Science and Health

OPEC Urges Members to Reject Any COP28 Deal Targeting Fossil Fuels

US Approves Two Gene Therapies for Sickle Cell Disease

Mortality Rate Higher for Black Moms Than White Moms in Mississippi, Study Says

Mexican Startup Illegally Selling Drink from Endangered Fish, Watchdogs Say

NASA Celebrates 25th Birthday of International Space Station

Australian Laser Technology to Help Future NASA Missions to Mars

Iran Says It Sent Capsule Capable of Carrying Animals Into Orbit

After Fast Start, COP28 Climate Talks in Murky Middle Between Hope, Roadblocks

Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson Admits to Making Mistakes But Defends COVID Record

WHO: Time to Hike Alcohol, Sugary Drinks Tax

Draft COP28 Text Includes Fossil Fuel Phase Out

Lacking Counselors, US Schools Turn to Booming Business of Online Therapy

Maghreb Farmers Embrace Drones to Fight Climate Change

US Ill-Prepared to House Growing Number of Older People, Study Says

Flu on Rise, RSV Infections May Be Peaking, US Says

Known Pathogens Cause Rise in China’s Respiratory Illness, Official Says

US Issues New Rule on Methane Emissions

US VP Harris Announces $3 Billion Pledge to Green Climate Fund

Golden Mole Presumed Extinct Found Again in South Africa

 US Agency Predicts Strong Geomagnetic Storm on Saturday

On World AIDS Day, Biden Vows to Stop Spread of HIV Worldwide by 2030

Women Living with HIV Get Support in Mozambique

Scientists Say 2023 Amazon Drought Most Severe in Recorded History

Ancient Asteroid May Hold Clues on Water’s Origin on Earth

COP28 Begins With Breakthrough Climate Fund Agreement

UN Weather Agency: 2023 Is Hottest Year on Record, More Climate Extremes Ahead

South African Company to Start Making Vaginal Rings That Protect Against HIV

US Life Expectancy Climbs, but Remains Below Pre-Pandemic Levels

Vice President Harris to Lead US Delegation to Major Climate Summit

As COP28 Gets Underway, Scientists Warn of Irreversible, Catastrophic Climate Change

Dubai Hosts COP28 Summit Amid Intensifying Climate Emergency

US Life Expectancy Rose Last Year, But it Remains Below its Pre-Pandemic Level

Climate Crises Drastically Increase Child Hunger, UK-Based Charity Says

World Health Organization Warns of Disease Threat in Gaza

COP28 Has Big Agenda but Won’t Have Biden, Xi

Spain to Invest 1.4 Billion Euros to Protect Threatened Donana Wetland

Pakistan: Nationwide Polio Campaign Targets Over 4 Million Children

China Says Surge in Respiratory Illnesses Caused by Flu, Other Known Pathogens

Heat, Disease, Air Pollution: How Climate Change Impacts Health

Oregon Experiments with Decriminalizing Small Amounts of Hard Drugs

UN Chief Visits Rapidly Melting Antarctica Ahead of COP28 Climate Talks

Japan Detects Season’s First Bird Flu Case, Will Cull 40,000 Birds, Report Says

UN Chief Speaks From Antarctica Ahead of Global Climate Summit

WHO Confirms First Sexual Spread of Mpox in Congo Amid Record Outbreak

South Africa, Colombia Fighting Drugmakers Over Access to TB, HIV Drugs

WHO Asks China for More Information About Illnesses, Pneumonia Clusters

West Africa Responds to Huge Diphtheria Outbreaks by Targeting Unvaccinated Populations

Ethiopian American Top Young Scientist Challenge Winner Hopes to Change Lives

New Obesity Medications Change How Users View Holiday Meals

Climate Change Brings Fear and Uncertainty to South Africa’s Coastlines

Lahore’s Poor Air Quality Points to Pakistan’s Bigger Pollution Problem

Britain Pushes Tech Solutions for Global Hunger; Critics Blame Inequality

Oregon’s Drug Decriminalization Law Faces Growing Pushback Amid Fentanyl Crisis

Judge Rules Against Tribes in Fight Over Nevada Lithium Mine

Second SpaceX Starship Launch Presumed Failed Minutes After Reaching Space

China-US Fentanyl Agreement Restarts Stalled Cooperative Fight Against Deadly Drug

World’s First Gene Therapy for Sickle Cell Disease Approved in Britain

Flu Soaring in 7 US States, Rising in Others, Health Officials Say

Melting Arctic Sea Ice Threatens Polar Bears  

Years of Uncertainty Ahead for Iceland Volcano Town