Science and Health

Uber Wants to Develop Flying Taxis by 2020

Study: Common Painkillers as Effective as Opioids in Hospital Emergency Room

California to Collaborate with EU, China on Carbon Markets

Escaping the Exorcist: Chad’s ‘Snake Children’ Turn Carpenters and Musicians

Two Children Sue Over Trump Effort to Roll Back Clean Power Plan

Forget Rice, Dish Up Aztec Pigweed to Help Feed the World

Fiji Calls for Urgency in Talks to Implement Climate Accord

As Disasters Surge, Nations Must Cut Emissions Faster, Experts Urge

Smog Covers Pakistan, India, Causing Accidents, Illness

Pneumonic Plague in Madagascar Slowing, But Not Over

Pakistan Working to Eradicate Polio

Scientists: Half of Hawaii’s Coral Reefs Bleached

Study of Nutrition Crisis Finds Millions Either Malnourished or Obese

New US Report on Climate Change Offers Dire Warnings

UNICEF: Malnutrition Rates Soar Among Rohingya Refugee Children

Bangladesh Expands Family Planning in Rohingya Camps

China Disputes Trump’s ‘Flood’ of Fentanyl Claim

More Children Surviving to Age 5

More Children Survive to See Their Fifth Birthday

WHO Sends Experts to Prevent Spread of Plague Beyond Madagascar

Baby Gene Therapy Study Offers Hope for Fatal Muscle Disease

Tsunami Prone Nations Learn from Disasters to Prevent Future Ones

Trump Opioid Panel Wants Drug Courts, Training for Doctors

With Masks and Flair, Indian Dance Aims to Spur Audiences to Climate Action

Jordan Faces Looming Water Crisis

Report: China’s Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei to Set Up Anti-pollution Body

California Governor Heads to Europe for Climate Talks

Pruitt to Put New Members on EPA Science Panels

Slow Flow of Human Migration May Have Doomed Neanderthals

Water Up! Re-Think Your Drink

A Community Experiment Promoting Heathier Habits to Reduce Obesity Among Latinos

Community Experiment to Reduce Obesity Among Latinos Promotes Healthier Habits

Study: Climate Change Harms Health Worldwide as Millions Swelter

Brazil Hopes to Reward Landowners for Preserving Amazon Forest

Climate Change Affects Coastal Communities and Beyond

Australian State Lawmakers to Vote on Assisted Dying

Why Fear Is Fun for Some, Crippling for Others

UN Expert: Anti-gay Sex Laws Wane; Rights ‘Crucible’ Endures

Trump Administration Proposes Health Care Benefit Changes

Midwest Health Care Provider Cuts Opioid Prescriptions

Patients Turning to Alternative Pain Treatments Amid America’s Opioid Crisis

Drug Court a Lifeline in Battle Against Opioid, Heroin Addiction

Drug Court Judge Throws Lifeline to Those Addicted to Opioids

Migrants Stranded on Greek Isles Facing Mental Health Crisis

Young Scientist Invents Device that Detects Lead in Water

Lung Transplant Recipient Singing Again

Giant Sequoia Doing Well 4 Months After Idaho Uprooting

Widely-used Toxins Excluded in US Agency’s Chemical Review

A Look Back At America’s Decades-Long War On Drugs

Fighting Tumors Gets Individualized Approach

Study: Arctic Sea Ice May Be Shrinking Faster Than Thought

Not So Cold Duck? Man Keeps Looking for Bird Thought Extinct

Almost To The End Of Polio

Demand for Hawking Thesis Shuts Down Cambridge University Website

Israel’s Water Worries Return After 4 Years of Drought

Astronomers Measure Milky Way with Radio Waves

US Launches War Against Opioid And Heroin Addiction

Mugabe Removed as WHO Goodwill Ambassador

Pakistan Still Struggles to Enforce Laws Against Early Marriage

Helping Autistic Children Fit in by Educating Their Peers