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One state arts agency barely escapes extinction, while another returns to life.

As Japan shuts down the last of its nuclear reactors, Germany shows the way to an energy-efficient future with its rapid timetable for conversion to renewables.

Might Obamacare's poor showing today at the Supreme Court offer a silver lining for those who favor expanded access to health care?

Despite a decade of good intentions, the U.S. government has a poor understanding of how best to dispose of its used electronics.

A deadly 2010 earthquake in Mexico that sealed off an overtaxed fishing ground also revealed a “treasure trove” of seismic data in California.

A new study quantifies the true beauty of white roofs — dramatically cooler surfaces that reduce discomfort, cooling costs, and a tad of global warming.

Research reveals the rhetorical tricks Rush Limbaugh used to minimize personal responsibility as he apologized to the woman he called a slut.

The cholesterol-reducing drugs known as statins are popular, but the FDA wants Americans to know there are some side effects.

A new effort hopes to connect new mothers suffering from fistula in developing countries with the medical care they need.

As the U.S. Supreme Court gets ready to examine life without parole for juvenile killers, a new study identifies the racial and sociological backstories of the existing prisoners.

Swiss scientists plan to send a "janitor satellite" into orbit to attempt to clean up space debris.

An effort to identify five performing orcas as slaves failed in part, argues one scholar, because there's no legal precedent establishing them as persons.

World health leaders announce coordinated push to eradicate or control neglected tropical diseases.

Texas Republicans won Friday as the Supreme Court rejected a judicially drawn redistricting map, but not for the reasons you might think.

The complete makeover of the U.S. military debuted by President Obama and the Pentagon on Thursday looks a lot like the beast our Jeff Shear has been describing in 2011.

After being retired in 2009, the scientific San Francisco Bay Model that replicates the nearby estuary has water flowing through it once again.

Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep serves the Duggars of the TLC reality show “19 Kids and Counting,” turning a private grieving process into a very public display.

An industry that’s grown up around a promising way to help people caught in a web of obesity needs to make a few less promises, the FDA declares.

As past Miller-McCune articles have shown, driving while using your cellphone is a bad idea, and the U.S. government is doing its best to make sure you can hear that message now.

In a sign of acceptance of green building practices, the existing commercial space being retrofitted to LEED standards now exceeds that of new construction.

A federal judge says tobacco companies’ complaints about the heavy hand of government forcing them to gainsay their own products have merit.

New Gene-Z device identifies diseases in plants, water, and food within 30 minutes, researchers say.

A fungus long suspected as the cause of the white-nose syndrome killing American bats has been positively ID'd as the culprit.