Health/Science
Ebola outbreak confirmed in remote Congo province, with 65 deaths Indonesia's first giant panda cub, Rio, is growing before his public debut Scientists find climate change is reducing oxygen in rivers worldwide Animal welfare group finds systemic neglect at dog shelters in Romania A look at major Ebola outbreaks and when the disease was first identified
What to know about new Ebola outbreak that has killed 65 people in Congo
6 passengers from hantavirus ship arrive in Australia for 3-week quarantine
Health advice is all over social media. Here's how to vet claims
Crisis of conscience spurred this Christian IVF doctor's career pivot
Bald eagle hatchlings spotted in a Chicago park
CHICAGO (AP) – Two bald eagles hatchlings have been spotted in a nest in a Chicago park in what city officials believe is the raptors’ first successful wild breeding in the Windy City in more than a century.
Ancient teeth hint at canoodling between early human relatives

NEW YORK (AP) – An analysis of ancient teeth is giving scientists a rare peek into interactions between human relatives hundreds of thousands of years ago that have left a lasting imprint on our species.

A rare sanctuary in Congo looks after baby bonobos away from poaching threat

LOLA YA BONOBO, Congo (AP) – Micheline Nzonzi cradled a small and sleepy bonobo, an orphan whose life she will try to save over the next three years or so.

Trump FDA chief is leaving after angering pharma CEOs

WASHINGTON (AP) – The head of the Food and Drug Administration, Dr. Marty Makary, is resigning after a rocky tenure that drew months of complaints from health industry executives, anti-abortion activists, vaping lobbyists and other allies of President Donald Trump.

Adults relive the musical camaraderie of their youth at band camps

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) – As a high school student in the 1970s, Lori Guess looked forward to packing up her oboe for a summer music camp in Sidney, Maine. The lakeside location and loon calls appealed to her, and it was a chance to connect with kindred spirits.

Pediatrics group issues new guidance on recess for first time in 13 years

Recess isn’t just a fun break for grade schoolers. It’s crucial to good health and good grades for kids of all ages. That’s the message from a leading pediatricians group, which just released the first new guidance in 13 years about this unstructured time at school and how it needs to be protected.

FDA chief's resignation widens leadership gap at health department

WASHINGTON (AP) – When the week began, several senior positions at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services were already sitting empty.

Experts wonder 'Where is the CDC?' as hantavirus outbreak unfolds

NEW YORK (AP) – No quick dispatching of disease investigators. No televised news conference to inform the public. No timely health alerts to doctors. In the midst of a hantavirus outbreak that involves Americans, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has been uncharacteristically missing in action.

The barista is human but an AI agent runs this experimental Swedish cafe

STOCKHOLM (AP) – The coffee might be poured by a human hand, but behind the counter something far less traditional is calling the shots at an experimental cafe in Stockholm.

Spiral galaxy's brilliant heart shines bright in a new picture from NASA's Webb telescope

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) – A spiral galaxy’s brilliant heart outshines everything within sight in a new picture from NASA’s Webb Space Telescope.

'Ghost of the forest' returns to Kenya as conservationists reintroduce rare antelope
Injured US military veterans find relief swimming with a whale shark
David Attenborough, the excited but hushed voice of nature programs, turns 100