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Its name is short — like its size — but the bee is one of Earth's most important and busy creatures.

Restrictions on mining for precious metals like gold in Montana that were put in place 30 years ago could soon be relaxed as the mining industry makes a comeback in the U.S.

In a major victory for President Trump, his hand-picked challenger, Ed Gallrein, beat out U.S. House Rep. Thomas Massie in a Kentucky House GOP primary, ending Massie's reelection bid.

New York, Arizona, North Carolina, Kentucky and Nevada are among the states challenging a rule that limits federal student loans for graduate degrees in nursing, physical therapy and more.

A fast-spreading Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has health workers rushing to stop transmission while the roll out of any potential vaccine is months away, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday.

From Thailand to Jordan, from Brazil to Germany, new approaches to housing are quietly taking shape. Residents of informal settlements once facing eviction are rebuilding their communities with State support. Refugees and host communities are reclaiming neglected spaces, turning them greener and saf...

The British singer-songwriter on road rage, kicking an apple juice addiction, and the importance of “controlling the controllables”... The post Life lessons: Arlo Parks on what life so far has taught her appeared first on Positive News.

The sheer number of cases and deaths are a sign that the outbreak might have been smoldering before the virus was identified.

In late March, the European Tree of the Year contest awarded Lithuania’s 400-year-old Laukiai Oak 1st place. Its incredible canopy, its eye-watering golden colors in autumn, and the manner in which it ties the small farming community together saw it end Poland’s 4-year winning streak in the competit...