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Holley spent two decades as a Times foreign correspondent, covering pro-democracy demonstrations in many countries.

Malaria remains a serious health issue globally, especially in Africa. The disease is caused by protozoan parasites in the Plasmodium genus. In 2021, there were 247 million cases of malaria and 619,000 deaths reported worldwide.

Legal experts say the U.S. Supreme Court ruling pushes past most of the norms in effect among American allies, adding more concern about the reliability of U.S. power.

If China were to invade Taiwan, the American response could depend on its key ally.

A group of Japanese citizens, including a man of Pakistani descent, launched a civil lawsuit against the country's police on Monday, accusing the authorities...

A fabrication process can produce self-heating microfluidic devices in one step using a multimaterial 3D printer. These devices, which can be made rapidly and cheaply in large numbers, could help clinicians in remote parts of the world detect diseases without expensive lab equipment.

As the United States has worked to try to address the concerns of South Korea and Japan while also bolstering its own manufacturing base, economic security has become a key tension point between the three nations.

Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven will discuss Russia's nuclear threats, China's military moves, and North Korea's weapons development this weekend. Doubts persist over how to stop authoritarian nations from using violence to pursue their interests.

In experiments with mice and humans, a team led by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers says it has identified a particular intestinal immune cell that impacts the gut microbiome, which in turn may affect brain functions linked to stress-induced disorders such as depression. Targeting changes mediated by these immune cells in the gut, with drugs or other therapies, could potentially bring about new ways to treat…

Astronomers discovered a unique cloud of gas called "Tadpole" orbiting what appears to be a black hole.

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Extensive data behind the Global Jukebox (http://theglobaljukebox.org) —an online tool for exploring recordings of music and other performing arts from around the world—has now been made available to the general public and researchers. Anna L. C. Wood of the Association for Cultural Equity (ACE), Hunter College, New York City, Patrick Savage of Keio University, Fujisawa, Japan, and 17 colleagues report and…

The Fed's trade-weighted dollar index versus advanced economies has soared 10% this year to the strongest since 2002.

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Five times stronger than steel, spider silk could transform the textile industry and make fashion more sustainable. Spiber, a biotech company, is leading the way in spinning spider silk-inspired threads.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida sees parallels between Russia's actions in Europe and China's expansion in the Indo-Pacific, a region stretching from America's Pacific coastline to the Indian Ocean.

Five curators who produce new discovery under five themes

Experts in the fields of climate and disaster science and technology, and risk governance shared this and more during the 2022 Asia Pacific Science and Technology Conference for Disaster Risk Reduction

Two early-phase clinical trials demonstrate the safety and potential clinical utility of stem cell therapies to ease motor symptoms associated with Parkinson's disease.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is the first Asian leader to visit the second Trump administration. He faces challenges in overcoming President Trump's skepticism toward alliances.