COP26 Chief: Delegates Agree on Need to Deliver on $100B Climate Pledge
Delegates heading to the COP26 U.N. climate summit in Glasgow agreed they must deliver on the $100 billion per year pledge to ...
Health
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Battle for Abortion Rights Hits America’s Streets Saturday
The abortion rights battle takes to the streets across America Saturday, with hundreds of demonstrations planned as part of a new ...
Why Climate Change Is Making it Harder to Chase Fall Foliage
Droughts that cause leaves to turn brown and wither before they can reach peak color. Heat waves prompting leaves to fall before ...
Fact-Checking Biden’s Claim US Is World’s ‘Arsenal of Vaccines’
At the virtual COVID-19 summit on the margins of the U.N. General Assembly last week, U.S. President Joe Biden announced an ...
US Has Delivered Only 15% of Vaccine Donations Promised
The U.S. is the global leader in vaccine donations, pledging to send 1.1 billion doses to help the world fight the COVID-19 ...
Fauci Calls Merck COVID Pill Data ‘Impressive’
Members of the White House COVID-19 Response Team said Friday that recent trials showing the effectiveness of the U.S. drug ...
European-Japanese Probe BepiColombo to Fly by Mercury on Friday
A joint mission of the European and Japanese space agencies, the spacecraft BepiColombo is set to make a close, initial flyby of ...
US, Africa to Work Together on Climate Change
The U.S. government says it wants to partner with African countries to combat climate change. A U.S. climate envoy, who is in ...
Nigerian Author Helps Children Stay Informed with Coronavirus Book
As COVID-19 has spread in Nigeria, Africa’s most populated country, so have myths about the virus, especially among ...
Australia to Reopen Borders After 18 Months Of COVID-19 Isolation
Australia will reopen its international borders in November to allow vaccinated travelers into the country for the first time in ...
New Satellite Monitors Rapidly Changing Earth
A newly launched satellite gives researchers near-real-time clues about climate conditions on Earth. Plus, a look at this ...
Ivory Coast Enlists New Tool Against Counterfeit Medicines
In Ivory Coast, there’s a new tool in the fight against counterfeit pharmaceuticals. A start-up company now helps pharmacies ...
New Holographic Technology Provides Transportive Experience
A company in suburban Washington, D.C., is using cutting-edge technology to create lifelike video avatars to drop into music and ...
Australian State Blames Illegal Parties For COVID-19 Surge
COVID-19 infections have hit a new record in the Australian state of Victoria. Authorities blame rule-breakers for the latest ...
US Opioid Overdose Deaths Soar
In the shadows of Washington’s government office buildings, Gary Hayes searches for another dose of heroin, chasing a high ...
TikTok Tics: Social Media May Be Causing Tourette-Like Symptoms
Doctors around the world have seen an unusual rise in Tourette-like tic disorders over the past year. Matt Dibble reports on how ...
New Technologies Aim to Reduce Carbon in Atmosphere
A bunch of new technologies are popping up that could help bring global energy-related carbon dioxide emissions to net-zero by ...
Massive North Sea Wind Farm Could Power Denmark, Neighbors
Weeks before a high-profile climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland, Danish officials are talking up an ambitious program to develop ...
Pakistani University Manufactures Stents for Heart Patients
According to the Pakistani government, over 45,000 angioplasty operations are conducted in Pakistan each year; an operation in ...
Student Program Cultivates Environmental Leaders
A student program that teaches organic gardening skills started in Los Angeles and has spread across the United States and 26 ...
Arlington, Virginia, Starts Its First Scrap Food Collection Service
Arlington County, which is across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C., is now the first county in Virginia to collect food ...
White House Steps Up Work on What to do About Thawing Arctic
The Biden administration is stepping up its work to figure about what to do about the thawing Arctic, which is warming three ...
Biden: 60 Million Americans Eligible for COVID-19 Boosters
U.S. President Joe Biden said Friday that around 60 million Americans are eligible for a booster shot against the coronavirus. ...