A rapid climate collapse during the Late Ordovician Mass Extinction devastated ocean life and reshuffled Earth’s ecosystems.

Air trapped in ancient salt crystals reveals Earth's atmosphere 1.4 billion years ago had more oxygen than thought, ...

Sleep isn’t just about feeling rested—it may be one of the strongest predictors of how long you live. Researchers analyzing ...

A seven-million-year-old fossil may mark the moment our ancestors first stood up and walked.

Medicare offers help for caregivers of dementia patients but getting the word out has not been easy. People who work in ...

Paul Terry’s struggle is a stark example of a problem Illinois has yet to confront meaningfully: what happens to people after ...

Some were public leaders; others were stalwarts in business, education, medicine, religion and other areas. The year’s list ...

In the age of dinosaurs—before whales, great whites or the bus-sized megalodon—a monstrous shark prowled the waters off ...

Why Did This Type of Stone Tool Endure for 300,000 Years in Kenya? Archaeological research from Kenya's Turkana Basin has uncovered evidence that early humans maintained a sophisticated stone ...

USDA Rural Development has awarded a total of four-point-seven million dollars to support projects at two hospitals and for three municipal water systems. The Wayne County Hospital in Corydon is ...

U.S Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development announces today (Wednesday) a $1 million grant to Denison Municipal Utilities (DMU) to improve the city’s water supply. Through the Emergency ...

MADISON , Wis. – The Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA) announced that 14 HUD-certified housing counseling agencies will receive $4.7 million in grant funding to expand ...