Science & Health

Austria says 'so long' to Fu Long the panda

A 2-year-old panda who charmed his way into the hearts of Austrians is headed to China.

Posted: 5 days ago

Meteor showers in Asia disappoint

Thousands of stargazers across Asia stayed awake overnight to catch a glimpse of what was advertised as an intense Leonid meteor shower, but the show fizzled rather than sizzled for many because of cloudy conditions.

Posted: 5 days ago

UN: Fight climate change with free condoms

The battle against global warming could be helped if the world slowed population growth by making free condoms and family planning advice more widely available, the U.N. Population Fund said Wednesday.

Posted: 5 days ago

Shuttle docks at space station, looks 'beautiful'

Space shuttle Atlantis arrived at the International Space Station on Wednesday for a weeklong stay, delivering a load of spare parts needed to keep the outpost running for another decade.

Posted: 5 days ago

Children learn their part in swine flu prevention

Mention swine flu to a young child, and odds are pretty good you’ll get a blank stare.

Posted: 26 days ago

AIDS experts say Russia needs new HIV strategy

AIDS experts urged Russian officials on Wednesday to scrap their abstinence-based strategy for curbing the spread of HIV, saying the country’s fast-growing epidemic could be entering a dangerous new phase.

Posted: 26 days ago

GlaxoSmithKline third quarter profit up because of flu

GlaxoSmithKline PLC, the world’s second largest drug maker by revenue, posted Wednesday an 11 percent rise in third quarter earnings on the back of strong sales of the flu drug Relenza and forecast an even bigger boost from its swine flu vaccines in the final quarter of the year.

Posted: 26 days ago

Gene-patching damaged lungs for transplanting

Call it a genetic patch job for worn lungs: Canadian researchers took donated lungs deemed too damaged to transplant and repaired them with outside-the-body gene therapy.

Posted: 26 days ago

NASA's new moon rocket makes first test flight

NASA’s newest rocket successfully completed a brief test flight Wednesday, taking the first step in a back-to-the-moon program that could yet be shelved by the White House.

Posted: 26 days ago

Wind power project could harm endangered bat in West Virginia

Attorney’s from two environmental groups say a possible West Virginia wind-power project could harm an endangered bat.

Posted: 33 days ago