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With grim predictions that all polar bears may be wiped out by the end of the century, it’s vital scientists find a way to better monitor the beasts to see if conservation efforts are having any impact. So they decided to 'fingerprint' them using DNA.

A pair of small water districts want to leave the San Diego County Water Authority. A little-known government body gets to decide, potentially setting a precedent for water districts everywhere in California.

A wind shift turned up the "heat" in Alaska's Utqiagvik — the northernmost town in America — sending the temperature zooming from 25 to a balmy 40 degrees in just 30 minutes. The northernmost town in Alaska got a brief taste of winter warmth - at...

By Neil Geoghegan ngeoghegan@21st-centurymedia.com @NeilMGeoghegan on Twitter WEST CHESTER >> One of the oldest high school programs in Pennsylvania, they’ve been playing boys’ lacrosse at West Chester Henderson since 1966 – which seems like light years ago in a sport that has grown by leaps and bounds since. And there have only been three head […]

Tredyffrin >> Conestoga football head coach Matt Diamond, whose squad posted a 1-4 record last fall (including a couple of close losses to Ridley and Upper Darby), is optimistic about the Pioneers’ chances in 2021. “I think our players learned last season to have an attitude of gratitude, being that we had a shortened season […]