the teenager, whose parents claimed to be unaware of those activities.
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Tuesday, January 21st 2025 - 09:25 UTC
Brazilian authorities to encourage use of DIY HIV tests

Brazilian agencies encouraged manufacturers to pack their do-it-yourself HIV self-test kits more discreetly to encourage people to use them at home and avoid crowding healthcare facilities, Agencia Brasil reported.
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Wednesday, January 15th 2025 - 10:33 UTC
Paraguayans flock to yellow fever vaccination centers

Paraguayan health authorities reported an increase in the demand for the yellow fever vaccine from people willing to travel to Brazil for the summer season.
Wednesday, January 15th 2025 - 10:21 UTC
Antarctica historic milestone, successful drilling of a 2.800 meters long ice core, more than 1.2 million years old

The fourth Antarctic campaign of the Beyond EPICA-Oldest Ice project has achieved a historic milestone this week, by successfully drilling a 2800-metre-long ice core, consisting of ice from the Antarctic ice sheet which is more than 1.2 million years old.
Monday, January 13th 2025 - 08:44 UTC
Chile: Starwatching endangered by industrial project

The clarity of Chilean skies in the Atacama Desert may be in jeopardy given a project entertained by the electricity company AES Andes which could significantly affect the operations of the Paranal Observatory.
Monday, January 13th 2025 - 06:06 UTC
Climate change watchdogs concur 2024 was the hottest year ever

Last year was the hottest on record and it even surpassed the global warming limit, the European Union's Copernicus Earth Observation Program and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) concurred. In addition, 2023 and 2024 saw average global temperatures exceed the internationally agreed 1.5 degrees Celsius warming threshold
Friday, January 10th 2025 - 10:29 UTC
Presence of serotype 3 of dengue virus worries Brazilian authorities

Brazilian health authorities have expressed concern following the reappearance of the dengue virus serotype 3, particularly in the states of São Paulo, Minas Gerais, Amapá, and Paraná since the last four weeks of December, Agência Brasil reported Thursday. The virus has not circulated predominantly in the country since 2008. According to the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the disease generated a “historic epidemic in the Americas” in 2024, with more than 12.6 million cases.