Science and Health

WHO official: Mpox is not the new COVID

Officials: Pakistan mpox strain is different from DRC strain

Supermoon viewed from around the globe

Cholera outbreak in Sudan has killed 22 people, health minister says

Magnitude 7 earthquake strikes off coast of Russia’s Kamchatka region

Rare deep-sea oarfish found in California, scientists want to know why

Nigeria records mpox cases amid global health emergency

DR Congo’s humanitarian crisis helped mpox spiral into a global health emergency

Europe warned to prepare for mpox as Pakistan reports first case

Polio confirmed in Gaza; UN chief calls for cease-fires for vaccinations

COVID-19 cases in US surge; experts suggest keeping vaccinations current

Nigeria on ‘high alert’ amid surging cases of mpox in Africa

US climate agency: Last month hottest July on record

Mpox virus now in Pakistan, health authorities say

August’s supermoon kicks off four months of lunar spectacles

Sweden confirms first case of contagious mpox strain outside Africa

WHO declares mpox a global public health emergency

Biden strikes $150M blow against cancer in campaign to slash deaths

Older Americans prepare for world altered by artificial intelligence

Africa declares mpox outbreak a public health emergency

Nigerian invents crop disease detection drone

Australian researchers herald new groundbreaking diabetes drug

Zimbabwe government declares end to latest cholera outbreak

In photos: Perseid meteor shower

Addictions on the rise in wartime Israel

US abortion numbers rise since Roe was overturned, study finds

Namibian occupational therapists assist children with mental health

Mars and Jupiter get chummy in the night sky

Sex eligibility rules for female athletes are complex, legally difficult

How Maui’s 151-year-old banyan tree is coming back to life after fire

US declines to approve first MDMA-based PTSD treatment

Central Asia leaders call for joint policy on water issues

Flying electric taxis, personal aircraft prepare for takeoff

UN: Climate change wreaks havoc through large parts of Africa

Third person in US dies in listeria outbreak tied to Boar’s Head deli meats

Stranded NASA Starliner pilots may return to Earth on SpaceX

Extreme heat in July debilitates hundreds of millions worldwide

Great Barrier Reef waters spike to hottest in 400 years, study finds

Rural South Africans flock to Chinese classes

More than 120 people die in Tokyo from heatstroke in July

NASA delays next crew launch to buy more time at space station for Boeing’s troubled capsule

WHO: Governments unprepared to combat global COVID-19 surge

US-Australia talks focus on China’s ‘coercive behavior,’ climate change

Activists address reality of unsafe abortions in Kenya

Uganda’s breastmilk community saves babies’ lives

As mpox cases surge in Africa, few treatments and vaccines available

Heat deaths of people without air conditioning underscore inequity

Mexico City’s women water harvesters help make up for drought

Rafah water facility demolition raises health risks in Gaza, UN says

US to spend $10 million to curb bird flu in farm workers, including vaccine push

Urgent action needed to stop spread of drug-resistant malaria, scientists warn

Galapagos Islands, many unique creatures at risk from warming waters

Blood tests could help diagnose Alzheimer’s, study finds

Climate change imperils drought-stricken Morocco’s cereal farmers, food supply

World’s largest platypus conservation center welcomes first residents

Judge’s ruling temporarily allows for unlicensed Native Hawaiian midwifery

Experts: Volunteering has health benefits, especially for older adults

NASA Mars rover captures rock that could hold fossilized microbes

Advocates hail sub-Saharan Africa’s lead in global HIV response

UN chief: Earth becoming hotter and more dangerous for all