Science and Health

California Firefighters Race to Subdue Flames Before Heat, Winds Return

WHO: Since WWII, No Crisis Demonstrates Need for UN More Than COVID-19

US Withdraws Advice on Airborne Coronavirus Transmission

US Retail Giant Walmart Aims for Zero Global Emissions by 2040 

US Coronavirus Death Toll Inches Toward 200,000 Deaths

CDC Adds Breathing to Ways Coronavirus Spreads

Health Officials Advise Flu Shot to Avoid Dealing With Flu, COVID at the Same Time

Health Officials Advise Flu Shot to Avoid Dealing with Flu, COVID-19 at the Same Time

Forecasters Turn to Greek Alphabet After Storm Names Run Out

Drug Shows Promise in 1st Largely Minority COVID-19 Study

Australia Warns Pregnant Women of Bushfire Smoke

Survey: Almost Half of Americans Say ‘No’ To COVID Vaccine If Available Today

Life on Venus, Counterpunching an Asteroid, and a Stargazers’ Perch

Christie’s to Put Tyrannosaurus Rex Skeleton Up for Auction

US Experts say Solar Storms Likely on the Upswing

Flu Season Looms as COVID-19 Rages

Scientists Discover Ancient Fossilized Giant Sperm

UN Chief: COVID-19 Pandemic ‘Out of Control’

Scientists: Climate Change Making Western Wildfires Worse

Hurricane Sally Threatens Historic Floods Along US Gulf Coast

Well-Preserved Ice Age Cave Bear Remains Found on Russian Island

Hurricane Sally Stalls Just of Southern US Coast

Humpback Whales Found In Crocodile-Infested Australian River, Baffling Scientists

Hurricane Sally Threatens US Gulf Coast with Slow Drenching

Trump, Biden Differ on Approach to Western Wildfires

Astronomers Announce Possible Sign of Life on Venus

Sally Set to Become Hurricane and Threaten US Gulf Coast

Medical Journal: Masks an Important Tool to Fight COVID-19

Dakotas Lead US in Virus Growth as Both Reject Mask Rules

DRC, Congo Face Risk of Ebola Spreading Across Border

Cameroon Says Patients at Risk as COVID Scares Away Blood Donors

Daily US Virus Deaths Decline, But Trend May Reverse in Fall

COVID ‘Increasing Rapidly’ Among American Youth

Terrorism, Pandemic Trigger Two Kinds of Stress

NASA Sets Out to Buy Moon Resources Mined by Private Companies

Climate Change May Shift Risks of Mosquito-borne Diseases

Report: World’s Wildlife Population Has Plummeted Because of Human Activity

La Nina Climate Pattern Could Bring Snow, Storms to North America

Study Suggest Best Way to Drive Away Seagulls; Eye Contact

Mexican Airport Site Emerges as Major Graveyard of Ice Age Mammoths

Big Drop Reported in Vaping by US Teenagers

US Disease Expert Fauci Says Halt of Coronavirus Trial a ‘Safety Valve’ at Work

COVID-19 Vaccine Development Will Follow Scientific Process, US Experts Vow

Pharmaceutical Giant AstraZeneca Halts COVID-19 Vaccine Trial

Australian Teenagers Take on Mining Giant Over Expansion Plans

How Superspreaders – People and Places – Drive COVID-19 Pandemic

Hundreds of Migrants Call for Freedom at Camp on Gran Canaria

WHO to Review International Health Regulations During Pandemic

Despite Strict Lockdown, Spain Sees Sharp COVID-19 Spike

Summer of COVID-19 Ends With Health Officials Worried

Spain Leads Western Europe with 500k Coronavirus Infections

Hailed as Route to Return to Normal, Antibody Tests Disappoint

Australian Researchers Unveil Environmentally Friendly Plan to Power Coal Plants

Trees, Birds, Ponds: Mexico City’s Ancient Lake Reclaims Scrapped Airport

‘Mighty Mice’ Stay Musclebound in Space, Seen as Boon for Astronauts

Quarantine-Weary Brazilians Head to Beaches Despite Warnings

WHO: Mass COVID Vaccinations Unlikely Before Middle of 2021

Record-Breaking Fires Scorch Arctic

WHO: Noncommunicable Diseases Increase Risk of Death From COVID-19

Members Named to Panel Probing WHO’s Pandemic Response