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The Justice Department on Wednesday filed the first federal lawsuit over the massive Gulf oil spill. Government lawyers have sued BP, Transocean and seven other corporate defendants. The companies are accused of taking short cuts on safety.

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon dropped substantially in the first six months of this year, perhaps signaling a reversal after years of losses in the vast rainforest.

The clinic comes after six people came into contact with a rabid fox in the Eastwood neighborhood area.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul met with local leaders Wednesday to get feedback on the one-year pause on permits for large-scale data centers.

Paul Tough's new book surveys the best new evidence on how to overcome the effects of poverty.

Some doctors are finding that virtual travel — to Venice, a Hawaiian beach or Africa — can open new worlds to people confined by low mobility, dementia or depression.

We asked visual search scientists, a metal-detecting enthusiast and a detective to share the most effective strategies to find missing objects.

The Trump administration says easing these standards will make cars more affordable. Critics say it's not so simple and could be costly for the environment.

For the first time in decades, America's obesity rate remained flat this past year, according to the United Health Foundation. Tell Me More host Michel Martin speaks with Dr. Reed Tuckson about the report. Marquette University Professor Andrew Williams, who is developing a robot to help children exercise and make better nutritional choices, also joins the conversation.

A tree that researchers once thought was doomed because of acid rain, is now growing faster than ever. And its not the only one.