Science and Health

Men Charged With Killing 3,600 Birds to Sell on Black Market

US Woman Criminally Charged After Miscarriage

‘Prescribed Burns’ Could Aid Forests in US Southeast, Experts Say

NM Extends Ban on Oil and Gas Leasing Around Area Sacred to Native Americans

Biggest Solar Flare in Years Temporarily Disrupts Radio Signals on Earth

Companies Announce Partnership to Release Dengue-Fighting Mosquitoes in Caribbean

Conservationists, US Tribes Say Salmon Deal Is Map to Breaching Dams

US Launch of New Vulcan Centaur Rocket Delayed Until January

Sickle Cell Affects More in Africa, India, but New Gene Therapies Are Out of Reach

Moderna, Merck Drugs Combined Shown Effective Against Melanoma

Biden Praises New COP28 Climate Agreement

COP28 Climate Summit: ‘Historic’ Deal Set to Transition From Fossil Fuels

COP28 Delegates Agree to ‘Historic’ Transition Away From Fossil Fuels

Donors Pay Afghan Health Workers While Number of Female Doctors Shrinks

At COP28, Ukrainians and Palestinians Make Their Cases

Gaza Health System Chaotic, a Humanitarian Disaster

Five Countries in East and Southern Africa Have Anthrax Outbreaks, WHO Says

Draft for Final Deal Released of COP28 UN Climate Summit

UK’s Sunak Defends Government’s Handling of Pandemic, Restaurant Scheme

‘Shadows of Children’: For Youngest Gaza Hostages, Life Moves Forward in Whispers

Lebanon’s Christians Feel Heat of Climate Change in Sacred Forest and Valley

Asteroid Will Pass in Front of Bright Star, Produce Rare Eclipse

Biden Administration Invests $1M in Arctic Climate Data Research

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