Science and Health

WHO flags limited mpox testing in epicenter DRC

Brazil’s Lula pledges to finish paving road experts say could worsen Amazon deforestation

WHO clears Bavarian Nordic’s vaccine for mpox, sets up access plan

Tech billionaire pulls off first private spacewalk high above Earth

Botswana, US firm partner to conduct border pathogen monitoring

Soyuz craft heads to space station with 2 Russians, 1 American

Francine reaches hurricane strength, heads for US Gulf Coast

First doses of mpox vaccine from US arrive in DR Congo

Bomb blast hits Pakistan polio team amid national immunization drive

China plans to allow wholly foreign-owned hospitals in some areas

India isolates ‘suspected mpox case’

Pakistan hasn’t learned lessons from 2022 deadly floods, experts say

Drought forces Kenya’s Maasai, other cattle herders to consider fish, camels

New polio strain threatens setback to eradication in Nigeria

Some Zimbabweans worry about nation’s continued reliance on coal

Earth hits hottest summer on record, EU climate monitor says

Tribes celebrate removal of dam, revival of community along Klamath River

NASA astronauts stuck in space with nowhere to go … for now

Female genital mutilation continues to endanger girls, women in Somalia

First mpox vaccines due in DR Congo on Thursday

WHO: Deaths from cholera jump 71% worldwide

Empty capsule to return to Earth soon; 2 astronauts will stay behind

Australian researchers plan new generation of biodegradable plastic

Experts blame Africa’s mpox outbreaks on neglect, world’s inability to stop epidemics

Egyptian team specializes in moving elephants

Health authorities begin large-scale polio vaccinations in war-ravaged Gaza

Bird species extinct in Europe returns, and humans must help it migrate

UNICEF issues emergency tender to secure mpox vaccines

Doctor who helped Agent Orange victims wins Magsaysay Award

Floods in Nigeria kill scores, wash away farmland, raise hunger concerns

Wasn’t polio wiped out? Why it is still a problem in some countries

Africa’s mpox outbreaks could be stopped in 6 months, WHO chief says

Iran’s crackdown on nurses’ protests prompts concern from US, global nurses’ federation

Israel gives go-ahead for Gaza polio vaccination campaign

WHO: Israel agrees to daily pauses in Gaza for polio vaccinations

Snakehead fish: The invasive species disaster that wasn’t

Second elephant calf in 2 weeks is born at California zoo

Nigeria receives 10,000 mpox vaccine doses from USAID

Killings of invasive owls to ramp up on US West Coast in bid to save native birds

Mpox outbreak in Africa poses risks for refugees, displaced communities

New Hampshire resident dies after testing positive for mosquito-borne encephalitis virus

WHO faces challenges in battle against mpox

 Zuckerberg says Biden administration officials pressured Meta to censor some COVID-19 content

WHO launches plan to stanch mpox transmission, says virus can be stopped

Disposable vape products creating worldwide pollution

Congo-Brazzaville reports 21 mpox cases

Gynecologists, patients focus on making procedures less painful

Fauci recovering at home after being hospitalized for West Nile virus

Cholera poses new risks for millions of Sudan’s displaced

US scientists hunt for answers as bird flu outbreak spreads among cows

Cholera spreads as Sudan grapples with rains and displacement

Second set of giant panda cubs born in Berlin

FDA approves new COVID-19 vaccines

Volcano in Iceland erupts for sixth time since December

UN agencies help in attempts to contain mpox in south, east Africa

Growth of rooftop solar power generation threatens grid in Pakistan

Thailand reports suspected first case of new, menacing mpox variant

Thailand says mpox case recorded in traveler from Africa

Palestinians appeal to Israeli court about water shortage

Botswana begins mpox screening at entry points