Of all the monkey species around the world, one stands out with its large, bizarre nose. In male proboscis monkeys, their bulbous noses will often hang past their mouths. But why evolve such a strange ...

It has been an emotional month for Ms Rachel, to say the least. To her young fans, Ms Rachel (Rachel Accurso) is the next generation’s Mister Rogers. With her sing-songy voice and sunny smile, Accurso ...

Last week, the North East Ambulance Service in England announced an innovative new approach to helping disabled community members in the event of an emergency: A British Sign Language Relay Service.

Something for everyone Phalen Park is among St. Paul’s largest parks, covering 494 acres (2 square kilometers) — three times the size of Disneyland.It includes a 198-acre lake encircled by a trail, ...

In model year 2023, sales of hybrid vehicles hit a new high, comprising 13.6% of all production. The rise continued in 2024, with sales of gas-electric hybrid vehicles in the United States increasing ...

Conservation and restoration projects are happening across the country to help protect national parks, historic sites, and seashores. These projects focus on wide-ranging goals, including managing ...

Students at all-girls’ schools do slightly better in their exams than girls at co-educational schools, according to new research from the United Kingdom. This goes against previous studies that ...

It’s a simple idea: Stop mowing your lawn in the month of May to let flowers in the lawn, such as dandelions and clover, grow and support bees and other pollinators. “No Mow May” was started in 2019 ...

— While toilet paper use is ubiquitous in China, North America, parts of the EU and Australia, its environmental impact is rarely discussed. Environmentalists recently began urging people to be more ...

Hours before Maggie Rogers took the stage to perform at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado, she hopped on Instagram to fill her fans in on a new tour promotion — a ticket upgrade that doubles as a win ...

This story was originally published by High Country News. On the day after Christmas in 2020, San Francisco firefighter Matt Alba had a seizure. At the hospital, doctors discovered a tumor the size of ...

From 2008 to 2020, the National Library of Medicine reported an increase in heat-related emergency room visits — in every single region of the US. As the world keeps getting hotter, necessity breeds ...