Daily Archives: January 3, 2022


Fears for Australia’s Famous Migrating Moth

Conservationists are blaming climate change, land clearing and pesticides for the population crash of one of Australia’s most famous insects. Once a common sight, bogong moths have become rare in recent years. They are now recognized as endangered by the world’s leading scientific authority on vulnerable species, the International Union for Conservation of Nature.  The bogong moth is native to Australia. The mass migration of billions of the small insects has long been a spectacular sight in eastern Australia.    Scientists say the moths are guided by the stars and the earth’s magnetic fields.   They fly up to 1,000 kilometers from Queensland to the mountains of Victoria …


World’s Largest Consumer Electronics Show Goes Hybrid

It’s a chaotic time for the Consumer Electronics Show 2022, the world’s largest technology event. Last-minute COVID-19-related cancellations have wreaked havoc on the organizers’ plans to host exhibitors and welcome visitors in person in Las Vegas and online. But as VOA’s JulieTaboh reports, the show will go on. …


Fauci: CDC Mulling COVID Test Requirement for Asymptomatic

As the COVID-19 omicron variant surges across the United States, top federal health officials are looking to add a negative test along with its five-day isolation restrictions for asymptomatic Americans who catch the coronavirus, the White House’s top medical adviser said Sunday.  Dr. Anthony Fauci said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is now considering including the negative test as part of its guidance after getting significant “pushback” on its updated recommendations last week.  Under that Dec. 27 guidance, isolation restrictions for people infected with COVID-19 were shortened from 10 days to five days …