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National Public Lands Day is the nation's largest single-day volunteer effort for public lands. And this year, it falls on September 27, 2025. National public lands include a lot of different ...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, falls are the leading cause of injury for adults aged 65 and older in the United States every year. These falls often lead to injuries that ...

In the lobby of the YMCA in Reading, Pennsylvania, stands a row of vending machines – but one machine is different from the rest. Instead of stocking chips or soda, this vending machine has ...

Global solar installations are up 64% in the first half of 2025. There’s no denying it: More and more of the world is running on solar power. And with that growth comes even more innovation. In a new ...

As the world begins to rapidly shift its focus toward battery-powered electric vehicles, threats to the environment — and its people — still loom. The intense demand for nickel used in electric ...

Utilities in New York state have submitted plans for 13 pilot projects, driven by a 2022 state law aimed at replacing fossil-gas pipelines with infrastructure supporting clean, carbon-free heat pumps, ...

On the afternoon of Wednesday, September 10, a 16-year-old male student opened fire at Evergreen High School in Evergreen, Colorado, a mountain town near Denver. The individual shot two other students ...

When the Memphis Islamic Center secured a parcel of land next door to Heartsong Church in Cordova, Tennessee in 2010, Heartsong’s then-pastor Steve Stone said his “stomach kind of tightened up.” “I ...

A former Denny’s diner has swapped its late-night pancakes and hashbrowns for building blocks and phonics. In Los Angeles, a space that was formerly home to the diner chain is now a community center ...

St. John’s Lutheran Church has sat on a downtown corner of Madison, Wisconsin — just three blocks from the state Capitol — for nearly 170 years. But its leaders are now working to demolish it. “St.

For 57 years, the New York State Fair butter sculpture has represented a beloved tradition, as fairgoers line up to catch a glimpse of the 800-pound masterpiece. This year’s sculpture honored the ...