Science and Health

First WHO Health Supplies Land in Taliban-Held Afghanistan

Fauci: ‘Just Get Vaccinated’

In Thailand, Aerospace Engineers Turn Their Skills to COVID-19

Hurricane Ida Weakens, But Remains a Threat

US Teacher Source of COVID-19 Outbreak at School, CDC Says

WHO: Afghanistan Running Out of Medical Supplies to Treat Sick, Wounded

Medical Journal: Long COVID Is ‘Modern Medical Challenge of the First Order’

For North Korean Defectors, Pandemic Severs Few Remaining Links to Home

100,000 More COVID Deaths Forecast Unless US Alters Behavior

Poverty and Distrust Are Behind Vaccination Lag Among Arabs in Israel

African Governments Commit to Eradicating Poliovirus Type 2

Taiwanese, Australian Space Companies in Historic Commercial Rocket Plan

Vietnam Faces Risk of Interruption in Vaccination Campaign

Spain Judge Nixes Backup Site for Disputed Hawaii Telescope

Company Plants Trees in Burkina Faso to Slow Desertification in Conflict Zones

Reports: US Intelligence Community Undecided on Origins of COVID-19 Pandemic

Scientists Launch Effort to Collect Water Data in US West

Scientists Detect Earthquake Swarm at Hawaii Volcano

Britain Considers Bringing Back Beavers After 400 Years

Study: Hypertension Hits Rich, Poor Nations Unevenly

Purdue Pharma Judge Says Sacklers Face ‘Substantial Risk’ of Liability

Igor Vovkovinskiy, Tallest Man in US, Dies in Minnesota

FDA Gives Full Approval to Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine

Heavy Rain in Northeastern US as Tropical Storm Henri Makes Landfall

People Evacuated as New Wildfire Hits Greek Island

FDA to Give Full Approval of Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine by September: New York Times  

Codeine Abuse Increasing Among South African Youth, Experts Say

Doctors Tracking Delta Variant Say Vaccines Help Even the Unvaccinated

Gulf of Mexico’s ‘Dead Zone’ Larger Than Predicted, According to New NOAA Study

 NASA, Boeing Scrub Launch of Starliner Space Craft for Second Time in Week

New York City Bars, Restaurants, Gyms to Require Proof of Vaccination

White House: More than 110 million COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Shipped to More than 60 Countries

Japan Limits Hospital Access Amid COVID-19 Surge

Study Suggests Earth’s Slowing Rotation Led to More Oxygen in Atmosphere

Nigeria Hit by Deadly Cholera Surge Focused on North

Britain to Offer COVID-19 Booster Shots This Fall

US Officials Debate Mask, Vaccine Mandates as Delta Variant Surges

Space Tourism to Become Affordable Within Years, Experts Predict

Fauci Predicts Worsening Virus Conditions

COVID-19 Infections Reach Record High in Tokyo

Heat Wave Causes Massive Melt of Greenland Ice Sheet

COVID-19 Spreads in China, Australia as WHO Sounds Alarm on Delta

WHO Chief: ‘Pandemic Will End When World Chooses’

Evictions Looming in US as Congress Fails to Extend Ban

Argentina Lakes Turn Pink, but Outlook Not Rosy, Environmentalists Say

Russia Blames Its Software for Repositioning Space Station

WHO: Japan Doing its Best to Control COVID During Games

Lebanon’s Health Crisis Worsens

CDC Report: COVID Delta Variant Can Spread ‘As Easily As Chickenpox’ 

Countries Receive First Batch of Shared US COVID-19 Vaccines

New Russian Module Knocks Space Station Out of Position

Stressed by COVID-19, Zimbabweans Turn to Friendship Bench for Solace

Biden: Unvaccinated Federal Workers to Face Testing, Masking

Space Tourism and the Hunt for Martian Life

Russian Module Docks With International Space Station

Stressed by COVID, Zimbabweans Turn to ‘Friendship Bench’ for Solace

China’s ‘Sponge Cities’ That Absorb Rainwater Pushed Past Limits

Myanmar, in Coup Aftermath, Faces Exploding Pandemic

Fossil Found in Canadian Mountains May Be Earliest Evidence of Animal Life

Big Tech Companies to Allow Only Vaccinated Employees into US Offices