A coalition of retired military nurses and others is pushing to award the Congressional Gold Medal to World War II nurses.

The research, the first of its kind, utilized ancient DNA data to explore human migration along the Hexi Corridor, a pivotal ...

History has a strange way of forgetting the people who shaped it most. Open any textbook and the names that dominate are ...

The country has officially eliminated measles, rubella and trachoma. This marks a historic breakthrough in public health.

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UPS says short-term disruptions to its shipping network are coming in the wake of the deadly crash of a cargo plane Tuesday evening. Eager shoppers form long lines at new Aldi's ahead of ribbon ...

Now is the time to pull through on efforts to rid the world of polio once and for all — or continue managing it through costly outbreak responses, UNICEF argues in a new call to action. Support UNICEF ...

China and Russia have deployed attractive women to the United States to seduce unwitting Silicon Valley tech executives as part of a “sex warfare” operation aimed at stealing American technology ...

When Nigeria was certified free of wild poliovirus five years ago, it was a moment of pride not just for our country, but for the whole African region. I still remember that day vividly. After decades ...

OLD MAID. SPINSTER. CHILDLESS CAT LADY. For literally centuries now, everyone from gossipmongers to vice presidential candidates has slung dismissive sobriquets to describe the single woman experience ...

A Chinese woman was indicted by a judge in Paris for allegedly stealing nearly $2 million worth of gold nuggets from the city’s National Museum of Natural History, including items dating back to the ...