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Mining continues at the Continental Pit. Nearby is the Berkeley Pit, a site for acid mine drainage that poses an opportunity for extracting valuable metals.

The six-legged staffers of the American Museum of Natural History's Bug Colony do their grisly work under a lid. The result: neatly tidied bones.

The Agriculture Department pledged to restore online climate information that farmers said helped them do business, but which officials had deleted.

Experts say the moves, which would apply to household appliances, will raise energy costs for consumers.

Three cooperative birds and a model bird head helped scientists figure out what flamingos are actually doing when they stick their heads upside down underwater.

The president has long complained that the United States pays more for medicines than other wealthy countries. But he offered no clear legal authority to mandate lower prices.

On May 6, an alligator thrashed and tipped over a couple's canoe in Central Florida where it attacked a woman and killed her.

Don Pettit brought a photographer's eye to orbit, capturing the artistry of the cosmos and our planet.

The president announced an executive order aimed at lowering U.S. drug costs, revisiting an idea that was blocked in court during his first term.

CVS Caremark decided to stop offering Zepbound in favor of Wegovy for weight loss. It's the latest example of limits imposed by insurance that disrupt treatments for patients.