Science and Health

Bird migrations shifting with warming planet in US Southwest

California marine sanctuary protects waters from oil drilling

Proposed rules would require nutrition info, allergen warnings on US alcohol labels

Thai resort island Phuket grapples with growing garbage crisis

Malawi takes steps to end cholera outbreaks by 2030

SpaceX catches Starship booster again, but upper stage explodes

US CDC recommends faster testing for bird flu in hospitalized patients

WHO appeals for $1.5 billion to tackle ‘unprecedented’ global health crisis

WHO says suspected outbreak of Marburg disease kills 8 in remote part of Tanzania

Despite international concerns, doctors say China flu-like virus is no COVID-19

Elon Musk says third patient got Neuralink brain implant

Court ruling will help New Mexico stay a go-to state for women seeking abortions

Blue Origin set for 1st launch of New Glenn rocket

US ‘notorious markets’ report warns of risks from online pharmacies

Doctors worry that iodine deficiency, a dietary problem from the past, is coming back

VOA Mandarin: China’s winter surge of flu-like HMPV cases raises concerns of transparency

Preventive action can’t avert wildfires but can save lives, meteorologists say

Could bird flu pandemic ‘dwarf’ COVID-19?

New research shows a quarter of freshwater animals are threatened with extinction

HMPV is no ‘mysterious China virus’     

Louisiana reports 1st bird flu-related death in US, state agency says

Here’s your 2025 guide to the night sky and other celestial wow moments

World’s oldest person, a Japanese woman, dies at 116

Cybertruck soldier told ex-girlfriend of pain, exhaustion after Afghanistan

US announces $306 million in new bird flu funding

Seasonal illnesses in full force in most US states, CDC says

US surgeon general urges cancer warnings for alcoholic drinks

South Sudan begins mass inoculation campaign with cholera vaccines

‘Dinosaur highway’ tracks dating back 166 million years discovered in England

How to catch the Quadrantids, first meteor shower of 2025

Five years on, WHO urges China to share COVID origins data

India rocket launches space docking mission

Record-breaking heat likely to continue in 2025, accelerating climate change

Netanyahu ‘in good condition’ after prostate surgery, says hospital

Abortions more common in US, as women turn to pills, travel

Drought, fire, deforestation ravaged Amazon rainforest in 2024

Trump energy plans complicated by tariffs, global competition

Ukrainian soldiers find rest, restoration at Carpathian mountain retreat

US agency says decongestant in many cold medicines doesn’t work. So what does?

CDC says bird flu virus likely mutated within a US patient

FDA proposes new testing rules to ensure cosmetics are asbestos-free

Bird flu virus shows mutations in first severe human case in US, agency says

King Charles thanks medics for his and Kate’s cancer care

NASA probe makes closest-ever pass by the sun

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe aims to fly closer to the sun like never before

NASA’s future closely connected to commercial space entrepreneurs

What Assad’s fall has revealed about Syria’s trade in stimulant drug Captagon

Survey: Most US teens are abstaining from drinking, smoking and marijuana

France adds first nuclear reactor in 25 years to grid

Scientists observe ‘negative time’ in quantum experiments

US flu season is under way, as cases surge in some areas and vaccinations lag

Music bridges memory gaps for New York Alzheimer’s patients

US deaths are down and life expectancy is up, but improvements are slowing

Sewage-polluted lake water kills rhinos, other wildlife in Zimbabwe

Bird flu spillover to other species poses global health threat, experts warn

Alabama woman doing well after latest experimental pig kidney transplant

‘Gamifying’ health: A new approach to HIV treatment in Africa

Japan targets 40-50% power supply from renewable energy by 2040

Attacks on Pakistan polio teams kill vaccinator, 2 police officers

Five years on from the pandemic, long COVID keeps lives on hold