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Hawaii has reported a dozen cases of ‘bone-breaking’ dengue fever, prompting urgent warnings from health officials.  The Hawaii Department of Health this week confirmed a case of dengue fever on the island of Oahu in a resident who contracted it during international travel.  It’s unclear exactly where the individual traveled, but the health department said it was a region where …

In a groundbreaking study published in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, an international team of paleontologists has uncovered a rich treasure trove of Permian fossils from southern Africa. These fossils, excavated over 15 years, offer unprecedented insights into the life forms that inhabited Earth just before the planet’s largest mass extinction, known as the Great Dying. This extinction event occurred …

QUICK FACTS Where is it? Lake Iro, Chad [10.10150087, 19.41766527] What’s in the photo? Sunlight reflecting off the lake and the surrounding river Who took the photo? An unnamed astronaut on board the International Space Station (ISS) When was it taken? Dec. 21, 2024 This stunning astronaut photo shows a rare phenomenon, known as a “sunglint”, transforming a potential meteor …

Since 2005, a 35-mile-long crack known as the East African Rift has been forming. In the scorching deserts of East Africa, the ground is slowly tearing itself apart — a slow-motion, geological drama. Over millions of years, the African continent will cleave in two, and scientists say a new ocean will one day fill the gap. The Afar region is …

Dakota Ditcheva improved her MMA record to 15-0 with ease at PFL Africa. ‘Dangerous’ was widely regarded as one of the sport’s best female fighters before facing Sumiko Inaba on Saturday night. Dakota Ditcheva put on a dominant performance to pick up a win in Cape Town, South Africa. However, the English fighter’s nine-bout stoppage streak came to an end …

MMA Fighting has PFL Africa results for the Eblen vs. van Steenis fight card and more from the Grandwest Arena in Cape Town, South Africa, on Saturday morning. In the main event, Johnny Eblen and Costello van Steenis will square off for the PFL middleweight title. Eblen has a perfect career record of 16-0, while van Steenis has won four …

Nearly 800,000 doses of mpox vaccine pledged to African countries working to stamp out devastating outbreaks are headed for the waste bin because they weren’t shipped in time, according to reporting by Politico. The nearly 800,000 doses were part of a donation promised under the Biden administration, which was meant to deliver more than 1 million doses. Overall, the US, …

US has wasted hundreds of thousands of vaccines meant for Africa, health officials there say  Politico Source link

Analysis of meteorite Northwest Africa 12264 suggests that we may have to alter our timeline of the early Solar System, potentially changing our models of planet formation. In 2018, a small meteorite was found in Northwest Africa. The precise area where it was found is unknown, but in August of that year, the small piece of space rock was sold …