As the world’s traditional pastoralists gather for conferences and competitions, governments and scientists show new interest ...

Thanks in part to the revolution cell therapy brought to treating blood cancers, the modality is now showing promise in some ...

A large number of under-fives are going into intensive care as flu-like symptoms spread.

Nearly six decades ago the world was allegedly in the midst of an apocalyptic "population explosion." Today the fear among ...

A post I published last month considered the past 10 years of math instruction and what the next 10 might look like. Today, we’re doing the same thing with science. I began my teaching career in 2014 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new study explores how a smaller global population could reduce environmental pressure and preserve the planet for generations.

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Michelle Charlesworth has more on the swim lessons. NEW YORK (WABC) -- Elected officials are expanding access to a life-saving initiative that teaches kids to swim in New York City. The Wave Makers ...

Anil Oza is a general assignment reporter at STAT focused on the NIH and health equity. You can reach him on Signal at aniloza.16. All of these actions in the first year of the Trump administration ...

PITTSBURGH — The City of Pittsburgh is offering free swimming lessons for kids ages 6-15. Lasting two weeks, the program by CitiParks’ Aquatics Team teaches basic swimming skills and water safety. The ...

Switzerland’s right-wing party recently asked voters to cap the country’s population at 10 million. They said “no” — literally: The Swiss put such things to a nationwide vote. There is much here for ...

Switzerland will hold a referendum on Sunday on whether to cap its population at 10 million people. If the measure is passed, Swiss officials will have to roll out measures to curb population growth ...