How to View a Solar Eclipse Safely
DALLAS — Millions of people along a narrow band in North America will look up when the sky darkens during a total solar eclipse on April 8. When they do, safety is key. Staring directly at the sun during a…
Bird Flu, Weather, Inflation Keep Egg Prices Near Historic Highs
Egg prices are at near-historic highs in many parts of the world as the spring holidays approach, reflecting a market scrambled by disease, high demand and growing costs for farmers. It’s the second year in a row consumers have faced…
Japanese Authorities Raid ‘Health Supplements’ Factory Linked to 5 Deaths
tokyo — Japanese government health officials raided a factory Saturday producing health supplements that they say have killed at least five people and hospitalized more than 100 others. About a dozen people wearing dark suits solemnly walked into the Osaka…
Saharan Dust Smothers Switzerland, Southern France
An exceptionally rare haze of Saharan dust cloaked Switzerland and southeastern France on Saturday, sparking health warnings as a yellow hue tinged the sky. The phenomenon, which began in Switzerland on Friday, brings with it “a very clear worsening of…
Uranium Being Mined Near Grand Canyon as Prices Soar
The largest uranium producer in the United States is ramping up work just south of Grand Canyon National Park on a long-contested project that comes as global instability and growing demand drive uranium prices higher. The Biden administration and dozens…
Study: Climate Change Makes Heat Waves Last Longer, Spike Hotter, Hurt More People
Climate change is making giant heat waves crawl slower across the globe, and they are baking more people for a longer time with higher temperatures over larger areas, a new study finds. Since 1979, global heat waves have been moving…
Latin America, Caribbean Set for Record Dengue Season
WASHINGTON — Latin America and the Caribbean should prepare for their worst dengue season ever, as global warming and the El Niño climate phenomenon fuel the mosquito-borne epidemic, a U.N. health agency warned Thursday. In less than three months in…
Japan Moon Probe Survives Second Lunar Night
TOKYO — Japan’s unmanned moon lander woke up after surviving a second frigid, two-week lunar night and transmitted new images back to Earth, the country’s space agency said Thursday. “We received a response from SLIM last night and confirmed that…
UN Agency: Over 1 Billion Tons of Food Wasted Each Year
The U.N. Environment Program’s Food Waste Index Report released Wednesday found that 19% of food produced around the world ended up as waste in 2022, equivalent to around 1.05 billion metric tons of food. The report, which tracks the progress…
Gaza Hospital Patients in Jerusalem Face Uncertainty
Israel has ordered Palestinian hospital patients back to the Gaza Strip after they’re done with treatment in East Jerusalem medical facilities. As Linda Gradstein reports from East Jerusalem, the order has sparked an outcry from human rights groups, and the…