Science and Health

SunFed recalls cucumbers in US, Canada due to potential salmonella

Some Zimbabwean farmers turn to maggots to survive drought and thrive

WHO wants bird flu surveillance stepped up

Kenyan clinics provide health care to truck drivers, sex workers

HIV activist to use Charlize Theron’s Instagram for a day

Trump picks vaccine skeptic to lead top US public health department

UNAIDS: upholding human rights essential for ending AIDS

Court agrees with ban on medical marijuana advertising in Mississippi

$300B COP29 climate deal sparks outrage, hope

Countries remain divided as fifth UN plastics treaty talks begin

Earth bids farewell to its temporary ‘mini moon’ that is possibly a chunk of our actual moon

Development, pollution threaten Papuan women’s mangrove forest in Indonesia

Small but mighty efforts are brewing to bring back native forests in India

$300B climate change deal sparks hope in some, outrage in others

Rich nations raise COP29 climate finance offer in bid to break deadlock

At UN climate talks, ‘sewage’ beer from Singapore highlights water scarcity and innovations

Kabul residents queue up for hours to collect water

Feds outline ‘necessary steps’ for Colorado River agreement by 2026

Climate change boosted hurricane wind strength by 29 kph since 2019, study says

Dark energy pushing our universe apart may not be what it seems, scientists say

Judge strikes down Wyoming abortion ban, including explicit ban on pills

California reports possible bird flu case in child

Urban mosquito sparks malaria surge in East Africa

Zimbabwe urged to put money into cancer treatment services

Poland urges polio vaccinations for children after virus detected in sewage in Warsaw

Negotiators urged to get down to business as climate talks in Baku enter second week

New York City children learn gardening to build healthier habits

World Bank helps Malawi’s poorest tackle climate shocks

Spy satellite images leads to the site of a historic battle in Iraq

Trump chooses oil industry executive as energy secretary

Health officials report first case of new form of mpox in US

Researchers blame climate change for one fifth of dengue cases

G20 Social discusses goal of lifting 600 million people out of poverty by 2030

Protesters gather at UN climate talks in ‘global day of action’

UN climate chief urges G20 action to untangle COP29 talks

Wild deer population boom has some in England promoting venison to consumers

Shanghai, Tokyo, New York, Houston spew most greenhouse gas of world cities

Australia’s plan to ban children from social media proves popular, problematic

Pacific atolls face risk from rising seas

WHO links forced Afghan repatriation from Pakistan to polio resurgence

For 3rd straight year, no improvement in Earth’s projected warming

World’s largest coral discovered in Solomon Islands

In photos: World’s largest coral discovered in Solomon Islands

Sierra Leone begins to vaccinate health care workers against Ebola

US overdose deaths down, giving experts hope for enduring decline

At UN climate talks, nations big and small get chance to bear witness to climate change

Teen in critical condition with Canada’s first presumptive human case of bird flu

Biggest name world leaders missing at UN climate talks, others fill the void

Mexico City’s floating gardens in peril

Canada detects its first presumptive human H5 bird flu case

Experts release new guidelines for preventing strokes

Climate, health crises must be resolved together, experts say

Global warming tops milestone ahead of climate summit

Global warming tops crucial milestone ahead of COP29 climate summit

Can bees and dogs sniff out cancer better than machines?

WHO: 2 UK mpox cases first local transmissions in Europe

WHO identifies priority pathogens for new vaccines development

WHO continues talks to prepare world for pandemics

Public funding for nature conservation stalls at COP16, eyes on private investment

Mpox cases in Congo may be stabilizing, but more vaccines needed to stamp out virus