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Team USA opens Olympic play Thursday at the Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena and will play four preliminary-round games (against Latvia, Denmark and Germany) before any potential advancement to elimination rounds.

Researchers at UCLA reported in Small that they built a nickel-iron battery inspired by Thomas Edison using protein-derived materials and nanoclusters; the prototype recharges in seconds and lasted 12,000 cycles in tests, but it has lower energy capacity than lithium-ion cells.

A study of 434 children presented at the Society for Maternal‑Fetal Medicine meeting found no differences on four autism screening tools between toddlers born to mothers who received COVID‑19 mRNA vaccines before or during pregnancy and those born to unvaccinated mothers.

Federal law allows consumers to file complaints about abusive debt collection practices with the CFPB, state attorneys general or the FTC, and those complaints address the collector's conduct rather than the underlying debt.

Using JWST spectra and new analysis techniques, astronomers identified hydrogen sulfide in the atmospheres of four gas giants orbiting HR 8799, and concluded the sulfur was delivered as solid material during planet formation.

Major broadband and mobile providers have signed a government telecoms consumer charter to give clearer pricing at signup and to make social tariffs easier to access, with Ofcom estimating eligible households could save up to £220 a year.

Sen. Mitch McConnell was discharged from the hospital after more than a week for flu-like symptoms and his office says he will work from home this week on doctors' advice; he has not voted since Jan. 30.

Otolaryngologists say earplugs are useful for temporary noisy situations but regular nightly use can disturb epithelial migration that clears earwax, potentially causing impaction or raising the risk of outer-ear infection.

Several wealth management stocks dropped after Altruist unveiled an AI-powered tax-planning tool, and Wall Street analysts cited in the article — including Morgan Stanley and Deutsche Bank — called the pullback overdone and framed AI as a potential opportunity.

Researchers dated sewn hide, cords and bone needles from Oregon caves to about 12,600–11,880 years ago and report the stitched hides may be fragments of clothing or footwear from the Younger Dryas.

A paper in the journal One Earth reports that warming is accelerating and that the average global temperature over the last three years exceeded 1.5°C; the authors say key planetary tipping points such as Greenland ice-sheet melt and Amazon dieback are at heightened risk of triggering cascading changes.

A randomized controlled trial that began in the late 1990s followed more than 2,800 adults aged 65 and older and reports that one specific type of cognitive training was associated with an approximately 25% lower risk of developing dementia over about 20 years; participants received fewer than 24 hours of training with booster sessions at one and three years.

A global analysis of more than 15,000 reefs found 51% experienced moderate-or-worse bleaching and 15% showed significant mortality; Australian aerial surveys also report widespread bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef.

French authorities said they are investigating a third infant death after the baby consumed recalled formula; 14 other babies who drank the recalled products were hospitalized and later discharged, and officials have not established a causal link to the toxin cereulide.

NASA's Artemis II crew of four astronauts has been training at Johnson Space Center with flight simulators and dozens of scenarios as final preparations continue for an early February, roughly 10-day mission to loop around the moon and return.

WHO preliminary data show measles cases in Europe and Central Asia fell about 75% in 2025 to 33,998 from 127,412 in 2024, while UN agencies warned that immunity gaps and misinformation continue to pose outbreak risks.

Brian Callahan, previously the Cincinnati Bengals' offensive coordinator and most recently the Tennessee Titans' head coach, has been hired by the New York Giants as quarterbacks coach and passing game coordinator, NFL Network reported.

A simple soil test, often done with a home kit, can report pH, nutrient levels, and organic matter percentage, helping explain why plants may not be thriving.

On his first day in the San Francisco Giants dugout at Scottsdale Stadium, Tony Vitello met with players and reporters and received public support from Matt Chapman and the club's president Buster Posey while questions remain about the team's bullpen.

At least 10 people were killed and 25 injured in a shooting at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School in northeastern British Columbia; police say the suspected shooter was found dead and they do not believe there are other suspects.

Quanta magazine reported that researchers at CERN's Large Hadron Collider detected so-called 'magic' top quarks which display high quantum entanglement. The report notes this entanglement could be useful for quantum information studies, while practical quantum computers remain technically challenging.

African wild dogs are increasingly sought-after by safari travelers, and camps and NGOs are channeling that interest into funding, monitoring and relocation efforts to support the species.

African wild dogs, estimated at about 6,000–7,000 in the wild, are drawing growing interest from safari travelers, and that interest is increasingly linked to funding, monitoring and relocation efforts across southern and eastern Africa.

A psychologist notes that about 10% of people are estranged from a parent or child and that estrangements are often initiated by adult children; he says repair commonly involves listening, acknowledging harm and showing a willingness to change.

Approximately 10,500 members of the New York State Nurses Association reached tentative agreements with Montefiore and Mount Sinai systems and could return to work after ratification votes; about 4,200 nurses remain on strike at NewYork‑Presbyterian.

Lisa Sheinhouse said Mattel’s Autism Barbie risks reinforcing stereotypes by depicting certain features and accessories, and many families she works with shared that concern; the interview also noted that diagnosis and support often begin through pediatricians or school evaluations under educational services and programs.

The UK Health Security Agency has issued a yellow cold weather health alert for Friday–Monday, and the Met Office forecasts sub-zero temperatures with lows around -4C in parts of Scotland while multiple warnings for rain, snow, ice and flooding remain in force.

A school shooting at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School in British Columbia left at least nine people dead and at least 25 injured, and police said one of the dead may be the shooter while two other people were found dead nearby.

A 2025 USGS study and field measurements around Molokai report that Hawaii's fringing coral reefs — part of more than 410,000 acres of reefs in the state — can reduce wave intensity by as much as 80%, and that reef health affects how much wave energy reaches the shore.

Spring practice will begin around Saint Patrick's Day and end with the Blue-Gold Game on April 25, and Notre Dame's men's and women's basketball teams and the hockey program are struggling this season.