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A University of Queensland study has shown scientific knowledge on the conservation of endangered species is often overlooked ...

On Thursday, the chief medical examiner who performed John O'Keefe's autopsy testified at the Karen Read retrial.

Pilot Michael MacDonald's plane crashed over the ocean in Mexico while he was flying with a marine biologist. While the two waited for rescue, the pilot made jokes and filmed videos to pass the time.

Supreme Court and U.S. Solicitor General John Sauer battle over Trump order to end birthright citizenship. What is jus soli? Here's what it all means ...

A Canadian pilot and his passenger survived their small plane crashing into the Sea of Cortez off Mexico's coast. The entire ...

A special issue of Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B takes a bold step toward redefining one of the most ...

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In his latest work, nature writer Robert Macfarlane considers the vitality of rivers around the globe with prose that flows ...