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With just hours left before a congressional holiday, it looks like House Speaker John Boehner, rather than accepting a bipartisan compromise, has opted to do nothing about the nation's roads.
In a groundbreaking study, drug researchers are literally mapping the ecosystem of addiction. Their findings, along with smart treatment and policy, could help treat one of urban America’s most persistent and politically fraught problems.
The fate of the U.S. coal industry hinges on its ability to increase exports to China and India. If activists can quash coal export terminals, they can hobble the coal industry.
When McDonald's tried to launch the #McDStories Twitter campaign, they clearly envisioned a bunch of fond memories from Big Mac lovers. Unfortunately, they really, really misunderstood social media.
Newt Gingrich's presidential campaign is dead in the water, so it's important for those of us who love mocking him to act quickly.
North Atlantic sea ice in areas where harp seals breed has declined as much as 6 percent every 10 years...
A new Maryland law will keep arsenic out of chicken feed -- and out of a good portion of the waterways in one of the densest chicken-producing parts of the United States.
The new federal budget decimates funding for lead-poisoning prevention programs, even though we know they're wildly successful and hugely cost-effective.
Science writer Michelle Nijhuis goes in search of books that will inspire her toddler to think of science as a world of possibilities, not a frightening place where intimidating grown-ups have all the answers.