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50 of the greatest archaeological discoveries of all time

5 big changes to Medicare coming in 2026

Two seniors walking a trail at a park during spring time.

How a university research associate happened upon the only known copy of this ‘revolutionary’ software

Aleks Maricq, a research associate at the University of Utah, holds the 9-track magnetic tape marked as containing a copy of UNIX Version 4, a foundational computer operating system, that he found in a storage room.

9 ibuprofen interactions: What to avoid when you’re taking ibuprofen

Ibuprofen tablets spilled from a bottle.

How to meet the new Medicaid work requirement: A state-by-state guide

A 'now hiring' sign displayed on a glass window.

Everyone hates gas-powered leaf blowers. So why is it so hard to ban them?

A man uses a gasoline-powered leaf blower to clear leaves and gardening debris.

Inside the fight to save Namibia's wildlife

A South African oryx, also called 'Gemsbok' or 'gemsbuck' walking by a water hole in a desert area in Namib-Naukluft National Park in Namibia.

The 'Sick Building' Syndrome: Indoor air quality services and employee productivity

A sick businesswoman blowing her nose at work.

Deer are destroying British Columbia's island ecosystems. Indigenous hunting could be the solution

Broad-leaved Shooting Star wildflowers in a Garry Oak meadow on Vancouver Island, British Columbia.

A secret weapon for fighting climate change comes surging back

A red flags mark the area along the shore in upper Newport Bay, California where eelgrass restoration has taken place.

Corn’s clean-energy promise is clashing with its climate footprint

Former US President George W. Bush (R) holding an ear of corn, joined by his friend, Larry Gaitlin (C) while farmer Ken Thompson (L) counts the money handed to him by Bush for a bag of corn, during an impromptu stop of his motorcade at a local farmers market after a campaign rally August 4, 2004 in Davenport, Iowa.

In Arizona, a fight against a deadly fungus is under threat from Trump’s health policies

Maria Patricia Alcantara (R), wheels Jose Epifanio Sanchez Trujeque (L) to the bathroom at their home in Lebec, California.

Trump moves to boost greenhouse, toxic emissions in Gulf states

Plumes of smoke rise from three towers at Westlake Chemical's plant in Lake Charles, La. where President Donald Trump recently granted the facility a two-year exemption from stricter air quality standards. Experts say the move will increase toxic and greenhouse gas emissions for the surrounding neighborhoods.

Migratory birds and rice farmers are helping each other soar

Blackbirds flying over summer rice fields.

‘We are forgotten here’: As NYC builds seawalls, this Queens community feels left behind

A boy looking out over Jamaica Bay in the Edgemere neighborhood of New York City.