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By Yudi Hu Two California scientists jointly received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine on Oct. 4. Ardem Patapoutian, a researcher from the Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, San Diego, and David Julius, a…

Benzene continues to trigger recalls in products people apply to their skin By Jennifer Margulis Coppertone, which is owned by the German multinational skin care company Beiersdorf and headquartered in Whippany,…

By Michael Wing A former abortion doctor who worked for Planned Parenthood in the mid-1990s had an unexpected realization that she’d made a huge mistake—and this change of heart set her on a journey to the…

By Reuters LONDON—A Barbie doll version of Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti has jetted off on a zero-gravity flight with the aim of inspiring young girls to consider a career in…

By Tammy Hung Antibody levels generated by two shots of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine can undergo up to a 10-fold decrease seven months following the second vaccination, research suggests. The drop in…

SEATTLE —Melissa Von Ruden, a painter and former dancer, said she was inspired by “top-level” Shen Yun Performing Arts as it dazzled audience members at the Marion Oliver McGaw Hall in Seattle.…

By Jennifer Margulis In 2017, Emalee Morem was 40 weeks pregnant with her first child. At the urging of her providers, she had an extra ultrasound, just to make sure the baby…

By Reuters WASHINGTON—The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on Thursday it would extend the public comment period for the draft environmental review of the proposed SpaceX Starship/Super Heavy program in Boca Chica, Texas, to…

By Zachary Stieber Results from a clinical trial show that Merck’s antiviral pill for COVID-19 is effective, the company said Friday. The antiviral, molnupiravir, cut the risk of hospitalization or death in half…

Wortham Theater Center, Houston, Texas (Photo by Rick Kimpel , distributed under a  CC BY-SA 2.0 license) Audiences in Houston could not get enough of classical Chinese dance performances by Shen Yun, the…