BY NICHOLAS FLORKO FALLS CITY, Neb. — John Ritchie shouldn’t have died. He knew he had hepatitis C. And he knew, too, about the simple, once-daily pills that could fully…
"I already knew the litany. 'Don’t go to synagogue. Don’t put your names on any lists. Don’t tell anyone you’re Jewish.'" By Jeff Dingler The recent antics of the unlikely…
Roland Lloyd Parry, Issam Ahmed Top officials at high-stakes UN biodiversity negotiations said Saturday they were confident of securing a major deal to save the natural world from destruction. Observers…
Issam AHMED As high-stakes UN biodiversity talks in Montreal draw to a close, delegates will be presented Sunday with a draft deal to safeguard the planet's ecosystems and species by…
Climate change is rusting Alaska’s waterways. By Emily Schwing This article was originally published in High Country News. Dozens of once crystal-clear streams and rivers in Arctic Alaska are now…
Excessive screen time watching videos and playing video games is associated with an increased risk of children developing obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), a studyin the Journal of Adolescent Health suggests. Jason M. Nagata, M.D.,…
Just off Colombia's Pacific coast lies a dot of an island that is postcard perfect: mountains, lush jungle, pristine beaches, humpback whales and other animals that find the place irresistible.…
Modelling shows that if we continue on current trajectory, global heating will drive a cascade of extinctions in plants and animals Earth could lose more than a tenth of its…
Reports of racist bullying at Slaton High School are part of a pattern of discrimination in and around Lubbock, Texas, civil rights groups say. They’re filing complaints and calling on…
Want to protect the planet? First, we need to agree on what “conservation” means. MONTREAL, Canada — Top officials from more than 190 countries are meeting this week and next…