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Federal officials cited the end of the Covid-19 pandemic in halting the research. But much of the work was focused on preventing outbreaks of other pathogens.

The James Webb Space Telescope identified the lights in the distant planet's atmosphere, which could not be seen by earlier telescopes or spacecraft.

States were told Monday that they could no longer use grants that were funding infectious disease management and addiction services.

A 281-page spreadsheet obtained by The Times lists the Trump administration's plans for thousands of foreign aid programs.

Masaki Kashiwara received the honor, often regarded as the Nobel Prize in mathematics, for work that combined different mathematical fields to solve challenging problems.

The residents of Fanalei Island, in the Solomon Islands, say the lucrative hunts will help them buy land elsewhere and move off their sinking home.

One community near Phoenix is taking a "completely different" approach to development.

Nearly 500 buildings in the state capital get their heat from a clean, renewable source located deep in the ground.

A neglected parcel of land was restored by volunteers and patients at a community medical center. Along the way, their health also improved.

After the health secretary promoted vitamin A as a cure, parents in West Texas began giving their children high doses, sometimes to prevent infection.