Science and Health

French Laboratory Boat Fights Plastic Pollution in Senegal

US Renewable Electricity Surpassed Coal in 2022

UNICEF Talking to Sudanese Men’s Clubs About Female Genital Mutilation

No Atmosphere Found at Faraway Earth-Sized World, Study Says

Microplastic Pollution Impairs Seabird Gut Health

Burmese Pythons, Other Invasive Animals, Devour the Competition in Florida

Five Planets Will Be Lined Up in Night Sky This Week

North Sea Shell Survey Brings Out Volunteers

Ignoring Experts, China’s Sudden Zero-COVID Exit Cost Lives, AP Finds

Lithium Discovery Seen as Mixed Blessing in India’s Kashmir

Invasive Animals Wreak Havoc in Florida

COVID-19, Global Crises Hinder Progress in Ending TB

What To Do When Research to Stop a Pandemic Could Start One Instead

Cameroon, Gabon Reinforce Travel Restrictions After Equatorial Guinea Confirms Marburg Cases

Huge River Restoration Effort Launched at UN Water Summit

World TB Day Sees Global Push to Eradicate Disease by 2030

Judge to Rule on Pills to End Pregnancy

What Made Beethoven Sick? DNA From His Hair Offers Clues

Malawi President Seeks More Support for Cyclone Victims

Report Finds 119,000 Hurt Worldwide by Riot-Control Weapons Since 2015

China OKs Its First mRNA Vaccine From Drugmaker CSPC

Marburg Virus Spreads in Tanzania, Health Officials on High Alert

Indigenous Engineer Joins UN Water Conference

Superbug Fungus Cases Rose Dramatically During Pandemic

Biden Signs Bill on COVID Origins Declassification

Astronomers Sound Alarm About Satellites’ Light Pollution

MSF in Malawi Takes HPV Vaccine to Primary School Girls

Higher Cancer Rates Found in Military Pilots, Ground Crews, Pentagon Study Finds

Lacking Health Workers, Germany Taps Robots for Elder Care

UN Commission Calls for Closing Gender Digital Divide

Biden’s Ambitious Cancer Goals a Matter of Life or Death for Louisianans

WHO Urges China to Release All COVID-Related Data

Burundi Declares Polio Emergency

WHO Sees COVID Posing Similar Threat to Flu This Year

US Government Spends $2.4M on Cloud Seeding for Colorado River

Unidentified Illness Kills Five in Tanzania, Sparks Ebola Fears

Cholera Kills 8 in Cyclone-Hit Mozambique, Sickens Hundreds

Water Experts Look to Change Attitudes, Policies

US Military Moves to Cut Suicides, But Defers Action on Guns

After Spike, US Pregnancy Deaths Drop in 2022

Scientists Create Mice With Cells From 2 Males for First Time

UN Labor Agency: Key COVID-19 Workers Undervalued, Underpaid, Abused

Ghanaian Teacher Innovates to Fight ‘Period Poverty’

NASA Webb Telescope Captures Star on Cusp of Death

Warming Oceans Exacerbate Security Threat of Illegal Fishing, Report Warns

Exodus of Health Care Workers From Poor Countries Worsening, WHO Says

Pfizer Looks Past COVID With $43 Billion Deal for Cancer Drug Innovator Seagen

WHO’s Tedros: Finding COVID-19 Origins Is Moral Imperative

Study: Prostate Cancer Treatment Can Wait for Most Men

Pandemic 3 Years Later: Has COVID-19 Won?

US Lifts COVID Test Requirement for Chinese Travelers

NASA’s Artemis Moon Missions Promise Diverse Crews

African Ministers in Malawi Discuss Cholera Outbreaks

La Nina, Which Worsens Hurricanes and Drought, Is Gone

US Requires New Info on Breast Density With All Mammograms

WHO Chief: Too Much Salt Can Kill You

What to Know About Prescription Drugs Promising Weight Loss

Plastic Entering Oceans Could Nearly Triple by 2040, Research Finds

France Reports Bird Flu in Foxes Near Paris, WOAH Says

How Common Is Transgender Treatment Regret, Detransitioning?