Science and Health

Pandemic Further Squeezes Indian Women, Already on the Margins

Ahead of UN Climate Summit, China Offers No Significant New Goals

Halloween Space Launch and an Orbiting Office Park

Climate Research Vessel Sails Into London

US Donates 4.8 Million Vaccines to 4 African Nations

Cheap Antidepressant Shows Promise Treating Early COVID

Florida Manatees Dying Off in Record Numbers

UK’s Queen Elizabeth Pulls Out of COP26 Following Advice to Rest

FDA Panel Considers Pfizer COVID Shot for US Kids

Moderna Says its COVID-19 Vaccine Safe for Children Between 6 and 11

Climate Holdout Australia Sets 2050 Net Zero Emissions Target

Amazon Rain Forest Turning into Carbon Source, UN Agency Warns

WHO Chief: Barriers to Vaccination Goal are ‘Politics and Profit’

Cameroon Says COVID Scare Drove Breast Cancer Increase

Experts Optimistic Coral Reefs Will Survive

Australian Scientists Boost Climate Change Adaptability in Frogs

Americans Consider COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters While Employers Roll Out Mandates

UK Plans $8 Billion Package to Boost Health Service Capacity

Pakistan, Afghanistan Mark Polio Day Amid Optimism for Eradication

Report: Global Vaccine Collaboration is ‘Largely Failed’

250 Km/h Without a Driver: Indy Autonomous Cars Gear Up for Race

UN Prepares Polio Vaccination Campaign for Children in Afghanistan

Major Oil Producer Saudi Arabia Announces Net-zero by 2060

PM Ardern: New Zealand Must Be 90% Vaccinated to Reopen

Researchers in Uganda Start Trials for HIV Injectable Drug

New Zealand Scientists Investigate Microplastics’ Impact on Climate Change

In Colombia, Blinken Announces Deal to Curb Amazon Deforestation

Texas Asks Supreme Court to Leave Restrictive Abortion Law in Place

Warming Temperatures Could Spark Conflicts in Global Hot Spots, Reports Say

South Korea Takes Another Step Toward Reaching the Moon

Largest Triceratops Skeleton Ever Found Sells for $7.7M

Lone Democratic Senator Blocks Biden’s Climate Agenda as COP26 Nears

Pig-to-Human Transplants Come a Step Closer With New Test

French African Mom Works to Boost Numbers of African Bone Marrow Donors

French African Woman Works to Boost Numbers of African Bone Marrow Donors

New York City Mandating COVID-19 Vaccines for City Workers

Africa Warming More, Faster Than Other World Regions

Israeli Diver Discovers 900-Year-Old Crusader Sword in Mediterranean

US VP Harris Says Nation Must Address Climate Change with ‘A Sense of Urgency’

Biden Administration Asks Supreme Court to Block Texas Abortion Law

Afghan Door-to-Door Anti-Polio Drive to Resume After 3 years

Some Zimbabweans Affected by Cyclone Turn to Beekeeping for Survival

VP Heads West to Promote Administration’s Climate Crisis Strategy

In Quiet Debut, Alzheimer’s Drug Finds Questions, Skepticism

Bitcoin-Mining Power Plant Raises Ire of Environmentalists

Chinese Astronauts Arrive at Space Station for Longest Mission

NASA to Launch Craft to Explore Jupiter’s Asteroids

US Health Panel Recommends Booster Shot for Johnson & Johnson Vaccine

Canada Sees Benefits from Delaying Second COVID Vaccine Dose

US National Blood Inventory Hits Six-Year Low

US Donates 9.6 Million Additional COVID Vaccine Doses to Pakistan

Biden’s Popularity Tied to Pandemic Numbers

NASA Launching Series of Crafts to Visit, Bash Asteroids

New Malaria Vaccine to Benefit Hundreds of Thousands of African Children

Actor Who Played Legendary Starship Captain Visits Space

Record COVID-19 Cases Reported in Australia’s Second Most Populous State

US Military COVID Cases Lowest Since June as 1st Vaccine Deadlines Approach

G-20 Pledges to Avoid ‘Premature Withdrawal’ of Economic Support

J&J COVID-19 Vaccine Gets Better Boost From Moderna, Pfizer in Study

UN Report: Investing in Disaster Risk Reduction Saves Lives, Money