Science and Health

California Expanding Health Care for Low-Income Immigrants in 2024

Mexican President Says ‘Super Pharmacy’ to Supply Medicines to All

AP Investigation: Toxins Lurked in Nuclear Missile Capsules

As Tree Species Face Decline, ‘Assisted Migration’ Gains Popularity in Pacific Northwest

US Military’s Secretive Spaceplane Launched on Possible Higher-Orbit Mission

Looking Back at the Year in Space

Stigma Against Gay Men Could Worsen Congo’s Biggest Mpox Outbreak, Scientists Warn

In Colombia, Illegally Felled Timber Repurposed to Help Bees

Entrepreneur Recycles Metal and Other Parts of Old Solar Panels

COVID-19 Effects Linger Among International Students in US

High Rice Prices Worldwide Likely to Continue Into 2024

LogOn: Satellites, Lasers Help Estimate Snowpack in Drought-Stricken Regions

Moon Base Moves From Hollywood Screen to Near Reality

Japan Moon Lander Enters Lunar Orbit

Insect Compasses, Fire-Fighting Vines: 2023’s Nature-Inspired Tech

NYU Surgeon Seeks to Aid Global Organ Shortage with Animal Transplants

El Nino and Climate Change Created Disastrous Weather in 2023

Bionic Prostheses Empower Wounded Ukrainian Soldiers

Contrary to Politicians’ Claims, Offshore Wind Farms Don’t Kill Whales

Heatwave Warnings Issued as Australia Faces Scorching Summer

WHO Warns of Polio Cases in Pakistan, Afghanistan

US Trashing Troves Pandemic Gear as Huge, Costly Stockpiles Expire

Chatty Robot Uses AI to Help Seniors Fight Loneliness

Dengue Surging Globally as Climate Change Kicks In

Charity: For Many Older People Christmas is ‘Hardest Day’

FDA Warns About Counterfeit Versions of Diabetes Drug Ozempic

Bird Flu Set to Spread in Antarctic, Causing Huge Damage, Report Says

Malawi Bans Maize Imports From Kenya, Tanzania Over Disease

2023: The Year Artificial Intelligence Broke Through

Poinsettia’s Origins, Namesake’s Checkered History Get New Attention

Officials Push to Get Kids Vaccinated as More US Parents Opt Out

Big Wins and Setbacks in 2023 For Biden’s Green Agenda

In Sudan, Health Care Crisis Looms for Unborn, Newborn as Conflict Escalates

Drought-Prone California OKs New Rules for Turning Wastewater Directly Into Drinking Water

WHO Classifies JN.1 Coronavirus Strain as ‘Variant of Interest’

Volunteers Join Annual Christmas Bird Count

Study Bolsters Evidence Severe Obesity Increasing in Young US Kids

Men Charged With Killing 3,600 Birds to Sell on Black Market

US Woman Criminally Charged After Miscarriage

‘Prescribed Burns’ Could Aid Forests in US Southeast, Experts Say

NM Extends Ban on Oil and Gas Leasing Around Area Sacred to Native Americans

Biggest Solar Flare in Years Temporarily Disrupts Radio Signals on Earth

Companies Announce Partnership to Release Dengue-Fighting Mosquitoes in Caribbean

Conservationists, US Tribes Say Salmon Deal Is Map to Breaching Dams

US Launch of New Vulcan Centaur Rocket Delayed Until January

Sickle Cell Affects More in Africa, India, but New Gene Therapies Are Out of Reach

Moderna, Merck Drugs Combined Shown Effective Against Melanoma

Biden Praises New COP28 Climate Agreement

COP28 Climate Summit: ‘Historic’ Deal Set to Transition From Fossil Fuels

COP28 Delegates Agree to ‘Historic’ Transition Away From Fossil Fuels

Donors Pay Afghan Health Workers While Number of Female Doctors Shrinks

At COP28, Ukrainians and Palestinians Make Their Cases

Gaza Health System Chaotic, a Humanitarian Disaster

Five Countries in East and Southern Africa Have Anthrax Outbreaks, WHO Says

Draft for Final Deal Released of COP28 UN Climate Summit

UK’s Sunak Defends Government’s Handling of Pandemic, Restaurant Scheme

‘Shadows of Children’: For Youngest Gaza Hostages, Life Moves Forward in Whispers

Lebanon’s Christians Feel Heat of Climate Change in Sacred Forest and Valley

Asteroid Will Pass in Front of Bright Star, Produce Rare Eclipse

Biden Administration Invests $1M in Arctic Climate Data Research