Science and Health

Cancer Patients, Doctors Push Back Against Drugs’ Harsh Side Effects

More US Schools Suggest Mildly Sick Kids Attend Anyway

Proposed Mine Outside US Wildlife Refuge Nears Approval

10 African Penguin Chicks Hatch at San Francisco Museum

Canada Postpones Plan to Allow Euthanasia for Mentally Ill

Brazil Launches Mass Vaccination Campaign Against Dengue Fever

NASA, SpaceX Join Forces to Study Earth’s Environment

As Warming Stokes Storms, Some Want Bigger Hurricane Scale: Category 6?

Study Finds Ocean Heatwaves Could Affect Global Food Supplies

Russian Cosmonaut Sets Record for Total Time in Space

Crane Who Fell for Keeper Dies at 42

Who Freed Flaco? Owl’s Escape From New York Zoo Remains a Mystery

X Chromosome Linked to Autoimmune Diseases

US Won’t Restore Protections for Wolves in Rockies

Skyscraper-Sized Asteroid to Fly by Earth

Scientists Try to Assess Wars’ Impact on Environment, Climate Change

US Hurricane Center’s Forecasts to Expand to Include Inland Areas

Staggering Rise in New Cancer Cases Projected in 2050

Spanish Region Cuts Water Use Amid Record Drought

Humans Reached Northern Europe in Time of Neanderthals

Kenyan Entrepreneur Makes Snacks from Indigenous Grains

Third Round of Polio Vaccination Targets High-Risk Counties in Northeastern Kenya

US Syphilis Cases Rise in 2022; Most in 70 Years

African Small Businesses Turn to AI to Improve E-commerce

Malawi Launches New COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign Amid Rising Cases

WHO: Great Progress Made in Eliminating Trans Fat

Dominican Women Fight Child Marriage, Teen Pregnancy Amid Abortion Bans

Mars Rover Data Confirms Ancient Lake Sediments on Mars

AI Helps People With Voice Disorders Speak Clearly and Naturally

NASA Helicopter Ends Mars Mission After Three Years

Rhino’s Pregnancy from Embryo Transfer May Help Nearly Extinct Subspecies

First Turkish Astronaut Arrives at International Space Station

Namibian President to Undergo Medical Treatment in Los Angeles

Global Study of Doping Cases Involving Minors Points to Russia, India, China

Experimental Gene Therapy Allows Kids With Inherited Deafness to Hear

Zimbabwe Hopeful UN Cholera Vaccines Will Contain Outbreak

New Electric Bikes Accelerate Clean Transport in Africa

Tribes, Environmental Groups Ask US Court to Block $10B Energy Project in Arizona

Abortion on Ballot in 2024, Biden Says; Harris on Swing Through Key States

Experiment Shows Pig Livers Might One Day Be Transplanted to Humans

Scientists Map Largest Deep-Sea Coral Reef to Date

Air Pollution, Politics Pose Cross-Border Challenges in South Asia

Japan’s ‘Moon Sniper’ Lands, Makes Contact, But Power Running Low

Japan Joins Elite Club by Landing on Moon. What Are Others Doing?

Japan’s Lunar Spacecraft Is on the Moon, but Status Unclear

Israeli Company Approved to Sell Steaks Made From Beef Cells

Astronauts From Europe Head to Space Station on Chartered Flight

Chinese Researcher Submitted COVID Virus Sequence 2 Weeks Before China Made Data Public

American Red Cross Concerned About US Blood Shortage

UN Concerned by Spread of Cholera to 10 African Countries

Kenya Embarks on its Biggest Rhino Relocation Project; Previous Attempt Was a Disaster

Smoking Declines Globally as Vaping, E-Cigarette Use Soars

A Surgeon General Report Once Cleared the Air About Smoking. Is it Time for One on Vaping?

After Quake, Concerns Rise About Diseases in Japan’s Evacuation Centers

Fossil Unearthed in New Mexico Years Ago Is Identified as T. Rex Relative

Nearly 10,000 Died From COVID-19 Last Month, Fueled by Holiday Gatherings, New Variant, WHO Says

Scientists Explain Record-Shattering 2023 Heat — ‘Warming May Be Worsening’

US Regulator: No Evidence Yet Linking Weight-Loss Drugs to Suicidal Thoughts

WHO: Life-Saving Aid Not Reaching Millions of People Caught in Health Emergencies

Bird Flu Found in Mammals Near Antarctica for First Time, Scientists Say