Science and Health

Capsule Containing Samples from Asteroid Arrives at Japan Space Agency

Morocco to Kick Off Mass Vaccination Plan with Chinese Drug

Feds Passed Up Chance to Lock in More Pfizer Vaccine Doses

Trump Summit Aims to Boost Faith in Vaccine; Biden Excluded; Drugmakers Decline

Fauci Warns of ‘Surge Upon a Surge’ of COVID-19

Trump Administration Declines to Tighten US Soot Pollution Standard

Pakistan Suspends Senior Hospital Staff After Oxygen Shortage Kills 6 COVID Patients

Britain Makes Final Preparations for First Round of COVID-19 Vaccinations

Biden Picks California Attorney General to Lead HHS, Harvard Expert for CDC

Saving Senegal’s Forests: Group Turns Straw Into Fuel

‘We’re Ready’: Baltimore Dry Ice Supplier Prepares for COVID Vaccine

Turning Straw to Fuel to Save Senegal’s Forests

Turning Straw to Fuel to Save Senegal’s Forests

Japanese Space Officials Eager to Analyze Asteroid Samples

ER Visits, Long Waits Climb for US Kids in Mental Health Crisis

Virus Cases Continue Climbing in US During Holiday Season

Gene-editing Treatment Shows Promise for Sickle Cell, Other Blood Disease

Japan Capsule Carrying Asteroid Samples Lands in Australia

Yellow Fever in Nigeria Continues to Spread

Japan Awaits Spacecraft Return with Asteroid Soil Samples

Russia Begins COVID Inoculations

Trump Signs Anti-Doping Act Into Law

WHO: Vaccine Approval Does Not Mean End of Pandemic

WHO Chief Urges Investment, Preparation for Next Pandemic

South Africa Tightens COVID Restrictions Ahead of Christmas Season

US Coronavirus Infections Top 14 Million

Australian Telescope Finds 1 Million New Galaxies

Sweden Closes High Schools Until Early January to Stem COVID-19 Infections

WHO Europe Director Applauds Vaccine News, Urges Vigilance

Fauci to Discuss Coronavirus Pandemic with Biden Transition Team

Phishing Ploy Targets COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Effort

United Nations to Convene Special Session on Pandemic Response

NIH Director: ‘It Is Astounding What’s Been Done’ Regarding COVID-19 Vaccine

CDC Warns of ‘Most Difficult Time’ for US Public Health

NASA: Mystery Object Is 54-Year-Old Rocket, Not Asteroid

Britain Approves Pfizer Coronavirus Vaccine, Raising Hopes of Return to Normality

Britain Approves Pfizer Coronavirus Vaccine, Raising Hopes of Return to Normality

US Shortens COVID-19 Quarantine to 10 Days

Mass COVID-19 Immunization Plans Raise Huge Challenges

China Spacecraft Collects Moon Samples to Take Back to Earth

US CDC Advisers Prioritize Health Care Workers, Nursing Home Residents for Vaccine

Huge Puerto Rico Radio Telescope, Already Damaged, Collapses

China Space Agency: Lunar Probe Successfully Lands on Moon

US: Mountain Pine Tree That Feeds Grizzlies Is Threatened

Affordable Treatment Available Soon for Children Living With HIV in Poor Countries

US Center for Disease Control Advisers Meet to Prioritize Coronavirus Vaccine Distribution

Most European Governments to Ease Pandemic Rules Over Christmas Holiday, But Fearfully

EU Leader Hopes COVID-19 Vaccinations Start in December

Photo of Texas Doctor Comforting Elderly COVID-19 Patient Goes Viral

China Gave COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate to N. Korea’s Kim, US Analyst Says

WHO Raises Alarm Over Virus Spread in Brazil, Mexico

Moderna to Seek Quick Approval of Coronavirus Vaccine in US, Europe

How US Military Invented America’s Favorite Snacks

In France, Public Resistance to COVID Vaccine

Australia Develops ‘Revolutionary’ Electric Air Ambulance

WHO: Coronavirus Threatens to Reverse Gains Made in Malaria Control

UN Agency: Physical Activity Can Save Up to 5 Million Lives a Year

US Health Experts: Coronavirus Vaccines on the Way, but Precautions Still Paramount

Britain’s Johnson Asks Lawmakers to Back a Tougher Lockdown

Los Angeles Issues Stay-at-Home Order to Curb COVID