Science and Health

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

New COVID-19 Variant Detected in South Africa

Cases Soar but Swiss Reject Lockdown as COVID Law Vote Looms

World Leaders Struggle to Raise Vaccination Rates as COVID-19 Surges

When Aliens Attack: Australia’s Native Species Under Threat

Volunteers Map Australia’s Great Barrier Reef in Vast Citizen Science Project

European Nations Add Boosters, Plan Shots for Children Amid COVID Surge

USAID Says Wheat Seeds Sent to Northeast Syria Meet ‘High Standards’

Attacking an Asteroid

COVID Vaccine Company BioNTech Founders Aim to Tackle Cancer

US Nurses Leaving Hospital Bedsides

NASA Launches Craft to Hit Asteroid

Jury Holds Pharmacies Responsible for Role in Opioid Crisis

NASA, ESA Delay Launch of New Space Telescope

NASA to Launch Test Mission of Asteroid-Deflecting Spacecraft

Australian Team Probes Southern Ocean in Deep-Water Earthquake Research

Clean Beauty

Fauci Urges Vaccinated Americans to Get Booster Shots

COVID-19 Wave Pushes Ukraine’s Doctors to the Limit

Dutch Riot Over COVID Restrictions a Second Night; 7 Arrested

Europe’s COVID Crisis Pits Vaccinated Against Unvaccinated

Baby’s Superpowered Scent Can Manipulate Parents’ Moods, Researchers Find

FDA Authorizes Pfizer, Moderna Boosters for All US Adults

In Photos: Partial Lunar Eclipse Visible From North America to Parts of Asia

After Pledging to Lead on Climate Issues, US Sells New Oil Drilling Rights

US Aims to Boost COVID-19 Vaccine Production by a Billion Doses in 2022

Partial Lunar Eclipse to be Longest Since 1440

Space Junk Threatens ISS as Russia Litters Sky with Debris

Coal in the Crosshairs at Glasgow Climate Talks

New York to Charge Drivers for Pollution, Congestion

Experts Urge Australia Supermarket Cigarette Sale Ban

White House: 10% of Kids Have Been Vaccinated in First 2 Weeks

Ghanian Entrepreneur Teaches Rural Students About Robotics

Overdose Deaths in US Top 100,000, CDC Says

Delhi’s Air Pollution Crisis Prompts Shutdown of Thermal Plants, Schools, Colleges

Canada Landslides Leave 1 Dead, 2 Missing, Port’s Rail Access Cut

US Reportedly Negotiating Deal with Pfizer to Purchase 10 Million Doses of Experimental COVID-19 Pill

AU Sets Up Nairobi Situation Room to Help Africa Mitigate Disasters

Russia Rejects Accusations that Anti-satellite Missile Endangers ISS Astronauts

Heavy Rains Force Evacuations, Trap Motorists in Canada

Russian Test Blamed for Space Junk Threatening Space Station

Deep in Israel’s Negev Desert, Human Travel to Mars Comes Closer to Reality

Britain Expands COVID-19 Booster Availability to Ages 40-49

Pakistan Begins Immunizing Millions Against Measles and Rubella

Searching for Clues to Earth’s Past/Future in Ice Archive

Malawi Rolls Out Effort to Prevent Malaria Spread

Africa’s ‘Great Green Wall’ Shifts Focus to Contain Sahara

Alzheimer’s Drug Cited as Medicare Premium Jumps by $21.60

With US Aid Money, Schools Put Bigger Focus on Mental Health

COP26: African Youth Demand Rich Nations Fulfil Promises

COP26: African Youth Demand Rich Nations Fulfill Promises

Businessman Who Went to Space With Shatner Dies in Plane Crash

Europe Reports 2 Million New COVID Cases

Fossil Discovery Offers More Evidence of Ritualistic Behavior by Extinct Hominins

22 Million Infants Missed First Measles Vaccine In 2020

Germany Reports Record Daily High of 50,000 New COVID Infections