Science and Health

Australian researchers find simple, cost-effective desalination method

Trillions of cicadas pop up in parts of US

Lava spurts from Iceland volcano for second day

Bird flu infects 3rd US dairy worker; Michigan set to expand testing

Health advocates push for reforms to combat Indonesia’s high male smoking rates

Health advocates seek reforms to combat Indonesian men’s high smoking rates

WHO: Climate change could increase spread of diseases

US optimistic a deal to lessen threats of future pandemics is in sight

‘Open source’ investigators use satellites to identify burned Darfur villages

Robot will try to remove nuclear debris from Japan’s destroyed reactor

Cameroon fights period stigma and poverty on World Menstrual Hygiene Day

WHO chief urges countries to quickly seal pandemic deal

Military labs do the detective work to identify soldiers decades after they died in World War II

Report: Tobacco industry uses manipulative practices to hook young people on addictive products

Can pink noise enhance sleep and memory?

Use of weight-loss drugs soars among kids, young adults

Italian museum recreates Tanzanian butterfly forest

WHO negotiators fail to draft pandemic treaty

Scientists: Climate change, rapid urbanization worsen impact of East African rains

Bird flu detected in US dairy cow sent to slaughter, USDA says

Study: Climate change key driver of record-low Antarctic sea ice

Polish abortion opponents march against steps to liberalize strict law

With bird flu spreading to more farm animals, are milk, eggs safe?

Study: Mexico produces tons of illicit fentanyl, can’t get enough for medical use

Poliovirus resurgence sparks concerns in Pakistan

Trump says Arizona abortion ban goes too far

Scientists struggle to protect infant corals from hungry fish

UN climate chief warns humanity has 2 years ‘to save the world’

Peter Higgs, physicist who proposed the existence of the ‘God particle,’ dies at 94

Cameroonian School Teaches Manufacture of Plant-based Meat

Kim Wall grantee to report on climate change, marginalized groups

Massive crowds watch total solar eclipse over US

Broken record: March is 10th straight month to be hottest on record, scientists say

Anti-polio gains threatened by returning migrants, 200,000 unvaccinated children in Afghanistan

Huge crowds await a total solar eclipse in North America

Mass bleaching detected on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef

Despite Google Earth, people still buy globes. What’s the appeal?

In much of Africa, abortion is legal but not advertised

Melting glaciers, drying sea highlight Central Asia’s water woes

Activist Greta Thunberg detained at climate demonstration in The Hague

Mercury exposure widespread among Yanomami tribe in Amazon, report finds

Universe’s expansion might be slowing, findings indicate

23 storms predicted for ‘extremely active’ Atlantic hurricane season

Slashing methane emissions: A quest on land and in space

Negotiator for South Korean walkout doctors sees ‘no future’ after Yoon meeting

Zimbabwe appeals for $2 billion to avert food insecurity

Egg producing plant shut down after discovery of H5N1 bird flu

New York inmates sue to watch solar eclipse after state orders prisons locked down

Person is diagnosed with bird flu after being in contact with cows in Texas

Poliovirus near extinction in Pakistan, Afghanistan, health experts say

What to know about next week’s total solar eclipse in the US, Mexico, Canada

How to View a Solar Eclipse Safely

Bird Flu, Weather, Inflation Keep Egg Prices Near Historic Highs

Japanese Authorities Raid ‘Health Supplements’ Factory Linked to 5 Deaths

Saharan Dust Smothers Switzerland, Southern France

Uranium Being Mined Near Grand Canyon as Prices Soar

Study: Climate Change Makes Heat Waves Last Longer, Spike Hotter, Hurt More People

Businesswomen Envision a Greener Mozambique

Latin America, Caribbean Set for Record Dengue Season

Japan Moon Probe Survives Second Lunar Night