Health & Science

Health care workers, and university faculty, staff, and students, must have at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine by Oct. 15. Here’s what else you need to know.

The U.S. Education Department said it would temporarily relax some of the program's rules. The changes could lead to loan cancellation for tens of thousands of borrowers.

The environmentalists urged the DRBC to almost double its required oxygen standard so that resident and migratory fish would be better able to thrive in the river.

As the call for boosters intensifies, Camden County is not planning to use the college mega-site it used the first time around because students are in class.

Syukuro Manabe’s work ‘laid the foundation for the development of current climate models.'

The event is being held to get more Delawareans vaccinated. The rate is now 79% for all adults, but barely half of younger adults have gotten their first dose.

The Israeli Antiquities Authority said the smooth, carved limestone toilet was found in a rectangular cabin that was part of a sprawling mansion.

Frustrated residents and some providers describe high demand, but the city has no plans to add capacity.

J&J said it filed a request with the FDA to authorize boosters for people 18 and older who previously received the company's one-shot vaccine.

Although the water is a lot cleaner than it was then, activists say the cleanup is unfinished, as shown by the oxygen numbers for the past three summers.

A major oil spill off the coast of Southern California fouled popular beaches and killed wildlife while crews scrambled Sunday, to contain the crude before it spread further.

South Jersey has seen an increase in COVID infections; double what the positivity rate was one year ago.

Getting vaccinated, keeping a mask handy and social distancing remain at the top of the CDC's guidance for people wanting to avoid the coronavirus.

Health experts advise patience, and caution against stressing boosters in lieu of vaccinating the unvaccinated.

The Los Angeles Times reports birds and fish have been killed. Crews have deployed skimmers and booms to try to corral the slick.