UF/IFAS: Can climate change accelerate transmission of malaria?
New research sheds light on impacts of temperatures in mosquito species carrying malaria-causing parasite.
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Meta users experience hours-long outage on Super Tuesday
More than 600,000 Facebook users reported outage to Downdectector.
First commercial vehicle lands on lunar surface
First time U.S. has landed vehicle on moon in over 50 years.
Worldwide military spending reaches all-time high, says think tank
Military spending has increased to more than $2 trillion worldwide over last year.
UF report: Shark attacks, fatalities see uptick in 2023
Florida has more shark bites than any other state at 16.
Top U.S. officials meet with Mexican government to discuss migrant surge
U.S. Border Patrol agents have arrested 10,000 people per day during December.
UF-led group develops new tools to track illicit nuclear materials
Federal government gave $26 million to the work.
Diplomats at UN summit agree to transition away from fossil fuels
Representatives from nearly 200 countries plan to transition to net zero emissions by 2050.
Reports suggest antisemitic crimes spiking since Israel-Hamas war
Antisemitic incidents rise nearly 400 percent since war started.
State Department issues “worldwide caution” for Americans abroad
Report comes as war rages between Israel and terrorist organization Hamas.
FBI says terror threats increasing in U.S. since Israel-Hamas war
Most threats have been labeled as not credible.
Gainesville Jewish community worries for friends, family in Israel
Local leaders say almost all Jews have Israeli or Palestinian family in harm’s way.
U.S. to rejoin UNESCO after years of absence
U.S. will rejoin this summer to counter China's growing influence.
Olasky Books: Understanding Israel at 75
A survey of recent books on history, politics and foreign policy.
Record 71 million people displaced worldwide
Wars and natural disasters account for record number.
Oil prices climb after OPEC reduces production
Oil prices rose nearly six percent on Monday.
Bipartisan bill aims at TikTok, other foreign tech
Bill would make it easier to ban foreign technology.
Comet visits Earth for first time in 50,000 years
NASA expects comet to be at its brightest on Wednesday.
Winter storm system blamed for at least 48 deaths
Nearly 60 percent of U.S. received winter warnings from weekend cold front.
World’s estimated population reaches eight billion
Life expectancy increases by nearly nine years since 1990.
OPEC+ slashes oil production to buoy prices
Projected cut amounts to 2 percent of global oil production.
Interest rate hikes, both foreign and domestic
Inflation creating cost of living crisis in U.S. and Europe.