Requiring teachers and staff to wear masks in Georgia elementary schools last fall reduced the number of COVID-19 cases in classrooms by nearly 40%, according to data released Friday by the CDC.
The 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit is the first to deploy the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System from the East Coast, a Marines statement on Friday said.
The USS Mobile, the Navy's newest littoral combat ship, is scheduled for commissioning in a ceremony on Saturday in Mobile, Ala.
A Pentagon memo this week encouraged leadership to promote the advantages of COVID-19 vaccination, as the number of those seeking the vaccine declines.
The authors of a new research paper want scientists and policy makers to start considering the sustainability implications of global sand use, based on the expectation for demand to continue to increase.
The White House has asked dating apps to add badges to profiles to indicate who has been vaccinated, the administration said Friday.
Restrictions on cemetery visits during the Memorial Day weekend, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, were lifted on Friday by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
BAE Systems Australia said on Friday it will build additional electronic controls for Joint Strike Missiles made by Norway's Kongsberg Defense & Aerospace.
Consuming the protein gluten -- found in wheat, barley and other grains -- doesn't increase the risk for cognitive decline in women without celiac disease, a study published Friday by JAMA Network Open said.
The International Monetary Fund announced a $50 billion proposal Friday aimed at a quicker end to the COVID-19 pandemic by vaccinating at least 40% of the global population by the end of 2021, and 60% a year from now.
More than 1 in 10 patients discharged from the hospital after treatment for COVID-19 return within 30 days due to lingering or recurring symptoms of infection, a study published Friday by GeroScience found.
New analysis suggests that even if humans disappeared tomorrow, it will take several million years for the planet's biodiversity to recover.
Retail giant Amazon announced Friday that it's shutting down its standalone Prime Now grocery delivery platform and moving its customers over to the company's main app and website.
Apple CEO Tim Cook will make his first-ever courtroom appearance and testify Friday as part of an antitrust case between the tech giant and Epic Games, in what some say is the industry's version of "David vs. Goliath."
A bipartisan team of senators have introduced a bill that would require the Defense Department to pass a full, independent audit each year beginning in the fiscal year 2022.
The Navy has awarded a $553.9 million contract option to Fincantieri Marinette Marine to build a second Constellation-class guided missile frigate, the service announced Thursday.
Climate change is rapidly altering the planet's vegetation. In fact, new research -- published Thursday in the journal Science -- suggests Earth's vegetation is changing faster today than it has in the last 18,000 years.
The submarine tender USS Emory S. Land returned to U.S. Naval Base Guam Thursday following an eight-month overhaul and dry-dock period in California, the Navy has announced.
The European Space Agency plans to build a communications and navigation network of satellites around the moon to aid future missions.