Science and Health

Ocean Shock: Fish Flee for Cooler Waters, Upending Lives in US South

NASA Conducts Quiet Sonic Boom Tests Near Texas Gulf Coast

Scientists: ‘Rats Causing Big Damage to World Coral Reefs’

Food Researchers Try to Meet a Growing Need for Plant Based Diets

Yellow Fever Kills 10 in Ethiopia; WHO Ships 1.45 Million Vaccines

Gene Study Reveals Secrets of Parasitic Worms, Possible Treatments

UN Says Earth’s Ozone Layer Is Healing

Repair Cafés Help Keep Trash Out of Landfills, Build Community

Yemeni Children Dying from Malnutrition as Warring Factions Block Aid

Somali Towns Get Health Care After 30 Years of War

Prosthetic Center in Iraq Helps Amputees Regain Independence, Mobility

Aquaculture Producers Looking for New Ways to Feed Fish

Snowy Owls: Birds That Reign in the Arctic

UN: Nearly Half-Billion People Undernourished in Asia-Pacific Region

Rescue Robot to Help Revive Australia’s Great Barrier Reef

Fathers’ Exercise Impacts the Health of Their Children

Fathers’ Exercise Impacts the Health of Their Children

Scientists Set Out to Map Genome of All Life Forms on Earth

US Regulators Approve Powerful New Opioid Pill Despite Criticism

WHO: Air Pollution Conference Aims High to Cut Deaths

Uganda to Deploy Ebola Vaccine to Health Workers on DRC Border

Paraplegics Learn to Walk Again Thanks to Spinal Cord Stimulation

Cross Talk: Federal Agencies Clash on Cellphone Cancer Risk

Prostate Cancer Surgery, Radiation Tied to Antidepressant Use

10th Person Dies at Pediatric Facility in Viral Outbreak

Study: The Fight Against Climate Change Just Got Harder

Many Parents Misinformed About the Flu Shot

Some Parents Don’t Understand The Flu Shot

Mars-Bound Rover Gets Earth-Bound Test

Appendix Removal Linked to Lower Risk of Parkinson’s

Corporate Pledge to Deal With Plastic Draws Mixed Reaction

Russia Blames Rocket Failure on Technical Malfunction

New Report Documents Rapid Wildlife Population Loss

Kepler Telescope Kaput After ‘Stunningly Successful’ Mission

UN Sets Out Massive Benefits from Air Pollution Action in Asia

Soviet-Era Moon Fragments Could Reach $1 Million at NY Auction

Scientists’ Path to Learning If We Are Alone in the Universe

NASA Spacecraft Sets Record for Closest Approach to Sun

The Dog’s Nose Knows Malaria

Guns Send Over 8,000 US Kids to ER Each Year, Analysis Says

For Sale: Pieces of American Space History

Shoppers May Face Hard Choices Again on Health Marketplaces

DRC Health Ministry: Children Dying of Ebola at Unprecedented Rate

Somali Medical Pioneer Continues Battle to Stop FGM

Chilean Youths with Down Syndrome Create Gourmet Goodies

Trump Says Proposal Will Lower Some US Drug Prices

Water Out of Thin Air: California Couple’s Device Wins $1.5M

At Many Hospitals Worldwide, If You Don’t Pay, You Can’t Leave

EU Parliament Moves to Ban Single-Use Plastics

These Carbon-Capture Methods Are Ready to Fight Climate Change Today, Experts Say

WHO: ‘Very Serious’ Ebola Situation in Eastern DRC

West Africa’s Ebola Outbreak Cost $53 Billion: Study

Indonesian Village Bans 3 HIV+ Orphans From School

Child Death Toll Hits 7 in Viral Outbreak at NJ Rehab Center

Desperate & Duped? GoFundMe Means Big Bucks for Dubious Care

Researchers Discover Microplastics in 100 Percent of People Studied

Medical Drugs Hit Zimbabwe’s Black Market

Christie’s Auctioning Hawking’s Items

Typhus Cases Rise in Los Angeles, Several Other US Cities

Typhus on Rise in Los Angeles, Several Other US Cities