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People flocking to cities in rapidly urbanizing areas such as southern Asia and sub-Saharan Africa are increasingly vulnerable to soaring temperatures and high humidity. 

“What we can assume, reasonably, is that climate change is impacting business operations,” said one economist.

Wood at a settlement in Canada's Newfoundland that was cut with metal tools helped researchers pinpoint when the Norse first reached the continent — well before Columbus.

Researchers have been working for decades on the possibility of using animal organs for transplants. Wait times for a kidney average three-to-five years.

Governments are still planning to extract double the amount of fossil fuels in 2030 than what would be consistent with the 2015 Paris climate accord’s goals.

Some academics are pushing back against what they see as personal politics that overshadows scientific work. Others stress that actions have consequences.

The artifact was found in an area thought to have been used as a temporary anchorage as early as the Late Bronze Age.

Centner Academy, a private school in Miami, is forcing vaccinated students to stay home for 30 days after getting the shot to avoid "vaccine shedding," a false claim that has been completely debunked by the CDC. Brandy Zadrozny reports. 

Australia's University of the Sunshine Coast announced it is enrolling 400 koalas in a trial to see whether a vaccine can prevent infection.

A gas giant orbiting a burned-out star foretells what will happen here in about 5 billion years, researchers say.

An Atlas V rocket blasted off before dawn Saturday, sending Lucy on a roundabout orbital journey spanning nearly 4 billion miles.