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In the rugged terrain where Mexico and the United States meet, a border wall is just the latest obstacle fragmenting habitats and disrupting migration paths. Here’s how a cadre of conservationists is ...

Dominica fully lives up to its self-appointed nickname as the "Caribbean’s Nature Island." In a region that brims with pristine beaches requiring nothing more but to show up and relax, Dominica ...

New research is shedding light on surprising ways to reduce chronic inflammation—including suggestions as simple as flossing your teeth. From infrared saunas to meditation, there are several steps you ...

Full vehicle autonomy has been about two years away for a decade or more, but at CES 2026—as happened at its past umpteen predecessors—we got a preview of promising new technologies that claim they’ll ...

From the scale of danger posed by wind turbines to the actual price of installing home solar panels, here are the facts you should know. Solar panels catch sunlight at an electric plant in southern ...