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After a quiet summer, the virus is hitting poultry flocks hard in the run-up to the holidays -- and in the midst of a federal government shutdown.

As cuts to federal health care take hold, local clinics like Delta Health Center in Mississippi will be stretched more thinly than ever.

Produce and power are both costly in the state. So researchers are testing ways to address both issues using the same land.

Monthly "repair cafes" aim to bring neighbors together while keeping all manner of items out of the trash.

Despite its small stature, the city of Keene, has become an example of the safety and climate benefits of swapping traffic lights for roundabouts.

Cove by cove, scientists, divers and volunteers are hauling up urchins to protect kelp.

About 97 percent of the land in the state is privately owned. Meet the people helping to make it friendlier for native bugs.

Kyle Kunkler fought for a restricted weed killer that can harm plants and wildlife when it drifts to nearby land. He's now at the E.P.A., which wants to allow its use.

Researchers found more than a hundred lizards of nearly 60 species that survived losing a limb, with some even seeming to thrive.

Blue Origin, owned by Jeff Bezos, and Lockheed Martin are among the contractors that may compete with Elon Musk's company in the race back to the lunar surface.