Science and Health

Magnitude 5.7 earthquake strikes near capital of New Zealand

Sex workers find themselves at center of Congo’s mpox outbreak

A week after Helene hit, thousands still without water struggle to find enough

Dozens of zoo tigers die after contracting bird flu in southern Vietnam

California investigating possible case of bird flu in dairy worker

WHO launches plan to tackle growing threat of dengue, other diseases

NASA switches off instrument on Voyager 2 spacecraft to save power

Alpine skiing, WMO join forces to raise climate change awareness

Washington exhibit offers glimpse of ocean’s ‘twilight zone’

Nigerians gather to mobilize hope amid growing burden of childhood cancers

Stuck NASA astronauts welcome SpaceX capsule to bring them home next year

Frigid alien planet may offer a glimpse at Earth’s distant future

US suicides in 2023 still at highest level in nation’s history, says data

In US, it’s time to roll up sleeves for new COVID, flu shots

SpaceX launches rescue mission for 2 NASA astronauts stranded in space

Dozens dead, millions without power after Helene’s march across southeastern US

Cambodia’s new canal could boost trade but risks harming key river

Nearly 1 in 10 Americans report they are severely obese, says study

African leaders at UN warn against dwindling malaria funding

Hurricane Helene makes landfall in northwestern Florida

Report: US health authorities need to play larger role in cannabis policy

Push for renewable energy sparks new environmental worries

Hong Kong welcomes new giant pandas gifted by Beijing

Swiss police detain several people in connection with ‘suicide capsule’

Ancient coastal city in Egypt feels impact of changing climate

‘Short corn’ could replace the towering cornfields steamrolled by a changing climate

California sues Exxon over global plastic pollution

Jill Biden reveals $500 million plan that focuses on women’s health at Clinton Global Initiative

Soyuz capsule with 2 Russians, 1 American from ISS returns to Earth

Cholera spreading in Sudan as fighting between rival generals shows no sign of abating

UN adopts pact promising to build ‘brighter future’ for humanity

Dolphins dying in Amazon lake made shallow by drought

This US city is hailed as a vaccination success. Can it be sustained?

Climate protesters say pace of change isn’t fast enough

Parts of US Midwest could offer fall’s most vibrant foliage

Congo struggles to contain mpox; here’s why

UN report: Debt crisis undermines AIDS eradication in Africa

Mpox spreads at alarming rate among children in Burundi

Submersible’s scientific director says vessel malfunctioned days before fatal dive

New analysis of 2019 Wuhan market animals may help find COVID-19 origin

Debate churns over mining Pacific seabed for green-energy minerals

Baby hippo Moo Deng becomes internet sensation

Africa needs its own medical research for its health issues, experts say

Climate week talks to include critical minerals and seabed mining debate

Faraway black hole unleashes record-setting energetic jets

South African study transforms global TB treatment

Gates Foundation: Funding needed to save children from climate-induced hunger

Partial lunar eclipse will be visible during September’s supermoon

Zimbabwe starts providing free treatment for women with obstetric fistula

Drug-resistant superbugs projected to kill 39 million by 2050

Climate change will escalate child health crisis due to malnutrition, says Gates

COP29 leaders unveil climate funding and energy storage goals

Authorities install air quality Monitors around Nairobi

Tech billionaire returns to Earth after first private spacewalk

Traveling ‘health train’ has become essential source of free care in South Africa

WHO flags limited mpox testing in epicenter DRC

Brazil’s Lula pledges to finish paving road experts say could worsen Amazon deforestation

WHO clears Bavarian Nordic’s vaccine for mpox, sets up access plan

Tech billionaire pulls off first private spacewalk high above Earth

Botswana, US firm partner to conduct border pathogen monitoring