Science & Health

Second emergency order of 2021 would cover several prefectures, including Tokyo and Osaka  

The recordings gathered during the 2018-2019 winter in the freezing cold Arctic waters off Canada proved that a population of bowhead whales had skipped their usual migration south

President Xi will appear virtually from Beijing Thursday on first day of Leaders Summit on Climate organized by US counterpart Joe Biden     

Deal comes as world leaders prepare to meet on climate change

Proposal is part of $2 trillion American Jobs Plan legislation that the administration says is needed to revamp nation’s infrastructure, compete with China

Coal is expected to be main driver of increase 

But European medicine regulator says benefits outweigh risks

Making plastics, glass and aluminum easier to turn into something else at home

Worry over lower efficacy of China's vaccines could be offset by the lure of easier travel 

India's capital announces weeklong lockdown

South Sudan health officials have stopped administering 60,000 AstraZeneca doses because of the COVID vaccine's expiration date, even though the drugmaker and the WHO say the vaccine has a shelf life of 6 months

Mission control confirms the first aircraft flight on another planet 

South Asian nation has barely vaccinated 1% of its population, while United States says half of all American adults have received at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose 

Cardiff-based company melts personal protective equipment into goo used to build chairs and toolboxes

Agreement reached ahead of Biden’s climate summit this week