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A bill that would largely prohibit so-called “mud dumping” in Mobile Bay passed the Alabama State Senate Tuesday.

Tidal marshes are crucial nurseries for young Chinook salmon and a focal point for efforts to bring the fish back from the ...

In mineral-rich Rubaya, source of most of the world’s coltan, miners suffer poverty and dangerous working conditions.

The more we fight each other, the less time we have to fight for what's best for all of us, no matter our skin color, ...

The stretch of proposed dredging along the Yahara River is stirring debate in the Town of Dunn in Dane County. The project ...

An image of polar bears napping along the Hudson Bay coast in Canada has been shortlisted for the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Nuveen People's Choice Award 2026.

Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma is a brain tumor that almost exclusively strikes children and is usually diagnosed between ...

The Alabama State Senate voted today to end the practice of in-bay, thin-layer dredge disposal in Mobile Bay.

Toyota’s redesigned adventure-ready compact SUV blazes a new trail that’s more focused on getting to the forest rather than ...

In response, a group of activists in Silwan began to paint giant murals of eyes all over the neighborhood as symbols of ...

Jetavanaramaya, a colossal fourth-century Sri Lankan stupa, was once among the world’s largest structures — a vast and ancient brick-built engineering marvel born out of religious rivalry that has ...