Colorado mining town’s polluted legacy has a potential for profit, but some are wary of the risk
LEADVILLE, Colo. -- Rust-colored piles of mine waste and sun-bleached wooden derricks loom above the historic Colorado mountain town of...
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Could America’s divide on marijuana be coming to an end?
The U.S. is divided when it comes to state and federal marijuana policy, but recent political developments could move the...
A plan to extract gold from mining waste splits a Colorado town with a legacy of pollution
LEADVILLE, Colo. -- Rust-colored piles of mine waste and sun-bleached wooden derricks loom above the historic Colorado mountain town of...
US-based researchers win $1 million prize for their work on face recognition
LISBON, Portugal -- Four researchers working in the United States are sharing a $1 million prize from a Portuguese foundation...
Weight-loss drug Saxenda effective for kids as young as 6, study shows
A drug approved to treat obesity in adults and teens is safe and effective for use in kids as young...
Pollution of the potent warming gas methane soars and people are mostly to blame
The amount and proportion of the powerful heat-trapping gas methane that humans spew into the atmosphere is rising, helping to...
Former director of Los Alamos National Laboratory dead after car crash in New Mexico
LOS ALAMOS, N.M. -- A former top official in U.S. nuclear weapons research at Lawrence Livermore and Los Alamos national...
Workers take their quest to ban smoking in Atlantic City casinos to a higher court
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- Workers seeking to ban smoking in Atlantic City's casinos on Friday asked an appeals court to...
WHO and Africa CDC launch a response plan to the mpox outbreak
DAKAR, Senegal -- The Africa Center for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization launched on Friday a...
Feeling the heat as Earth breaks yet another record for hottest summer
Summer 2024 sweltered to Earth's hottest on record, making it even more likely that this year will end up as...
