Science and Health

NASA spacecraft rockets toward Jupiter’s moon Europa, searching for keys to life

SpaceX launches its mega Starship rocket; this time, mechanical arms catches it at landing

NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft will scour Jupiter moon for the ingredients for life

Scientists recreate head of ancient 2.7-meter-long bug

Hot days and methamphetamine are now a deadlier mix in US

Pregnant Philippine women arrested in Cambodia for surrogacy could be prosecuted

US aviation authority approves SpaceX Starship 5 flight for Sunday

Election stress disorder is a real thing ahead of November voting

Cameroon urges awareness of breast cancer’s early stages

Animal lovers try to counter the deadly risk of Chicago high-rises for migrating birds

What makes a storm a hurricane? The dangers across 5 categories

Two additional human bird flu cases confirmed in California

Prayer camps in Nigeria attract ‘miracle seekers’

One in 8 girls and women raped or sexually assaulted before age 18, UNICEF says

A rare comet brightens the night skies in October

Colombia’s Caribbean islands on front line of war on climate change

Baker, Hassabis, Jumper win 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

As Hurricane Milton approaches, eyes turn to FEMA

Cholera cases, deaths surge more than 200% in Nigeria

Don’t expect human life expectancy to grow much more, researcher says

Spacecraft headed to harmless asteroid slammed by NASA in previous save-the-Earth test

World water resources decreasing as global rivers dry up

Nobel Prize in medicine honors American duo for their discovery of microRNA

US aviation authority OKs SpaceX Falcon 9 vehicle for Monday flight

Rwanda begins Marburg vaccinations to curb deadly outbreak

Congo starts mpox vaccinations in effort to slow outbreaks

Magnitude 5.7 earthquake strikes near capital of New Zealand

Sex workers find themselves at center of Congo’s mpox outbreak

A week after Helene hit, thousands still without water struggle to find enough

Dozens of zoo tigers die after contracting bird flu in southern Vietnam

California investigating possible case of bird flu in dairy worker

WHO launches plan to tackle growing threat of dengue, other diseases

NASA switches off instrument on Voyager 2 spacecraft to save power

Alpine skiing, WMO join forces to raise climate change awareness

Washington exhibit offers glimpse of ocean’s ‘twilight zone’

Nigerians gather to mobilize hope amid growing burden of childhood cancers

Stuck NASA astronauts welcome SpaceX capsule to bring them home next year

Frigid alien planet may offer a glimpse at Earth’s distant future

US suicides in 2023 still at highest level in nation’s history, says data

In US, it’s time to roll up sleeves for new COVID, flu shots

SpaceX launches rescue mission for 2 NASA astronauts stranded in space

Dozens dead, millions without power after Helene’s march across southeastern US

Cambodia’s new canal could boost trade but risks harming key river

Nearly 1 in 10 Americans report they are severely obese, says study

African leaders at UN warn against dwindling malaria funding

Hurricane Helene makes landfall in northwestern Florida

Report: US health authorities need to play larger role in cannabis policy

Push for renewable energy sparks new environmental worries

Hong Kong welcomes new giant pandas gifted by Beijing

Swiss police detain several people in connection with ‘suicide capsule’

Ancient coastal city in Egypt feels impact of changing climate

‘Short corn’ could replace the towering cornfields steamrolled by a changing climate

California sues Exxon over global plastic pollution

Jill Biden reveals $500 million plan that focuses on women’s health at Clinton Global Initiative

Soyuz capsule with 2 Russians, 1 American from ISS returns to Earth

Cholera spreading in Sudan as fighting between rival generals shows no sign of abating

UN adopts pact promising to build ‘brighter future’ for humanity

Dolphins dying in Amazon lake made shallow by drought

This US city is hailed as a vaccination success. Can it be sustained?

Climate protesters say pace of change isn’t fast enough