COVID-19

British broadcaster and conservationist David Attenborough speaks during an event to launch the United Nations' Climate Change conference, COP26, in central London on February 4, 2020.

United Nations COP26 Climate Summit Canceled Due to Pandemic

The British government says the meeting, due to take place in November, wil...

The British government says the meeting, due to take place in November, will now be held in 2021

The USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier is anchored off Manila Bay west of Manila, Philippines, on April 13, 2018.

Navy to Disembark 2,700 Sailors Aboard Coronavirus-Stricken Aircraft Carrier

So far, fewer than 100 sailors assigned to the USS Theodore Roosevelt have ...

So far, fewer than 100 sailors assigned to the USS Theodore Roosevelt have tested positive for COVID-19

Health workers wearing protective suits tend to an Ebola victim kept in an isolation cube in Beni, Congo on March 13, 2019.

A Drug Developed to Fight Ebola Could Hold Hope for Coronavirus Treatment

Last year, when I visited the town of Beni, in the Democratic Republic of t...

Last year, when I visited the town of Beni, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), people did not shake hands. Bottles of disinfectant and buckets of chlorinated water were at the entrance of...

Tractor-trailer on the highway with farm field at sunset or sunrise.

Tractor-Trailer Hauling Coveted Toilet Paper Crashed and Caught Fire on Texas Interstate

The hot commodity spilled all over the road

A cleaner wearing a protective mask works in a near-empty departure hall at Terminal Three of the Capital International Airport in Beijing, on March 18, 2020.

Pausing the World to Fight Coronavirus Has Carbon Emissions Down—But True Climate Success Looks Like More Action, Not Less

Even if carbon emissions are down due to COVID-19, true climate success doe...

Even if carbon emissions are down due to COVID-19, true climate success doesn't look anything like today’s situation

A general view is seen as Eugenie Bouchard of Canada takes on Anastasija Sevastova of Latvia during day one of the 2019 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 26, 2019 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City.

The World's Sports Stadiums Are Being Converted Into Hospitals to Fight the Coronavirus Outbreak

Arenas offer almost everything you need to quickly set up an emergency hosp...

Arenas offer almost everything you need to quickly set up an emergency hospital

Missouri Man Charged After Allegedly Coughing Toward Customers and Writing COVID on Store Cooler

The man is being held on $25,000 bail