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A prolonged drought and other factors have muffled the kaleidoscopic blend of reds, oranges and yellows in some areas of New England this fall.

Federal workers who issue permits for oil, gas and mining operations are on the job, along with those working to repeal pollution limits.

As nations vote on a draft agreement at the International Maritime Organization this week, the Trump administration says it could sanction those supporting it.

After the Trump administration stopped funding a medical center for women and children, a determined group of health care workers refused to let it shutter.

Hunger and the diseases that stalk small children have surged in Somalia after the U.S. slashed its aid to the country.

Conservation biologists propose a daunting task: protecting Earth's diversity of bacteria and other microbes.

Starfront Observatories allows amateur astronomers to rent a spot for their telescopes and photograph the cosmos over a high-speed data connection.

His willingness to bring scientific rigor to Sasquatch studies earned him the gratitude of enthusiasts and the withering scorn of debunkers.

Older players of pickleball, the fastest-growing sport in the United States, are more vulnerable to eye injuries, some of which could lead to vision loss, researchers reported.

Surging emissions from wildfires may have been behind the increase, which was the largest since modern measurements began more than half a century ago.