Science and Health

Life in America’s Northernmost Observatory: Tracking Climate Change, Learning Inupiaq

CDC Official: 80,000 Died of Flu Last Winter in US

Experimental Malaria Vaccines Target Liver Cells

Stealth Drug Targets Superbug Through Trojan Horse

GSK Vaccine Success a Milestone in TB, But Room for Improvement

Number of Babies Born With Syphilis in US Doubles in Four Years

Sudan Reports Outbreak of Mosquito-borne Disease

Antibiotics for Appendicitis? Surgery Often Not Needed

Marshall Islands Marches Toward Zero Greenhouse Emissions by 2050

Scientists Voice Opposition to Changes in US Endangered Species Act

400-year-old Shipwreck ‘Discovery of Decade’ for Portugal

New Treatment Allows Paralyzed Patients to Stand, Walk

European Space Agency’s Solar Orbiter Heads Closer to Sun than Ever Before

Fatal Drug Overdoses in Ohio Increase to Record Number

Rebel Attack in Congo Ebola Zone Kills at Least 14 Civilians

Former Afghan Refugee Uses Telemedicine to Save Lives

Plastic in World’s Oceans Killing Young Sea Turtles

What Does the USDA Organic Seal Really Mean?

UNICEF: DRC Ebola Orphans Stigmatized

Studies: More Green Space, Less Crime, Depression in Poor Areas

Green Space Cuts Urban Crime, Depression

Scientists Fear Non-Pest Insects are Declining

WHO: Progress Made Containing Ebola in Eastern DRC

WHO: Alcohol Responsible for One in 20 Deaths Worldwide

Hurricane Scale Ignores Rain Dangers, Experts Say

NASA Telescope Discovers Two New Planets Five Months after Launch

One in Three Gun-owning US Veterans Don’t Store Weapons Safely

Bye Bye Bugs? Scientists Fear Non-Pest Insects Are Declining

Removing ‘Zombie’ Cells Deters Alzheimer’s in Mice

Zimbabwe Government Pledges Funds to Fight Cholera Outbreak in Harare

DNA Tests Identify Ivory Smuggling Cartels

Taking Back Carbon ‘Imperative’ to Stop Planet Overheating, Backers Say

Vietnamese Fighting Back on Plastic Pollution

Uncontacted Tribes at Risk Amid ‘Worrying’ Surge in Amazon Deforestation

Somali Girls’ Deaths Spur More Calls to End FGM

EU Investigates German Carmakers for Possible Collusion

UN: A Child Dies Every Five Seconds, Most Are Preventable Deaths

GOP, Dems Unite Behind Senate Bill Fighting Addictive Drugs

Zimbabwe Disperses Vendors in Effort to Fight Cholera Outbreak

Picking up Litter in Boat Made From Plastic Litter

Australia’s Queensland Tackles Climate-Driven Disease, Deaths

UN General Assembly Hosts High-Level Talks to Combat Tuberculosis

Florence, Mangkhut and Climate Change: Yes, No and Maybe

Health Care Workers Better Equipped to Fight Ebola Outbreaks

Community Resistance to Ebola Growing in Congo

DRC Tries to Contain Ebola With New Medical Tools Amid Conflict

Scientists to Attempt to Map Genes of 66,000 Species of Animals

California Governor: Trump a ‘Fool’ on Climate Legacy

Report: US Unlikely to Meet Paris Climate Pledge

Growing Global Cancer Crisis Should Spark Call to Action

US Drug Company Chief: ‘Moral Requirement’ for Big Price Hike

FDA Calls Teen Vaping an ‘Epidemic,’ Vows Crackdown

UN: World Hunger Levels Rise for Third Year Running

Proposal for South Atlantic Whale Sanctuary Defeated

Philanthropies Pledge $450 Million to Save Forests, Climate

EU Failing on Pollution Limits, Auditor Warns

Zimbabwe Declares Cholera Outbreak after 20 Deaths

‘Saving Species with Feces’, a New Collaborative Effort to Save Endangered Animals

UN Chief: ‘Climate Change Moving Faster Than We Are’

Ebola Fight Has New Science but Faces Old Hurdles in Restive Congo