Science and Health

Merck Leaps Into COVID-19 Development Fray with Vaccine, Drug Deals

Branson’s Virgin Orbit Fails on First Rocket Launch Attempt

Could a Space Congestion Charge Clear Up Junk-ridden Skies?

UN Trial for Virus Therapies Pauses Testing on Trump’s Drug

AP Fact Check: Faulty Trump Claims on Virus Drug, Vote Fraud

Rare Snow Leopards Spotted Near Kazakh City Amid COVID Lockdown

US Military Launches Mostly-Classified Mission in Public View

WHO, Other Groups Say COVID-19 Restrictions Put Vaccine Programs at Risk

Will Virus Keep Florida Spectators from Astronauts’ Launch?

University of Oxford Study Set to Test Hydroxychloroquine as COVID-19 Treatment

Astronauts Arrive at Kennedy Space Center Ahead of May 27 Launch

How Should I Clean And Store My Face Mask?

Detective, Nurse, Confidant: Virus Tracers Play Many Roles

Russia Poses ‘Serious’ and ‘Growing’ Threats to US in Space

NASA Names Next Generation Space Telescope for ‘Mother’ of Hubble

Astronomers Find ‘Twist’ Evidence of Baby Planet

Nigerian Mental Health Specialists Offer Free Therapy Amid Coronavirus Triggered Increase in Cases

Johnson & Johnson to Stop Selling Talc Baby Power in US, Canada

Congress Pushes for Return of Pharmaceutical Supply Chains

US Space Council Meets Ahead of Private, US Manned Launch

Study: COVID-19 Shutdowns Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions 17%

COVID-19 Will Be ‘Constant Threat’ Until Vaccine Found, WHO Envoy Says

Trump’s Use of Malaria Drug Likely To Be Welcomed in India

Hyperactive Immune System May Explain Many Down Syndrome Symptoms

US Military’s Mystery Space Plane Rockets Back into Orbit

Thailand Malls Reopen, with Temperatures Taken, Masks Worn

NASA Builds COVID Ventilator

How Contact Tracers Could Help Control COVID-19

NASA Builds COVID Ventilator – Delivery Vessel Says Goodbye to ISS

Burundi Expels WHO Officials

US Immunologist Warns of ‘Darkest Winter’ If Virus Rebounds

EU: Possible Virus Drug Approval ‘Before The Summer’

Study Ties ‘Obamacare’ to Fewer Cancer Deaths in Some States

New Comet May Be Visible to Naked Eye in Coming Weeks

Homophobia Hampers South Korea’s Virus Campaign

Warmer Than Average Temperatures Expected Over Next Three Months

Warmer Weather May Slow, Not Stop, COVID-19

How Non-Medical Hospital Staff is Coping with Pandemic Threat

Here’s Why Virus Mutations Worry Scientists

China Reports Spike in New COVID-19 Cases

Dangerous Levels of Antibiotics Found in World’s Rivers

Satellites Monitoring Air Health

Smithsonian Museum Wows With Fossils Going Back Billions of Years

Scientists Feel Chill of Crackdown on Fetal Tissue Research

NASA: Space Travel for Private Citizens Is Coming

Trump Criticizes NASA Moon Mission After Promoting It Earlier

How Communities Can Survive Floods, Major Storms, Wildfires

Floods, Major Storms, Wildfires Take Psychological Toll on Survivors

Seaweed Could Help Produce Biodegradable Plastic

WHO: 1 Million STD Cases Diagnosed Every Day

Doctors Alarmed that Flu Killed Detained Migrant Teen

Ebola Listening Projects Take Cues from Community to Improve Response

Insys, Maker of Fentanyl Spray, to Pay $225 Million Settlement

In Haiti, World Environment Day Means Planting Trees

US Officials: Arctic Thawing Poses National Security Concern

Argentina Supreme Court Upholds Glacier Protection Law

Falls a ‘Major Epidemic’ for Older Americans

Cameroon’s Palm Tree Worms: Forest Food to Plated Delicacy

Perk Up: California Says Coffee Cancer Risk Insignificant

Tornadoes, Floods Clobber US Midwest