Science and Health

Science Chief Wants Next Pandemic Vaccine Ready in 100 Days

Biden Aims to Vaccinate 70% of US Adults by July 4

NASA Picks Venus as Hot Spot for Two New Robotic Missions

Hundreds of Lakes in US, Europe Losing Oxygen, Study Finds

Zimbabweans Protest COVID-19 Vaccine Shortages

Australia’s MAVIS Super Telescope Aims to Outdo NASA’s Hubble

Melbourne Extends COVID-19 Lockdown for Another Week

Biden Admin Halts Oil Drilling in Alaska Wildlife Refuge

WHO Approves Chinese-Made COVID Vaccine for Emergency Use

Another Devastating Atlantic Hurricane Season Forecast for 2021

Venezuelan Nurse Helps Displaced Expats in Colombia

World Health Organization Developing Pandemic Game Plan for Future Outbreaks

France, England Widen Availability of COVID-19 Vaccines

Pakistan’s COVID-19 Positivity Rate Dips, But ‘We Aren’t Out of the Woods’, Official Tells VOA

UNICEF Says Malnutrition Spikes for Haiti Kids Amid Pandemic

Climate Talks Resume Online as Pressure to Act Grows

From Uzbekistan to Inspecting American Bridges: An Engineer’s Story

Australians Rush for Vaccines as COVID Lockdown Continues in Victoria

Tanzanian Muslims Fear Missing Hajj Due to Vaccination Delay

Dangerously Trending: Driverless Tesla Videos on Social Media

Brazilians Stage More Protests Against Bolsonaro

Myanmar COVID-19 Outbreak Hits Health System Shattered After Coup

Vietnam Finds New Virus Variant

Medics March to WHO Headquarters in Climate Campaign

Virus Fails to Deter Hundreds of Climbers on Mount Everest

EU Authorizes Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine for Young Adolescents

On World Menstrual Health Day, Cameroon NGOs Seek Free Kits to Battle Stigma

On World Menstrual Health Day, Cameroon NGOs Seek Free Menstrual Kits to Battle Stigma

Tanzanian Muslims Fear Missing Hajj Due to Vaccination Delay

Plague of Ravenous, Destructive Mice Tormenting Australians

Uganda Sees Sharp Rise in COVID-19 Cases

Cameroon Clears Abandoned Mental Health Patients from Streets

Are UFOs a Threat? Congress Awaits Pentagon Report

Oil Giants Face Pressure to Act on Climate Change

Are UFOs a Threat? Pentagon Due to Deliver Report to Congress

Kenya’s Gender-Based Violence Cases Quintuple During Pandemic

Dutch Court Orders Shell Oil to Reduce Carbon Emissions by 45 Percent

Former Aide to British Leader Says Government Failed Public in COVID-19 Response

An Algorithm Aims to Detect Kids at Risk of Child Abuse

Lunar Eclipse Coinciding with ‘Supermoon’ Visible Wednesday

UN: COVID in India ‘Unlike Anything’ Experienced in Region

US Health Secretary Calls For 2nd COVID-19 Origins Investigation

Moderna Says COVID-19 Vaccine Safe and Effective for 12 – 17 Year Olds

Thousands Evacuated in India as Strong Cyclone Inches Closer

US Doubles Funding to Prepare for Hurricane Damage  

The Poor, The Rich: In a Sick India, All Are on Their Own

At World Health Assembly, WHO Chief Pays Tribute to Lost Health Care Workers

Australia Urged to Offer Cash Incentives to Boost Slow COVID-19 Vaccination Rates

India Nearing 300,000 COVID Deaths

Pandemic Treaty, Vaccine Equity Seen Topping UN Health Meeting Agenda

CDC Investigates Reports of Heart Inflammation After COVID Inoculations

China’s ‘Father of Hybrid Rice’ Dies; His Research Helped Feed World

Virgin Galactic Shuttle’s First Rocket-powered Flight Reaches Edge of Space

Biden Announces US-South Korea Vaccine Partnership

Pfizer, BioNTech Pledge 2 Billion Vaccine Doses to Poor Nations

Online Dating Sites Offer Incentives to Get Vaccinated, White House Says

Refugees in Uganda Battle Suicidal Thoughts Amid COVID Pandemic

Fully Vaccinated Americans Can Go Maskless, CDC Says

Misinformation Surges Amid India’s COVID-19 Calamity

Beset by Virus, Gaza’s Hospitals Now Struggle with Wounded