Matt Fuchs lives in Maryland and writes about health, science, and technology. Photo-Illustration by Chloe Dowling for TIME (Source Images: MirageC/Getty Images, Victoria Ambrosi—500px/Getty Images, ...

Strep infections are most well known for causing strep throat, which can be treated with antibiotics. But this type of bacteria can also cause more serious illnesses—even flesh-eating infections. The ...

An aerial view of new cars waiting for shipment at a pier in Yantai city in eastern China's Shandong province on Sunday, March 30, 2025. AP BEIJING — China announced Friday that it will raise tariffs ...

The April 12 full moon is also known as a pink moon in celebration of Spring. DOUGLAS MAGNO/AFP—Getty Images Editor at Large The moon is not about to change its size. Almost since its formation more ...

Pope Francis poses for a selfie with newlyweds at the end of the weekly general audience at Paul VI Hall in The Vatican, on Dec. 11, 2024. Staff Writer Pope Francis, who died on April 21 at the age of ...

U.S. Vice President JD Vance meets with Pope Francis at the Vatican on April 20, 2025. Church bells tolled across Rome, and tributes have been pouring in from leaders around the world after the ...

Then-President Joe Biden greets Pope Francis at the G7 summit in Italy on June 14, 2024. Then-President Joe Biden greets Pope Francis at the G7 summit in Italy on June 14, 2024.Christopher ...

Black smoke rises from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, meaning Catholic Church cardinals remained deadlocked on a choice of successor to Pope John Paul II after two rounds of voting at the Vatican, ...

A view of a burning area as one of many wildfires raging across the Carolinas burns in Tryon, North Carolina, on March 3, 2025. AP Wildfires forced a mandatory evacuation in one North Carolina county ...