First in a three-part series. This story was produced with support from the Pulitzer Center. In the past four springs, state employees in small planes and a helicopter have combed the skies of ...

Jim Penders enters his 23rd season at the helm for the Huskies in 2026. A five-time conference Coach of the Year, Penders has overseen one of the most successful stretches in the 129-year history of ...

The human microbiome is essential to our health, but scientists have only begun to understand why. Two researchers set out to ...

The rule change ends a safeguard that had been in place for 50 years and could hasten the demise of imperiled animals. By Catrin Einhorn and Maxine Joselow Matthew M. Wielicki has criticized the ...

Starting a new school year feels like such a big deal when you’re a kid. I still remember the excitement ...

NEW YORK CITY — More than 20 years ago, Christopher Nolan was hired to direct Brad Pitt’s swords-and-sandals epic Troy. Loosely adapted from Homer’s Iliad, the film depicted the decade-long Trojan War ...

as 113 countries spend more on debt payments than on education Education transforms lives and is at the heart of UNESCO’s mission to build peace, eradicate poverty and drive sustainable development.

Marshall University picked up a commitment from a basketball player who can really put the ball in the hole. Only the player ...

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