Bangladesh's worst ever dengue outbreak a 'canary in the coal mine' for climate crisis, WHO expert warns
Bangladesh is battling its worst dengue outbreak on record, with more than 600 people killed and 135,000 cases reported since April, the World Health Organization said Wednesday, as one of its experts blamed the climate crisis and El Nino weather pattern for driving the surge.
2023-09-07 13:17
Chinese people are living two years longer thanks to 'war on pollution,' report says
Ten years ago, China's capital was often covered in dense yellow and gray smog, so thick it shrouded nearly everything from view.
2023-08-30 15:15
Russia proposes joint research module on space station for China, India, Brazil and South Africa
The head of Russia's space agency has extended an offer to Moscow's partners in the BRICS group -- Brazil, India, China and South Africa -- to participate in the construction of a joint module for its planned orbital space station, state media reported Monday.
2023-07-25 15:26
Who was the real J. Robert Oppenheimer?
The highly anticipated movie "Oppenheimer" finally lands in theaters Friday. But who was J. Robert Oppenheimer, the American physicist widely considered the father of the atomic bomb?
2023-07-20 19:17
China reveals how it plans to put astronauts on the moon by 2030
Chinese officials on Wednesday unveiled new details about their plans for a manned lunar mission, as China attempts to become only the second nation to put citizens on the moon.
2023-07-13 12:29
The huge blob of seaweed headed for Florida has shrunk by 75%
Florida vacations are back on, sans stinky seaweed.
2023-07-09 14:27
Controversial Chinese scientist He Jiankui proposes new gene editing research
He Jiankui, the Chinese scientist who sparked global outrage in 2018 when he revealed that he had created the first gene-edited children, has put forward a new proposal for modifying human embryos that he claims could help aid the "aging population."
2023-07-03 15:56
Why the heat index matters more than the temperature in a heat wave
Checking the temperature reading during a heat wave won't tell the whole sweltering story. It's going to feel a lot hotter.
2023-06-26 18:19
Hundreds of dolphins and sea lions have washed up dead or sick in California amid toxic algae outbreak
Hundreds of marine animals have washed ashore amid a toxic algal outbreak in California. Experts believe the algae is to blame, though they are waiting on test results to confirm it.
2023-06-23 05:27
The North Atlantic is experiencing a 'totally unprecedented' marine heat wave
Temperatures in parts of the North Atlantic Ocean are soaring off the charts, with an "exceptional" marine heat wave happening off the coasts of the United Kingdom and Ireland, sparking concerns about impacts on marine life.
2023-06-20 22:27
YouTuber Hank Green diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma
YouTuber, science educator and writer Hank Green announced on Friday that he has been diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma, a form of blood cancer.
2023-05-20 05:28
Archaeologists uncover two new Pompeii victims killed by earthquake
Archaeologists working at Pompeii have found two new victims that they say were killed by an earthquake that accompanied the volcanic eruption of 79 AD.
2023-05-17 01:29