Prolonged and extreme drought conditions in grasslands and shrublands would greatly limit the long-term health of crucial ecosystems that cover nearly half the planet. This is the result of the ...

The crew on board NOAA's WP-3D Orion flew out over Jamaica to collect critical data that helps improve forecasts and research. Moment gang posing as officers rob man for his watch before fleeing ...

The Portland Bureau of Transportation hosted its annual snowplow inspection on Thursday ahead of the winter season. Plow operators pulled all the plows together, put on chains and did an inspection to ...

States are warning struggling Americans who rely on food stamps to pay for groceries that they may miss out on benefits come November. "Starting October 16, SNAP [Supplemental Nutrition Assistance ...

TOKYO - Ms Sanae Takaichi, the pro-stimulus conservative who has become Japan’s first female prime minister, is an energetic nationalist with a soft spot for the hard-nosed politics of Iron Lady ...

Jackson McVey didn't really have time to introduce himself to UFC fans, but he hopes to more fully acquaint himself the second time out. For 13 years, McVey (6-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) worked toward his dream ...

ITHACA, N.Y. - Peatlands make up just 3% of the earth’s land surface but store more than 30% of the world’s soil carbon, preserving organic matter and sequestering its carbon for tens of thousands of ...