Science and Health

Poll: Americans Back Flexibility on Masks, Want to Move on From COVID-19

Guterres: Mother Earth Is in Trouble and Action Is Needed

Biden to Sign Executive Order on Earth Day to Protect Country’s Oldest Trees

COVID-19 Restrictions Ease For Millions of Australians

Earth Day Prompts Calls for Businesses to Go Green

UK Patient Had COVID-19 for 505 Days Straight, Study Shows

Scientists Breed Threatened Florida Coral Species in Step Toward Reef Restoration

Secretive SpaceX Mission Begins; NASA Program Hits Another Snag

Autonomous Tractors May Signal Changes in Farming

As Tensions Soar, Gaza Militants Fire Rocket Into Israel

NASA Moon Rocket Faces More Flight Delays as Repairs Mount

Chinese Astronauts Land After 6 Months on Space Station

WHO: Myriad Crises Eroding Health of Millions in World’s Hotspots

$55M-per-Ticket Price Tag Marks Milestone in Space Travel

Abortion Restriction Bill Signed by Florida Gov. DeSantis

Earth Day Angst: Young People Cope with Sense of Urgency, Hopelessness about Climate Change

UN: COVID Plunged 77 Million Into Poverty Before Ukraine War

COVID-19, Overdoses Pushed US to Highest Death Total Ever

US, European Partners Announce Takedown of Hacker Website RaidForums

WHO Says It Is Analyzing Two New Omicron COVID Sub-variants

Mumbai Aims to be South Asia’s First Carbon-Neutral City by 2050

Living With COVID: Experts Divided on UK Plan as Cases Soar

Florida Groups Canvass Spring Breakers to Warn of Fentanyl

Space Station’s First All-Private Astronaut Team Docked to Orbiting Platform

Shanghai Showing Strain of Life Under Strict COVID Lockdown

Saudi Arabia to Allow 1 Million Hajj Pilgrims This Year

UN: Aging Supertanker Off Yemen at ‘Imminent Risk’ of Spilling Oil

Donors Pledge Extra $4.8 Billion to Fight COVID Vaccine Inequity

US Drug Overdose Deaths Soar

On World Health Day, US Lacks Funding for Global COVID Response

Illness from Omicron Variant Shorter Than from Delta, UK Finds

Key Particle Weighs in a Bit Heavy, Confounding Physicists

Space Travelers Speak with VOA

California’s Lithium Valley Gears Up for Clean Energy Future

WHO: After March Surge, Global COVID-19 Cases Continue To Drop

Biden Proposal Would Expand Health Care Access

Zoos Protecting Birds as Avian Flu Spreads in North America

Oklahoma State House Approves Bill to Make Abortion Illegal

Amazon Signs on Launch Partners for Space Internet

Leishmania Cases Rampant in Northeast Syria Town

World on Fast-Track to Climate Disaster, International Panel Says

UN: World Can Avoid Climate Extremes Only Through Drastic Measures

WHO: 99% of World Population Breathes in Polluted Air

Cameroon Advocates Education for Children With Autism

Omicron Variant Causes Spike in COVID-19 Cases in Britain

Psychiatrists Worry About Ukraine’s Long-Term Mental Health Challenges

Tensions Rise Over Future of Abortion Rights in US

Tensions Rise Over Future of Abortion Rights in US

Cameroon Struggling to Contain Cholera Outbreak, Quarantines Patients

‘Dying With Dignity’: Dutch Mark 20 Years of Euthanasia

COVID Pandemic’s End May Bring Turbulence for US Health Care

US Doctors Go Online to Provide Care in Ukraine

Report: UK to Ban Conversion Therapy for Gays, but Not for Trans People

Scientists Finally Finish Decoding Entire Human Genome

Changing of the Guard Aboard International Space Station

South Koreans Flock Overseas for ‘Revenge Travel’ as COVID Rules Ease

CDC Drops COVID-19 Health Warning for Cruise Ship Travelers

Biden Introduces COVID.gov, Urges Congress to Approve Additional Funding

Solar Panel Technology Boosts Yields for Farmers in Kenya

WHO Reports 43 Percent Increase in Global COVID-19 Deaths, While Caseload Drops