Science and Health

Journal Letter Written in 1980 Helped Fuel Opioid Epidemic

European Commission Chief Upbraids Trump on Climate Stance

A Guide to Global Warming, Paris Pact and the US Role

New Graphene Water Filter Makes Salt Water Drinkable

Forget Butterfly Nets; Today’s Naturalists Capture Specimens on Phones

Genetic Secrets of Ancient Egypt Unwrapped

UN Chief Urges Trump Administration to Stay in Paris Climate Deal

Scientists Figure Out How Mosquitoes Fly

Congo Approves Use of Ebola Vaccination to Fight Outbreak

‘Biofortified’ Seeds Can Help Combat Malnutrition

Medical Tourism on the Rise in Turkey

Alternative Therapy Uses Fish Skin for Burn Relief

Study: Too Little Sleep Doubles Mortality in Those With Heart, Diabetes Risks

Construction Begins in Chilean Desert on World’s Largest Telescope

Genetic Testing Underway on Virus Behind New Ebola Outbreak

Study Finds Mixed News About Bee Populations

Researchers Find Link Between Brain Health, Aging

Expert: Empowering Women Would Help End World Hunger

Images from NASA Probe Show Huge Cyclones on Jupiter

Hypersonic Space Plane May Soon Be a Reality

Search for Kidney Cements Personal Cambodian-American Bond

Probiotics Show Promise as Mood Elevator

Ethiopian Elected to Head World Health Organization

Alcohol Increases, Exercise Decreases Breast Cancer Risk

Man Dies in California After Being Sickened in Apparent Botulism Outbreak

After Legal Battle, Apollo 11 Moon-rock Bag Up for Auction

WHO Optimistic on Controlling DRC Ebola Outbreak

Russian Ship Brings Medical Care to Isolated People

G20 Health Ministers Take on Antibiotic Resistance

Eastern US Trees Shift North, West With Climate Change

Climate Change Fueling Rapid Greening of Antarctic Peninsula

Mozambique Declares End to Cholera Epidemic That Infected Over 2,000

Yemen Cholera Outbreak Could Reach 300,000

WHO Says Time to Stop Ignoring Adolescent Health

Floating Barge on New York River Grows Crops

Scientists Discover Human Antibodies to Fight Ebola Virus

Heavy Rain May Have Once Fallen on Mars

Risk of Colon Cancer Death Reduced in Patients with Healthy Lifestyle

WHO: 400 Contacts Being Traced in Congo’s Ebola Outbreak

Kilometers-Long Barrier Part of Plan to Clean Up Ocean Plastic

Le Sifflu Pipe Gives Non-Smokers Something to Hold On To

Few US Doctors Discuss Cancer Costs With Patients, Study Finds

‘Sea Monster’ Carcass Identified

Year-round Flu Vaccination May Prevent Hospitalization of Pregnant Women

Cholera Outbreak Compounds Hunger Crisis in Southern Somalia

Uninhabited Island has ‘World’s Worst’ Plastic Pollution

Tiny Phytoplankton Threaten America’s Most Diverse Waterway

WHO Confirms Second Ebola Case in Congo Outbreak

WHO to Vote for New Director-General; David Nabarro Wants the Job

WHO to Vote on New Director-General; David Nabarro Wants the Job

Factbox: Ebola Virus Outbreaks in Africa

Congo Faces New Ebola Outbreak

Insecurity Creates Challenges for HIV Treatment in Southeast C.A.R.

Cheap Drug Could Cut Maternal Deaths in Childbirth by a Third

Ideological Divide Over Abortion Again Affects US Foreign Aid

Michelle Obama Criticizes Trump School Lunch Directives

Insecurity Creates Challenges for HIV Treatment in Southeast CAR

Old Nuclear Technology Giving Way to New Generation of Reactors

Lava Waves Flow Inside Loki Volcano Lava Lake

Vigorous Exercise Reduces Cell Aging by 9 Years