New malaria vaccine helps in Africa but faces a test

YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) – Rain had turned the dirt road into thick mud, but Mabel Djoumessi kept walking with her 9-month-old son, Kenfack, strapped to her back. His malaria vaccination appointment at a clinic in central Cameroon was too important to miss.

Manta tracking project aims to protect Japan's ocean and coastal rays

Manta tracking project aims to protect Japan's ocean and coastal rays

Experimental Alzheimer's drug shows promise targeting a different brain protein

WASHINGTON (AP) – An experimental drug might help slow early Alzheimer’s disease in a markedly different way than today’s treatments – by lowering levels of a brain protein called tau, researchers reported Tuesday.

Pomp and tradition in annual swan count on the river Thames

Pomp and tradition meets conservation in annual swan count on the river Thames

Stunning Buddhist temple aiming for UNESCO World Heritage status

See the stunning Buddhist temple aiming for UNESCO World Heritage status

Palestinian in Gaza dedicates himself to restoring burnt copies of the Quran

Palestinian in Gaza dedicates himself to restoring burnt or torn copies of the Quran

China animal shelter evacuates dogs and cats from flooding

China animal shelter owner takes great risks to evacuate dogs and cats from flooding

China's 'Green Great Wall' tames desert growth, but scientists warn the fight is not over

KUBUQI DESERT, China (AP) – For half a century, millions of workers have repeated a task across the deserts in northern China: inserting forearm-length sticks into shifting sand, first in a row, then in an intersecting line, gradually forming a grid. Then saplings are planted at the center of each small square.

Brothers who ran 33 marathons to spotlight dementia in Royal Box at Wimbledon

LONDON (AP) – British brothers Jordan and Cian Adams made sure to bring back little mementos from their day sitting among the VIPs at Wimbledon.