Science and Health

India Inspects Drug Factories as Gambia Controversy Lingers

AI-Powered Technology Sees Big Improvements in UK Stroke Treatment: Analysis

Long COVID: Could Mono Virus or Fat Cells Be Playing Roles?

China to End Quarantine on Arrival in Fresh COVID Rule Relaxation

China’s Zhejiang Has 1 Million Daily COVID Cases, Expected to Double

COVID Vaccine Supplies Improved in 2022, But Demand Plummeted

WHO Chief Sees Global Health Emergencies Winding Down in 2023

Arctic Blast Sweeps US, Causes Bomb Cyclone

Hong Kong Drops More COVID-19 Restrictions but Caution Remains

Shanghai Asks Residents to Stay in on Christmas as China COVID Surges

Chinese City Seeing Half a Million COVID Cases A Day, Official Says

US Life Expectancy Drops to Lowest in a Generation

Canada’s Hudson Bay Polar Bear Population Plummets

CDC: Omicron Subvariant XBB Jumps to 18% of US COVID cases

349 Million People Suffering From Acute Food Insecurity

Great Reef Census Reaches Milestone Surveying Australian Icon

Russia Mulls Early Return of Space Station Crew After Soyuz Capsule Leak

Former Judge on China’s Top Court Suggests End to Prosecution of ‘Zero-COVID’ Violators

Amid Rising Costs, Some US Farmers Turn to Environmentally Friendly ‘Carbon Farming’

WHO Expresses Concern About COVID Situation in China

NASA Mars Lander Insight Falls Silent After 4 Years

Historic Biodiversity Agreement Reached at UN Conference

Mystery Nevada Fossil Site Could Be Ancient Maternity Ward

Beloved ‘Hollywood Cat’ Mountain Lion Euthanized in Los Angeles

Uganda Lifts Lockdown in Ebola Epicenter

Biodiversity Talks in Final Days With Many Issues Unresolved

Action Urged to Ensure Safe Water, Sanitation Globally

Climate Change Fuels Unprecedented Cholera Increase

Tiny Meteorite May Have Caused Leak From Soyuz Capsule

US Monitors New Variants from China as Beijing Relaxes Zero-COVID Approach

VOA Interview: China Can Avert COVID Crisis With the Help of its People

China Pushes Vaccines as Retreat from ‘Zero-COVID’ Turns Messy

British Nurses Set to Begin First-Ever Strike as Pay Dispute Deepens

Mars Rover Captures 1st Sound of Dust Devil on Red Planet

South African Researchers Develop New Method to Clean Mining-Polluted Water

DRC’s Conflict Displaced Struggle for Health Care

New Zealand Imposes Lifetime Ban on Youth Buying Cigarettes

Franco-US Satellite Set for Unprecedented Survey of Earth’s Water

Explainer: Why Fusion Could Be a Clean-Energy Breakthrough

NASA Hails Successful Conclusion of Artemis 1 Mission

France to Offer Free Condoms for Those 25 and Younger

EXPLAINER-UN Nature Summit Puts Industry on Alert to Disclose More

US Teases ‘Major’ Science News Amid Fusion Energy Reports

Indonesia Balancing Climate, Energy Needs in Effort to Reduce Coal Use

Top China Expert Says COVID ‘Spreading Rapidly’ After Rules Easing

NASA Moon Capsule Orion Due to Splash Down After Record-Setting Voyage

Japan’s Ispace Launches World’s First Commercial Moon Lander

Storm Brings High Winds, Heavy Snow to Northern California

WHO: Trial Sudan Ebolavirus Vaccine Marks Historical Milestone

China Braces for Another COVID Wave

Fossilized Teeth of Megalodon Ancestor Found in Indian Ocean

Prepare for Messy Transition on COVID Jabs as COVAX Ends

Manatee Relative, 700 New Species Now Facing Extinction

Gulf of Guinea Countries Agree to Stop Illegal Chinese Fishing

WHO Study: Global Rise in Bacterial Resistance to Treatment

Gavi to Integrate COVID-19 Vaccines Into Core Vaccine Programs for Developing Nations

50 Years Since Humans Last Set Foot on the Moon

Cholera Cases Rise ‘Alarmingly’ in Democratic Republic of Congo Camps, Aid Workers Say

WHO Urges Vigilance as COVID-19 Pandemic Wanes in Africa

WHO: COVID-19 Sets Back Global Malaria Efforts, Especially in Africa