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“Utility and fossil fuel interests have repeatedly undermined government policies that would encourage rooftop and parking lot solar.”

Author Richard Conniff will talk about the subject of his new book, “Ending Epidemics,” from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday at the Lyme Public Hall, 249 Hamburg Road, Lyme. Admission is free. Conniff will explain...

We can get back to the essential business of preventing infectious diseases by eliminating tuberculosis, malaria and polio once and for all.

James Edward Doherty, writer and editor, died at his rural home in Spring Green, Wisconsin, on July 24, 2023. He was 85 years old.

San Jose is propping up a struggling affordable housing developer.

San Jose is propping up a struggling affordable housing developer.

San Jose is propping up a struggling affordable housing developer.

The science of viruses, born out of the 20th century's deadliest pandemic, launched medical thinking in a dramatically new direction, saving countless lives in the decades to come.

Namibia has long been praised for its locally-based conservancies that have benefited both wildlife and rural communities. But the government is now allowing oil and gas and other companies onto previously protected lands, putting the nation’s conservation gains in jeopardy. 

Here’s what we need to do to prepare.