Science and Health

Experts: Venezuela Sees Rise in Vaccine-Preventable Diseases

Tens of Thousands Protest Climate Change in Switzerland

Belize Triples Protected Marine Area, Environmental Group Says

Japan Space Probe Drops Explosive on Asteroid to Make Crater

US Health Officials: Measles Cases This Year Have Exceeded the 2018 Count

UN: Climate Change in Bangladesh Could Rob Future from Millions of Children

Mozambique: International Aid Targets Deadly Cholera

Next UN Food Chief Must Tackle Hunger ‘Emergency’

Why Women Live Longer Than Men

WHO: Global Life Expectancy Up 5.5 Years Since 2000

UK Royals to Attend Premiere of Netflix ‘Our Planet’ TV Series

The Doctor Won’t See You Now

Study: Poor Diet Linked to 1 in 5 Deaths Globally

Spain’s Health Minister Calls for End to Gay ‘Conversion Therapy’

More Delays Ahead for Boeing’s New Space Capsule for Astronauts

UN: Soap and Superbugs: 2B People Lack Water at Health Facilities

Study Points to New Antibody Approach to Tackling Ebola, Other Infections

Study: Prostate Cancer Death Rates Stabilizing

After the Moon in 2024, NASA Wants to Reach Mars by 2033

While Washington Fiddles, Many States Facing Up to Threats of Climate Change

Meatless Burgers Go Mainstream

New York City’s Congestion Pricing Plan a First for US

Rockefeller Foundation Moves Beyond Cities in Broader Resilience Push

Federal Study Gives New Options for People With Rare Cancers

61-Year-Old Serves as Surrogate Mother for Son, His Husband

Measles Count in US This Year Surpasses All of 2018

China: Fentanyl-Related Drugs to be Added to Controlled Substances List

Some Conservative States Easing Access to Birth Control

Neonatal Cuddlers Help Babies Get a Good Start

Ebola Treatment Center in Congo Reopens After Attack

UN Chief Urges ‘Greater Ambition’ in Tackling Climate Change

NY County Declares Emergency Over Measles Outbreak

New York County Declares Emergency Over Measles Outbreak

Republicans, Democrats Back to Battle Over US Health Care Law

Republican-led US Senate Rejects Green New Deal

Maker of OxyContin Agrees to $270M Settlement in Oklahoma

Unvaccinated Children Face Public Space Ban in New York Measles Outbreak

NASA Cancels First All-Women Spacewalk Due to Lack of Small Spacesuits

UN Officials: 13 Million in Congo Need Aid in Major Increase

Big U-Turn: Key Melting Greenland Glacier Growing Again

Fighting Plastic Pollution Bit by Bit

From Attacks to Deaths, Key Facts About Congo’s Escalating Ebola Epidemic

Lab Test Appears To Diagnose Fibromyalgia for the First Time

Human Impact on Planet Focus of Environmental Film Festival

Yemeni Children Victimized by ‘World’s Worst Humanitarian Crisis’

DRC, Madagascar Struggle With Ebola, Measles Outbreaks

Ocean Heatwaves Become More Frequent

India, Southeast Asia to Mark Five Years of Being Polio-free

Experts Advise Against Human Genome Editing as Too Risky

South Africa’s Liberal Abortion Laws Hampered by Widespread Stigma

Former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley Walks into Twitter Feud with Finland

EU Parliament Urged to Strip ExxonMobil Lobbyists of Access Badges

World Water Day 2019: Leaving No One Behind

US Meteorologists Retire Hurricane Names Florence, Michael

WHO: New Oral Treatment More Effective in Combating Multidrug-Resistant TB

NASA’s Plan to Scoop Up Dirt from Asteroid Hits Snag

WHO Panel Calls for Registry of All Human Gene-Editing Research

Chinese Supplements Supplier Sentenced for Fraud

High-Stakes Boeing Inquiry Hinges on Ethiopia Black Box Secrets

NY Mulls Medication-assisted Opioid Treatment in All Lockups