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There has been a staggering rise in early onset colorectal cancer. Research published in the journal "Nature" on Wednesday suggests a bacterial toxin could be a contributor.

The battling philosophies around conservation that gave us the public lands we have today ⁠— and what we can learn from the debate.

Cities across California are clearing out brush and invasive grasses on hillsides to help keep wildfires from spreading. But in some towns, in addition to hired hands, they're also using goats.

A 23-million-year-old rhinoceros fossil is reshaping scientists' understanding of mammal evolution.

A bumpy snailfish, Andean mouse opossum and ancient sea cow were just some of the many species described in 2025.

In the vanishing farm country on the outskirts of Indianapolis, the Apple family and their neighbors have created a fellowship of milking. Hidden Kitchens looks at the Apple's efforts to bring raw milk to their community.

Health authorities have declared the African continent free of the wild poliovirus — no cases have been reported there in four years.

A recent study in the journal Scientific Reports found that hearing or seeing birds can have a positive benefit on one's mental health.

Assistant U.S. Attorney General Ignacia Moreno's tenure spanned one of the worst disasters in U.S. history, the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico after the Deepwater Horizon rig exploded in April 2010. She oversaw a record civil penalty in the case.

Scott Simon speaks with David Nowak, emeritus research forester at the U.S. Department of Agriculture about how many cities are losing trees.