Humanity is ignoring major planetary vital signs as atmospheric carbon dioxide levels soar to all-time highs and Earth records its 12th consecutive month of record-breaking heat,...
As the planet continues its streak of record-breaking heat, the World Health Organization has issued urgent new warnings about the ways in which climate change is...
The first deadly human case of a subtype of bird flu has been confirmed in Mexico, the World Health Organization announced Wednesday. On May 23, Mexican...
The beginning of the end of World War II occurred 80 years ago Thursday, when roughly 160,000 Allied troops made landfall in Normandy on D-day. The...
California’s earthquake early-warning system is getting a seismic upgrade, one that will allow residents to receive more timely alerts about shaking from an incoming megaquake. The...
It’s been five years since the last major outbreak of whooping cough in California, but the disease is on the rise. Nationwide, cases of pertussis, as...
People do not need to have tested positive for the coronavirus to be considered for a diagnosis of long COVID, a new report from the National...
It sounds like something out of a horror movie, like “The Blob” or “Godzilla.” But “heat domes” are far from fiction — and the West could...
One of the best diets for health keeps getting better. A new study that tracked more than 25,000 women for a quarter century found that the...
Book Review Invisible Labor: The Untold Story of the Cesarean Section By Rachel SomersteinEcco: 336 pages, $32If you buy books linked on our site, The Times...