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It has long been understood that photosynthesis creates oxygen, but researchers believe they've found oxygen being created in parts of the ocean with no light.

Listening to Cut Chemist's latest album is like looking under a microscope at a drop of ocean water. The longer you examine, the more life you find.

Chris Simpson of the BBC reports that during his Africa trip, President Clinton is expected to attend the signing of a peace agreement ending the civil war in Burundi. But there are still doubts that the agreement will actually be signed, and whether everyone will abide by it if it is.

NPR's Brenda Wilson reports from South Africa on the new challenges facing AIDS activists there, now that pharmaceutical companies have agreed to allow the sale of cheaper AIDS medications.

Slavery remains a fact of life in some isolated parts of Africa. The Mauritanian government outlawed slavery more than two decades ago, but slavery, in some forms, exists to this day.

NPR's Brenda Wilson reports on President Bush's plan to increase funds to Africa to battle the AIDS epidemic and the likelihood of that money reaching victims of the disease.

The UNAIDS annual report warns that Trump-era HIV funding cuts could lead to 6 million more infections and 4 million deaths by 2029 — as low-income countries struggle to fill the gap.

The World Health Organization is meeting to determine if it needs to change its guidance around the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine due to questions of its efficacy against variants of the coronavirus.

Judges at the International Court of Justice opened two days of legal arguments in a landmark case filed by South Africa accusing Israel of genocide in its Gaza war. Israel rejects the allegation.

Vice President Dick Cheney and Sen. John Edwards mark their policy differences in the sole vice-presidential debate of 2004. The debate touches on Iraq and domestic policy.