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Could a multivitamin help to save our coral reefs?

As ocean temperatures and acidity continue to rise, scientists are racing to protect the world’s coral reefs from the ever-growing threats of climate change — and one solution sounds more like something you’d find in your bathroom cabinet.

Dec 1, 2024

A twice-yearly shot could help end AIDS. But will it get to everyone who needs it?

A twice-yearly shot that prevents HIV infections will be available at low cost in 120 poor countries

Dec 1, 2024

Bee 'rescuer' in Peruvian capital plies his trade with passion, free of charge

Alfredo Santiago has a unique job in Peru 's capital city of Lima: he's a bee rescuer. The 35-year-old began as a beekeeper but added rescuing the stinging insects to his services.

Dec 1, 2024

AP PHOTOS: A Japanese artist finds solace and global fans with intricate leaf-cutting

A frog holding a taro-leaf umbrella. A parade of frolicking animals. An Ukiyo-e style Mount Fuji. Giant waves. A Japanese artist who goes by the name Lito carves these delicate designs on fallen leaves, giving life back to them.

Dec 1, 2024

From Bach to Beyonce, why a church orchestra aims to lift up young musicians of color

The Black pastor of a multiethnic congregation in Anaheim, California, has started a string orchestra for young musicians of color

Nov 30, 2024

Why your favorite catalogs are smaller this holiday season

While retailers hope to go big this holiday season, customers may notice that the catalogs arriving in their mailboxes are smaller

Nov 30, 2024

Face facts: Statues of stars like Kane and Ronaldo don't always deliver. Sculptors offer advice

One art critic compared the new Harry Kane bronze statue to a bulging-jawed comic strip character. In Miami, observers say the Dwyane Wade sculpture looks more like actor Laurence Fishburne than the former basketball star.

Nov 30, 2024

In Bolivia's scrappy highlands, proud Indigenous Cholas take the runway by storm

In the huddled market stalls, sprawling farms and pulsing parties of Viacha, a scrappy town southeast of Bolivia’s capital, it’s typical for women to sport bowler hats, tiered skirts and fringed shawls

Nov 30, 2024

Observatory destroyed by fire to ‘rise from the ashes’ at new site

The Scottish Dark Sky Observatory will open on the banks of Clatteringshaws Loch in Galloway Forest Park in late 2026.

Nov 30, 2024

Walmart worker gets called in for last-minute shift — and wins a $1 million

A California Walmart worker who covered a coworker's shift wound up walking out of the store $1 million richer thanks to a lucky lotto purchase.

Nov 29, 2024

Saudi Arabia launches partnership with King Charles’s foundation to encourage handicrafts

New collaboration between the two kingdoms will offer training programmes from the King’s Foundation as part of Saudi Arabia’s Year of Handicrafts 2025

Nov 29, 2024