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People walk next to a house destroyed by the floods in the village of Nyamukubi, South Kivu province, in Congo, Saturday, May 6, 2023. The death toll from flash floods and landslides in eastern Congo has risen according to the governor and authorities in the country's South Kivu province.

Hundreds dead as the death toll from floods in eastern Congo nearly doubles

The administrator of the worst-affected area, the Kalehe territory of South Kivu province, said more bodies were recovered Sunday, including many found floating in Lake Kivu.

Getting older, with — or without? — The National

What happens when the band that has soundtracked the milestones of your adulthood suddenly feels like it has nothing left to give you?

Andrew Camilleri fills a vial with a sample of water taken from Lake Erie. He's part of a multi-faceted effort to monitor the changes affecting toxic cyanobacterial blooms.

Scientists are learning just how complicated it will be to reduce toxic blooms in Lake Erie

Two decades of study reveals a complex combination of factors causing large cyanobacterial blooms and their toxicity. Government incentives to reduce nutrient pollution from farms have not been enough to solve the problem so far.

Spring break crowds, seen in 2021 in Miami Beach, Fla., are once again making the annual pilgrimage to the South Florida destination. Concerned about managing unruly crowds, city officials this year imposed an overnight curfew for Sunday night.

Miami Beach sets curfew to control spring break crowds after 2 shootings

The city issued a curfew on Sunday night and plans another starting on Thursday in an effort to curb violence after two fatal shootings took place over the weekend.

Miami Beach sets curfew to control spring break crowds after 2 shootings

The city issued a curfew on Sunday night and plans another starting on Thursday in an effort to curb violence after two fatal shootings took place over the weekend.

Protesters march outside the White House to call attention to those who have long COVID.

A new clue to the reason some people come down with long COVID

Researchers have found a link between the FOXP4 gene and the occurrence of what's known as long COVID. The finding could lead to a better understanding of a condition that affects millions.

President Donald J. Trump touted his plan to end the HIV epidemic during his 2019 State of the Union Address. The effort has sent $1.7 billion mainly to southern states.

Trump launched an ambitious effort to end HIV. House Republicans want to defund it

Republicans in Congress back substantial cuts to the budget of the CDC, taking aim at one of former President Donald Trump's major health programs: a push to end the HIV epidemic in the U.S.

Lithium brine evaporation pools are seen at various stages at Silver Peak lithium mine in Silver Peak, Nev. on Oct. 6, 2022.

High demand and prices for lithium send mines into overdrive

Demand for batteries has sent lithium prices soaring. But building new mines is controversial and time-consuming. So existing mines are hitting overdrive and boosting production as much as they can.

MSU music education professor and Democrat Mitchell Robinson was elected to the Michigan state board of education.

Democrats poised to increase their majority on state board of education

Voters chose two Democrats, incumbent Pamela Pugh and newcomer Mitchell Robinson, to fill two open seats. Governor Gretchen Whitmer is also poised to make an appointment to the board, which would give Democrats a 6-2 majority.

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