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Marking its 75th anniversary amid the most serious economic and health crisis the UN& has ever faced, the Organization’s Economic and Social Council “has the mandate and the responsibility to respond to these challenges,” the body’s President, Munir Akram, said on Saturday.

There's about a 2.5 per 1 million chance of developing a severe allergic reaction to Moderna's coronavirus vaccine.

A dog's burying instinct comes courtesy of its wild ancestor, the gray wolf.

Italian divers discovered the corpse of a large finback whale near Naples. Authorities say it could be one of the largest whales ever found in the Mediterranean.

Warming temperatures and more variable rainfall are reducing diet diversity among children in many countries – and may even undermine efforts to improve food security

Nnedi Okorafor's Remote Control mixes West African folk tales with a sci-fi mystery in a futuristic version of Ghana, as a young girl finds a meteor and gains a deadly power

Stephanie Soucheray | News Reporter | CIDRAP News Jan 22, 2021 Anthony Fauci, MD, however, says he's concerned about new variant viruses.

Lisa Schnirring | News Editor | CIDRAP News Jan 22, 2021 A new UK study says the B117 variant might be more deadly than older strains.

The debate over whether coronavirus spreads more through surfaces or aerosols is ongoing, but scientists and campaigners are now calling for tighter precautions to limit airborne spread