Science and Health

Trump Proposes Cutting Funds for Chesapeake Bay Program

Improved Sleep May Help Elderly Ward Off Diseases

Study Says Hitting the Weights, Jumping, Could Help Bone Density

New Space Telescope to Undergo Crucial Testing

Study: Weight-bearing Exercise May Promote Strong Bones

Study: 1-in-10 Zika-infected US Moms Have Babies With Birth Defects

Poll: Most Young People Say Government Should Pay for Health Care

Researchers Study Seniors With Youthful Memory Skills

Nigeria to Begin Meningitis Vaccination Campaign; Toll Hits 336

Trump Administration Cuts Off US Funds for UN Agency Over Abortion

Babies Cry More in UK, Canada and Italy, Less in Germany, Study Finds

Gene Editing Creates Plants Resistant to Pathogens

‘Sci-Fi’ Cancer Therapy Fights Brain Tumors, Study Finds

Why Are Pandas Black and White?

Researchers Study Early Development Through Lab-Grown Embryos

Argonne Lab Breakthrough Could Revolutionize Oil Spill Cleanup

Extra Portion of SpaceX Rocket Recovered from Launch, Musk Says

Zika Vaccine Trials Enter Next Phase

From Poor Eyesight to Bad Teeth, Pandas’ Needs Grow With Age

Heroin Use Up in US, Particularly Among Younger Whites

Britain’s Young Royals Promote Conversation on Mental Health

The High Cost of Incivility at Work

Sensitivity to Certain Sounds Is a Real Thing

Sensitivity to Certain Sounds Is a Thing

US Vice Admiral Calls for Code of Conduct for Space

Space Laboratory the Size of a Tissue Box

This Day in History: America’s Worst Nuclear Fears Realized at Three Mile Island Plant

Exoskeleton Makes Lifting Easier

Nourishing the World One Little Girl at a Time

Human Heart Cells Grown on Spinach Leaves

Trump to Roll Back Obama Era Environmental Rules

Devastated by War or Disaster, Children Find Healing in New York

Schumer Seizes on Trump Team’s Offer to Work With Democrats on Health Care

US Charity Brings Hearing Aid to Syrian Refugee Children

Monuments, Countries Douse Lights for ‘Earth Hour’

Data Show How Powerful Quake Shifted Parts of New Zealand

Some Elated, Others Frustrated by Health Care Bill’s Withdrawal

Kenya Releases Results of National TB Prevalence Survey

Spacewalking Astronauts Prep Station for New Parking Spot

On World Tuberculosis Day, Doctors Warn of New Drug-Resistant Bacteria

Republicans Scramble to Salvage Health Care Vote, Trump Agenda

Researcher: Efficacy of New Rotavirus Vaccine Promising

US Bumblebee Lands on Endangered Species List

Protecting Rights of TB Patients Critical in Ending Global Epidemic

Some of Youngest Opioid Victims are Curious Toddlers

Rise of Superbug Tuberculosis Hampers Global Control Efforts

New Idea Shakes Up Dinosaur Family Tree for T. Rex and Pals

Sea Ice Falls to Record Low at Both Poles

Rare Frog Discovery Has Researchers Hopping for Joy

Ivory Coast Infant Separated From Parasitic Twin

Inside a Nigerian Hospital Fighting to Reduce Maternal Death Rate

Report: Climate Outlook Improves as Fewer Coal Plants Built

Partially Effective HIV Vaccine Could Help Turn Corner on Pandemic

This Week in History: Obamacare Clears Final Legal Hurdle in 2010

Environment Activists Deny Attacking Dakota Access Pipeline

Trump Signs NASA Funding Bill

Stephen Hawking Calls for EPA Chief Ouster

New Hospital to Serve 50,000 Impoverished Haitians

Experimental Vaccine Protects Against Two Strains of Malaria

Tanzania Doctors to Help Kenya Recover from Health Sector Strike