The endangered right whales' median age at death is about 22. Southern right whales, a closely related species, generally ...

Jeff Solari and Greg Hawes say they've reached an agreement with King to purchase the station, which had been slated to cease ...

Each year, local, state and federal governments spend millions of dollars on beach “nourishment” projects designed to reverse ...

Although last year saw low numbers of winter ticks on Maine's moose population, the state's moose biologist expects much ...

Recent research suggests the soft plastics used to hold together detergent and dishwasher pods may not actually biodegrade.

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It's Christmas Day and the first day of Hanukkah, the Jewish Festival of Light. People all over the world celebrate Hanukkah ...

Though perhaps only children believe those tales, there's another belief held among those of all ages in the country — that ...

We remember the man and his music by revisiting Scott Tong's conversation with Larry Tye, author of the book " The Jazzmen: ...

During the pandemic, some doctors noticed that when some of their cancer patients got sick with COVID-19, their tumors stopped growing or even shrank. This finding could lead to new ways to treat ...

More and more NBA teams are taking more three-point shots than ever before. The trend is leading to criticism from some corners, especially among former players and older fans.

NPR's Brian Mann reports from inside a secret attack drone command center near the front lines outside Pokrovsk as Ukrainians use remote-controlled vehicles to hunt Russian soldiers on the battlefield ...