Science and Health

Coral Evolution Tweaked for Global Warming

Paris Climate Accord Signed Six Years Ago Today

Daughter of Pioneering Astronaut Alan Shepard Soars to Space Aboard Blue Origin Rocket

How Will the World Decide When the Pandemic Is Over?

South African Doctors See Signs Omicron Is Milder Than Delta

Daughter of Pioneering Astronaut Alan Shepard Set for Blue Origin Spaceflight

US National Guard Helping Virus-Sapped States, Hospitals

Former U.S. Football Player Presses for Cancer Cure in Honor of Late Wife

South Korea’s COVID Battle: Storm Clouds Ahead

US Campaign to Vaccinate Young Children Off to Sluggish Start

Calls Grow Worldwide for COVID Booster Shots

South African Hospitals Say Omicron Symptoms Less Severe

South Africa Avoiding Lockdown Despite Spike in COVID-19 Cases

Pakistan Reports First Case of Omicron

New Zealand’s Plan to End Smoking: A Lifetime Ban for Youth

US Authorizes AstraZeneca COVID Drug for a Few Who Can’t be Vaccinated

US Senate Rejects Biden’s Vaccine Mandate for Businesses

California Plans to Be Abortion Sanctuary if Roe Overturned

Omicron Spreading Rapidly as Answers on Risk Remain Elusive

WHO Chief Says World Must Act to Prevent Spread of Omicron Variant

Japanese Tycoon Takes Off for International Space Station

UN Chief Isolating After COVID-19 Exposure

America Should Prepare for More Omicron Cases, US Health Officials Say

Preliminary Study Suggests Omicron Variant May Be Less Severe Than Other Versions

Three Vaccines Use Other Viruses to Protect Against COVID-19

Three Vaccines Use Nonlethal Viruses to Protect Against the More Deadly COVID-19

Nobel Prizes Awarded in Pandemic-Curtailed Local Ceremonies

NASA: New Software Assesses Threats from Asteroids More Accurately

Xenobots – US Scientists Create Tiny Living Robots That Can Reproduce

COVID-19 Disruptions Linked to Rise in Malaria Infections, Deaths

Stuck Jet Stream, La Nina Causing Weird Weather

Cameroon Launches Vaccination Campaign to Contain Measles Outbreak

Botswana Gets WHO Award for Mother-to-Child HIV Prevention Milestone

Fauci: About Two-Week Wait Before Omicron Threat Is Known

New Zealand Introduces New COVID-19 Management System

Multiple Cases of Omicron Variant Detected In New York City

Omicron and Vaccines: What You Should Know

NASA Astronauts Conduct Previously Postponed Spacewalk

US Seeks Norms for Outer Space After ‘Irresponsible’ Russia Test

Biden Marks 33rd World AIDS Day With New Commitments

Biden HIV/AIDS Strategy Calls Racism ‘Public Health Threat’

EU Leaders Consider Mandatory Vaccinations to Fight Omicron Variant

WHO Works Toward International Pact on Pandemic Prevention

Today’s HIV Patients Have More Treatment Options

Space Junk Forces Spacewalk Delay, Too Risky for Astronauts

FDA Panel Backs First-of-a-Kind COVID-19 Pill From Merck

What Is Herd Immunity?

1st French Omicron Case on Indian Ocean Island of Reunion

Biden Urges Calm, Vaccination, in Face of Omicron Variant

WHO Calls for Renewed COVID Prevention Efforts Amid Omicron’s Spread

Zimbabwe Says It’s Prepared for Omicron Variant

New Cases of Omicron Variant in Netherlands, Australia

COVID Variant Spreads to More Countries as World on Alert

US Praises South Africa’s Quick Detection, Sharing Variant Information

France Says it is Willing to Discuss Autonomy for Guadeloupe

FDA: Merck COVID pill effective, experts will review safety

India’s Serum Institute Resumes Vaccine Exports to COVAX Vaccine Sharing Program

New Hampshire, Vermont Asked to Test Deer for COVID-19

Tourists Rush to South Africa Airport After Travel Bans Issued

Fauci: US Must Study Data Before Deciding on Travel Ban Over New COVID Variant