Science and Health

First Over-the-counter Birth Control Pill Gets FDA Approval

UN: AIDS Can Be Ended by 2030 with Investments in Prevention, Treatment

El Nino Threatens Rice Crops Across Asia

As China Struggles With Heat, Flooding and Drought, Employers Ordered to Limit Outdoor Work

Webb Space Telescope Reveals Moment of Stellar Birth

EU Extends Ozempic Review to Include More Weight-loss, Diabetes Drugs

Australian Researchers Develop Super Glue to Help Damaged Coral

Scientists Want to Mark New Epoch of Human Impact on Earth in Canadian Lake

Olympic Champion Caster Semenya Wins Appeal Against Testosterone Rules at Human Rights Court

India to Take Second Shot at Moon Landing

Webb Space Telescope Spots Most Distant Black Hole Yet, More May Be Lurking

As Temperatures Soared in Europe Last Year, So Did Heat-Related Deaths, Study Finds

Meta’s Twitter Rival Threads Overtakes ChatGPT as Fastest-Growing Platform

Nearly 50 Cholera Deaths in South Africa

Many Stop Getting Vaccinations in Brazil

One Dead as Japan Warns of ‘Heaviest Rain Ever’ in Southwest

Are Cities’ ‘Extreme Heat’ Plans Enough for a Warming World?

US Forest Service and Historically Black Colleges Unite to Boost Diversity in Wildland Firefighting

Leaders of Brazil, Colombia Meet to Build Momentum for Amazon Summit

Solar Storm Likely to Make Northern Lights Visible in 17 US States

US Is ‘Canary in Coal Mine’ on Fentanyl, Blinken Tells New Coalition

Cameroon Vaccinates for Measles, But Says Hesitancy Persists

For the Third Time This Week, Earth Sets an Unofficial Heat Record

Experts: China Sees Fukushima Water Release as Tool to Divide Seoul and Tokyo

Japan’s Radioactive Water Release Plan Safe, IAEA Chief Says

China Says 239 People Died From COVID-19 in June in Significant Uptick

Titan Submersible Operator Suspends Expeditions After Deadly Implosion

Ariane 5 Blasts Off for Final Time Amid Europe’s Rocketing Challenges

Tuesday Set Unofficial Record for Earth’s Hottest Day; Wednesday May Break It

Sudan Reports 13 Dead in Measles Outbreak

Britain’s Public Health Service at 75: On Life Support?

London Fights Legal Challenge Over Expanding Clean-Air Zone

Maternal Deaths in US More Than Doubled Over Two Decades

UN Chief Urges Maritime Nations to Chart Course for Net Zero Shipping Emissions by 2050

Suspected Outbreak of Measles in Sudan 

China’s Qu Dongyu Reelected Unopposed as Head of UN Food Agency

Nigeria Warns Citizens Against Consuming Animal Hides Following Anthrax Outbreak

Much of America Can Expect a Hot, Smoky Summer

Record Temperatures in Warming Oceans Causes Chaotic Weather Patterns

US Religious Conservatives Lobby to Restrict Abortion in Africa

Morning-After Pill Vending Machines Gain Popularity on College Campuses Post-Roe

NASA’s Mars Helicopter ‘Phones Home’ After No Contact for 63 Days

Deadly Heat Waves Like the One in the Southern US Becoming More Frequent and Enduring

In India, Women Craft Pine Needles Into Income, Save Forests

Australia to Use Psychedelic Drugs as Approved Medicines

Italian Researchers Reach the Edge of Space on Virgin Galactic’s Rocket-Powered Plane

WHO to Say Aspartame a Possible Carcinogen, Sources Say

South Koreans Become a Little Younger Under New Law

Southern US Swelters in Brutal, Deadly Heat Wave

Thousands of Unauthorized Vapes Pouring Into US Despite Crackdown on Fruity Flavors

Deforestation Down in Indonesia Amid Increases Elsewhere

New Quest Aims to Settle Debate Over Which River Is Longest – Amazon or Nile

Nigerian Doctor Backs Out of Vaccine Alliance Leadership

Despite Health Hazards, Millions of Nigerians Still Using Solid Cooking Fuels

Could Australia’s Red Outback Dust Unlock Life on Mars Questions?

The Next Big Advance in Cancer Treatment Could Be a Vaccine

Wildfire Smog Gives Montreal Worst Air Quality of Any Major City, Says Pollution Monitor

Cocaine Market Booming as Meth Trafficking Spreads, UN Report Says

Priced Out of Health Care, Some Iraqis Turn to Natural Remedies

Investigation of Doomed Submersible Underway After Deep-Sea Catastrophe