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Twelve years after the last known Quercus tardifolia disappeared, conservationists at the San Antonio Botanical Garden are bringing the species back.

The traffic survey was conducted on The Corporation is the municipal governing body of London’s square mile.

A new climate ally was identified, Belize was declared malaria-free, and the world’s most liveable cities were revealed, plus more good news

In a ‘message of hope’ the animals have been brought in from Namibia to establish a group in their historical homeland

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs (D) has expanded access to over-the-counter birth control that will “soon be available to Arizonans,” according to a press release. Arizonans 18 and older will soon be able to go to their local pharmacy and purchase oral contraceptives without a doctor’s prescription. Hobbs, in announcing the move...

Michigan is set to ban so-called conversion therapy for minors after the state Senate sent the legislation to Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer late Tuesday.

The bipartisan legislation will remove the “handcuffs” in some situations, said one...

Approved psychiatrists can now prescribe MDMA and magic mushrooms for disorders like depression.

Des victoires en Belgique et ailleurs dans le monde !

Months of negotiations among the state’s top health care players have ended in a plan to pump billions into Medicaid and struggling hospitals.

Though the Supreme Court had allowed same-sex marriage through an order one and a half decades ago, in the absence of a specific law, the provision could not be implemented.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has certified Belize as malaria-free, following the country’s over 70 years of continued efforts to stamp out the disease.

The fight for cruelty-free beauty has seen a significant breakthrough as the Canadian government legislates a full ban on cosmetic animal testing and trade

More than 60% of U.S. unionized railroad workers at major railroads are now are covered by new sick leave agreements, a trade group said Monday.

The new legislation redefines rape as nonconsensual sex, removing a requirement showing the victim fought back. The change comes after four years of protests decrying sexual violence in Japan.

State Supreme Court broadens right to sue police, overturning long-standing rulings that...

The Biden administration has proposed new rules for protecting imperiled plants and animals as officials move to reverse changes under former President Donald Trump that weakened application of the Endangered Species Act. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Wednesday said it will reinstate a decades-old regulation that...

A federal judge has struck down Florida rules championed by Gov. Ron DeSantis restricting Medicaid coverage for transgender treatments. Judge Robert Hinkle wrote Wednesday that a health code rule and a new state law violate federal law. Hinkle said "gender identity is real" and treatments are backed by major medical...

The European Parliament just caused a major headache for smartphone and tablet manufacturers.

Research has revealed more than half of India’s population supports same-sex marriage, as the debate over legalising unions continues.

A federal judge on Tuesday struck down Arkansas’ ban on gender-affirming treatment for transgender youth, dealing the strongest blow yet to a state prohibition on such care.

Iceland's government said Tuesday it was suspending this year's whale hunt until the end of August due to animal welfare concerns, likely bringing the controversial practice to a historic end."I have taken the decision to suspend whaling" until August 31, Food Minister Svandis Svavarsdottir said in a statement, after a...

Tuesday, the Estonian government has survived a vote of no confidence in the Riigikogu tied to amendments to the Family Law Act and related legislation, which is granting same-sex couples the legal right to wed.