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The tide has turned on the conservation success story of the southern right whale. Once considered a global conservation success story, the species is now emerging as a warning signal of how climate ...

February 18, 2026 • It's a word that evokes national pride and rare talent, and one that has been around for thousands of years.

February 18, 2026 • A study finds that people who did one specific form of brain training in the 1990s were less likely to be diagnosed with dementia over the next 20 years.

People in Montana, US worry that they will lose the land the makes the place special.