Oxford-AstraZeneca Researchers Halt Clinical Trial of COVID-19 Vaccine Among Children
A clinical trial of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine involving young children and teenagers has been halted by Oxford ...
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Vaccine Rollout Races Against Evolving Virus Variants
The race is on between COVID-19 vaccinations and the continuing evolution of coronavirus variants that threaten to undermine ...
As More Americans Get Vaccinated, Biden Ramps Up Assistance Effort Abroad
As the U.S. nears reaching its goal of vaccinating 200 million Americans by the end of April, the Biden administration is taking ...
Underwater Biodiversity Near Equator Shrinking, Report Finds
A recent report published by the National Academy of Sciences paints a grim picture of declining diversity in ocean ...
A Year After Pandemic Hit, Haiti Awaits Vaccines Amid Apathy
Haiti does not have a single vaccine to offer its more than 11 million people over a year after the pandemic began, raising ...
All US Adults Will Be Eligible for COVID Vaccinations on April 19, Biden Says
U.S. President Joe Biden is announcing Tuesday that every adult in the country will be eligible by April 19 to get vaccinated ...
More Than 150 People Dead in Indonesia and East Timor in Wake of Tropical Cyclone Seroja
Search and rescue efforts are underway for at least 72 people missing on several remote islands across eastern Indonesia in the ...
Hikers Scramble as New Fissure Opens Up at Icelandic Volcano
Steam and lava spurted Monday from a new fissure at an Icelandic volcano that began erupting last month, prompting the evacuation ...
Crews Race to Drain Florida Wastewater Reservoir; Pollution Concerns Grow
Emergency crews labored around the clock Monday to prevent the collapse of a wastewater reservoir’s leaky containment wall ...
Amid Outcry, States Push Mental Health Training for Police
The officer who Cassandra Quinto-Collins says kneeled on her son’s neck for over four minutes assured her it was standard ...
Death Toll from Weather-Related Natural Disasters in Indonesia and East Timor Rising
The death toll from the natural disasters spawned by torrential rains across eastern Indonesia has risen to 55, according to new ...
NASA’s Ingenuity Helicopter Dropped on Mars’ Surface ahead of Flight
NASA’s Ingenuity mini-helicopter has been dropped on the surface of Mars in preparation for its first flight, the U.S. ...
Young Artist’s Work Blossoms During COVID Lockdown
Nine-year-old Nadja Pivoff from Boston, Massachusetts, has been drawing since she could hold a pencil. It’s been especially ...
Births Among Endangered Right Whales Reach Highest Figure Since 2015
North Atlantic right whales gave birth over the winter in greater numbers than scientists have seen since 2015, an encouraging ...
High-Tech Farming Sprouts in New Jersey Shipping Container
While it may not yet be planting season outside, inside some New Jersey shipping containers, it’s always spring. Vladimir ...
Iraq Judge Who Presided Over Saddam’s Trial Dies of COVID-19
A retired Iraqi judge who presided over the trial of Iraq’s late dictator Saddam Hussein has died after battling COVID-19, ...
US Becomes 1st Nation to Vaccinate 100 Million Against COVID-19
The Biden administration, which had set a goal of 100 million shots in President Joe Biden’s first 100 days in office, hit ...
CDC Says Fully Vaccinated People Can Travel Safely in US
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Friday that fully vaccinated people can safely travel within the ...
Ancient Coins May Solve Mystery of Murderous 1600s Pirate
A handful of coins unearthed from a pick-your-own-fruit orchard in rural Rhode Island and other random corners of New England may ...
Japan Scientist Given Nobel for ‘Revolutionary’ LED Lamp Dies
Japanese Nobel laureate Isamu Akasaki, who won the physics prize for pioneering energy-efficient LED lighting — a weapon ...
Israel’s Dilemma: Can the Unvaccinated Return to Workplaces?
After spending much of the past year in lockdown, Tel Aviv makeup artist Artyom Kavnatsky was ready to get back to work. But when ...
India Confirms More Than 80,000 New Daily COVID Cases
India’s health ministry Friday reported 81,466 new COVID cases in the previous 24-hour period. The new tally is the South Asian ...
Pandemic Poised to Surge Again in California’s Silicon Valley
A California community that has been a bellwether of the coronavirus pandemic’s rampage across the United States warned on ...
SpaceX Introduces All-civilian Crew
SpaceX had another rough day but still names the members of its all-civilian crew. Plus, a new study examines the effects of ...