Older and Wiser: How Elder Animals Help Species to Survive

A growing body of research is pointing to the critical, but unappreciated, role that older animals play in ensuring the survival of wildlife populations. Conservationists say the new findings should lead to policies that protect these elders and the essential knowledge they impart.

They Said a 3D Printer Would Bring Housing to This Town. It Was Yet Another Broken Promise.

I spotted the printer abandoned off a country road. Finding out how it got there is a whole other story of tangled politics, tiny banks with big business deals, and the future of a town some say cannot be saved.

What’s driving the catastrophic wildfires in Georgia

Drought conditions have been worsening for months in the Southeast. Now tens of thousands of acres are burning, displacing people and destroying dozens of homes.

“A Punch in the Gut”: After Years of Waiting, Many Opioid Victims Will Be Shut Out of Purdue Settlement

Nearly 140,000 people filed claims against the company for the harm they said its drugs caused. Fewer than half of them will get any compensation.

Pentagon Erases Wounded U. S. Troops From Iran War Casualty List: “Definition of a Cover-up”

The U. S. government altered its tally of American casualties — inexplicably scrubbing 15 wounded-in-action troops from the count.