A wildfire has struck the Chimney Tops mountain and the resort city of Gatlinburg.

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Women who fight wildfires have reported sexual harassment and discrimination. On Thursday, angry House committee members called the response “incompetent.”

The payment represents the largest-ever criminal penalty involving deliberate pollution at sea.

New research suggests that psilocybin, the active compound in “magic mushrooms,” helps relieve depression, anxiety and existential distress.

It’s the latest study indicating hallucinogenic drugs might help people with depression, PTSD or addictions.

The cougar known as P-45 is accused of killing 11 llamas and one goat over the weekend.

The move by EPA on Wednesday could make it harder for the Trump administration to relax vehicle emissions standards.

Bone scans suggest that the Australopithecus both climbed trees and walked on land — representing a turning point in human evolution.

A technique for mitochondrial DNA replacement therapy could potentially make embryos without their mother's disease genes.

Thousands of researchers are signing petitions calling on the president-elect to embrace diversity and science.

The authorities, bless their hearts, thought it was hilarious.

The five-mile-long barrier is meant to prevent felines from preying on endangered birds.

Rep. Tom Price and Seema Verma have long worked to dismantle the Affordable Care Act and redefine Medicare. If adopted, the agenda could dramatically alter access to insurance and medical services for more than 100 million Americans.

Seema Verma would head the agency that approved the latest version of the experiment.

The comments appeared aimed at President-elect Donald Trump's vows to end the United States' leading role in global climate change efforts.

This map shows which counties are most at risk of catastrophic new outbreaks of HIV and hepatitis B and C.

The wildfires forced staff to evacuate Monday night from the Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies in Gatlinburg.

Researchers made a giant, 3D-printed cat tongue model to reveal the refined mechanics behind all that grooming.

The number of coal-fired power plants is down, and so are levels of mercury in Atlantic bluefin tuna. The declines track almost perfectly.

Scientists may have figured out why astronauts' eyes are deformed by prolonged periods in space.

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