Science and Health

China Plans Nationwide Ethanol Use by 2020

Study Prompts Call to Examine Flu Vaccine and Miscarriage

Microsoft, Disney Among Companies Calculating Carbon Footprints

World’s Nations Make Progress on Some, But Not All, Health Goals

US, Russian Crew Blasts Off for Space Station

Former US CDC Director Takes Aim at Outbreaks, Heart Disease

UN: More Than a Billion People Live on Degraded Land, At Risk of Hunger

A Successful Saturn Probe Ends its Mission

New Study Links Long NFL Career with Brain Injuries

Scientists Say DNA Tests Show Viking Warrior Was Female

Robot Gives New Meaning to ‘Hand Made’ Sculptures

WHO: Over 500 Dead as Congo Cholera Epidemic Spreads

WHO: Media Should Not Sensationalize Suicide

Qatar Farm Makes Compost Soil to Grow Crops

Landfill Turned Park Proves Nature’s Resilience

New Genetic Discovery May Eventually End Premature Birth

New Genetic Discovery May Someday End Premature Birth

DC’s Bats Good for Environment but Threatened by Disease

Alcohol Industry Accused of Misleading Public Over Cancer Risk

Cholera Outbreak Threatens More Than 1M People in Nigeria Refugee Camps

SpaceX Launches Air Force’s Super-secret Minishuttle

Researchers: For City Economies to Prosper, Poor Need Clean Power

Study: Treating Insomnia Eases Anxiety, Depression

Plastic Found in Drinking Water on Five Continents

Biblical Archeologist Searching Ancient Turkish Sites

Treadmills Prove Link Between Movement and Health

Boston Honors Man Who Inspired ALS Ice Bucket Challenge

Ice Bucket: Boston Honors man who Inspired ALS Challenge

EU Says 40 Countries Now Affected in Tainted Egg Scandal

Fewer Harvey Victims at Shelters Doesn’t End Housing Needs

Houston Homeowners, Small-business Owners Feel Effects of Harvey

Global Survey: Generosity Declines Worldwide, But Africa Saves Day

Astronomers Find New Evidence for Long-theorized Mid-sized Black Holes

San Diego County Declares Emergency to Fight Hepatitis Outbreak

Google Glass App Helps Autistic Children Read Social Cues

Houston Toxic Waste Sites Flooded, Yet EPA Not on Scene

Wildfire Smoke Chokes US West, Causes Health Concerns

As Texas Flooding Recedes, Health Hazards Likely to Emerge

US Astronaut to Return to Earth Holding US Record for Days in Space

Studying Black Holes in a Bathtub

Record-setting NASA Astronaut Ready to Come Home

‘Reprogrammed’ Stem Cells Fight Parkinson’s Disease in Monkeys

Dream Chaser Spacecraft in Captive-carry Test Over Desert

Finding Solutions to the World’s New Reality: Water Insecurity

New Peptide Could Help Fight Drug-Resistant ‘Superbugs’

Study: Cities and Companies Team Up to Tackle Urban Water Crises

Tragic Child Deaths Spur Indian Schoolgirl to Raise Funds for Oxygen

Climate to Push Forest-eating Beetles to Northern US, Canada, Scientists Predict

US Spacecraft Readies for Fiery Plunge into Saturn After 13-year Mission

Syrian Schools Grow Edible Playgrounds to Boost Diets of Hungry Children

US Attorney General: Opioid Crisis Is America’s ‘Top Lethal Issue’

Scientists Say Harvey May Be Soggy Sign of Future Storms

Public Health Dangers Loom in Harvey-hit Areas

Abuse in US Nursing Homes Unreported Despite Law

Traditional Midwives in Bolivia Join Doctors for Safer Births

Vaccine for Meningitis Shows Some Protection Against Gonorrhea

American Workers Facing a ‘Skill Gap’

World’s Only Bonobo Sanctuary Rehabilitating Orphan Primates

New Device and App Allows Patients to Conduct Self Checkups

Nanotechnology Asphalt Could Last Twice as Long