Science and Health

Yucky Ducky? Study Reveals Bath-Time Toy’s Dirty Secret

‘The Last Animals" Sheds Light on Rhino, Elephant Extinction

Kenya to Import 100 Doctors from Cuba

Viruses Falling from the Sky by the Billions

Australia Developing Lasers to Track, Destroy Space Junk

Colon Cancer Can Be Prevented and Treated

UN Reports See a Lonelier Planet With Fewer Plants, Animals

Australians Try to Save 15 Beached Whales

US Researchers Test Dyes That Make Cancer Glow During Surgery

Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch Growing Rapidly, Study Finds

Daylight Turns Plastic Sheet into Germ-Killing Material

Rare, Endangered Primate is Born in Jerusalem Zoo

Re-Imagining Refugee Camps as Livable Cities

First Responders Learn Lessons from Mass Shootings, Terror Acts

Hawking’s Ashes to Be Interred Near Graves of Newton, Darwin

WHO: Tainted Food Outbreak Threatens 16 African Nations

Opera on Alzheimer’s to Debut in Philadelphia Festival

Child Meningitis Remains a Challenge for Sub-Saharan Africa, India

World Bank Says Climate Change Could Create 140 Million Migrants by 2050

HSBC Report: India Most Vulnerable Country to Climate Change

Trump Seeks Death Penalty for Drug Traffickers to Curb US Opioid Abuse

South Africa’s New Pharmacy ATM

Polio Vaccination Team Members Killed in Pakistan

In California, Men Can Get Their Blood Pressure Checked in Barbershops

Breakthrough Reported in South Africa’s Worst Listeria Outbreak

Prehistoric Giant Shark Tooth Stolen in Australia

A Data-Driven Approach Aims to Help Cities Recover After Earthquakes

Snow Science: Crystal Clues to Climate Change, Watersheds

FDA Plans to Slash Nicotine Levels in Cigarettes

Washington State Directive Aims to Help Endangered Orcas

U.N. Climate Projects in Congo Leave Locals Worse Off, Report Says

Report: China Winning War on Smog, Will Step Up Efforts

10 Wolves Killed in Northern Idaho to Boost Elk Numbers

Doctors Hunt for Hidden Cancers with Glowing Dyes

Theoretical Physicist Stephen Hawking Dies at 76

Growing Food at -30, The Chef on an Arctic Self-sufficiency Mission

Cholera Outbreak Sparks Blame Game in Malawi

Stone Age People in South Africa Unharmed by Supervolcano Eruption

US Barbershop Study Trimmed Black Men’s Hair and Blood Pressure

Graphene Brain Implant Could Translate Thoughts into Speech

Eggs, Embryos Possibly Damaged at California Clinic

Poet-Activist Urges Australia to Block Giant Coal Mine

Flu Vaccines More Effective for Children Than for Adults

Age No Barrier to Enjoying Sports

Bones Found in 1940 Probably Amelia Earhart’s, Study Says

California Scientists Catch 2 Elusive Sierra Nevada Red Foxes

New Initiative Links Protection of Human Rights, Environmental Rights

The Samsung S9 Has a Great Camera – Just Like Other Phones

Repairs Completed on Lowell Observatory’s Pluto Telescope

Non-profit Health Center Cares for Uninsured People

Products Take On Microfiber Pollution, a Laundry Room at a Time

Look at Consumption When Assigning Blame for Global Warming, Study Says

White House Wants User-friendly Electronic Health Records

Arctic Not So Chilly During Record Warm Winter, Scientists Say

UN Chief Appoints Bloomberg as Envoy for Climate Action

Airship Drones Could Stay Aloft for Days

1.5 Million Penguins Discovered on Remote Antarctic Islands

Patients and Caregivers Use Comics to Document Medical Journeys

New Plan Increases Cardiac Arrest Survival Rate

WHO: Nearly 1 Billion People Risk Hearing Loss by 2050