Science and Health

COVID-19 Hot Spots Offer Sign of What Could Be Ahead for US

SpaceX Delivers New Crew of 4 to Station ‘Shining Like a Diamond’

New York Cannabis World Congress Touts Industry’s Bright Future

International Space Station to Maneuver to Avoid Satellite Junk

NASA Bumps Astronaut Moon Landing to 2025 at Earliest

New Zealand Marchers Demand End to COVID-19 Lockdowns, Vaccine Mandates

Asia’s Forest Loss Leaders Skip, Challenge Global Deforestation Pact

WFP: $65 Million Needed to Ease Zimbabwe Food Insecurity

Obama Speaks at COP26, Says Not Enough Progress on Climate

COP26: Who Pays?

India’s latest Zika Outbreak Sees Surge of Nearly 100 Cases

Study Suggest Moderate Alcohol Consumption Could Be Good for Heart Health

New Zealand Voluntary Euthanasia Law Comes into Effect

UN: Sharp Jump in Number of People Facing Famine

Poland’s Health Ministry Clarifies Abortion Law After Woman’s Death

High Winds Off Florida Delay Return of Space Station Crew

Nationwide Polio Eradication Campaign Starts in Afghanistan

California Town Unhappy with State, Federal COVID Mandates

After CDC Recommends Some Children Be Vaccinated, Parents Debate Next Steps  

Restoring Mexico’s Mangroves Can Shield Shores, Store Carbon

Broken Toilet Leaves SpaceX Crew Stuck Using Diapers

German Government Calls for COVID-19 Booster Shots for All as Cases Surge

UN Recap: October 31-November 5

Pfizer: COVID-19 Pill Cuts Risk of Severe Disease by 89%

Young Activists to Take Spotlight for a Day at UN Climate Talks

South Korea Showed How to Contain COVID, Now It Will Try to Live With It

COP26: Britain Hails Global Deals to End Coal but Plans New Mine

Why US Consumers Pay Such High Prices for Prescription Drugs

Manufacturing Moon Ships and NASA Warns of Climate Catastrophe

UK Gears Up to Produce Rare Earth Magnets, Cut Reliance on China

WHO: Europe Now Epicenter of COVID-19 Pandemic

Study Shows COVID-19 Pandemic Diminished Life Expectancy Around the Globe in 2020

New Zealand Researchers Hope to Replace Fossil Fuel Use in Antarctica With Green Hydrogen

How COVID-19 Stole ‘Children’s Joy,’ Sparking a Mental Health Emergency

What Are Healing Crystals, and Why Are They Controversial?

Ecuador Balances Relationship with China, Protection of Marine Reserve

COP26: Will Vaccine Inequality Drive Distrust Between Rich, Poor Nations at Climate Summit?

China Makes No New Pledges but Calls on COP26 Countries to Act

Bill Gates Vows to Donate $350 Million to Seed Programs for Small Farmers

Hope Eroding as COP26 Climate Pledges Fall Short

Biden: US Back at Climate Table

Hopes Already Fading as COP26 Climate Pledges Fall Short

Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Texas Abortion Law

 White House Anticipating CDC Approval for COVID-19 Vaccine for Kids

COVID-19 Death Toll Passes 5 Million

COVID-19 Death Toll Reaches 5 Million

World Leaders to Focus on Climate Change as Major Conference Opens

Former US Ambassador Bill Richardson Heads to Myanmar

Trash and Burn: Big Brands’ New Plastic Waste Plan

UN Aims to Cut Millions of Road Traffic Deaths, Injuries by Half

G-20 Leaders Pledge to End Financing for Overseas Coal Plants

UN Climate Change Conference: What’s on the Table?

Johns Hopkins: World COVID-19 Tally Nears 5 Million

Climate Change Threatens Russia’s Permafrost and Oil Economy

To Stargazers: Fireworks Show Called Northern Lights Coming

G-20 Summit Begins in Rome With Focus on Climate Change, COVID Pandemic

WHO: ‘Vaccine Inequity . . . Demonstrates a Disregard for the World’s Poorest’

Thai Businesses Eager for Foreign Tourists’ Imminent Return

Farmers, Groups in Africa Prepare for a Future Made Uncertain by Climate Change

Tonga’s First COVID-19 Case Detected, May Face Lockdown