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Caretakers of a corn crop in Colorado, struggling to control a worm, introduce moths infected with STDs hoping widespread infection will result in bug infertility. (Story aired on WeSun on 8/11/24.)

At midnight Monday, the U.K.'s last coal-fired power plant shuts down -- and Britain becomes the first major developed economy to phase out coal power.

The poll from the Harvard Kennedy School's Institute of Politics shows Harris well ahead among likely voters 18 to 29. It’s a promising sign for Harris, who is banking on high levels of youth support.

Influential coal executive Bob Murray reportedly has black lung disease and has applied for federal benefits. Murray spent years fighting regulations to protect coal miners from black lung.

When it gets really hot, Connecticut officials have a plan. It’s called the “extreme hot weather protocol” and Gov. Ned Lamont activated it again this week to make sure residents stay as safe as possible.

At least six people were injured in shark attacks in the U.S. since the July Fourth weekend. Such attacks are actually rare, but experts say to stay calm and move away slowly if a shark approaches.

Originally, David Light thought he’d sell his onions by this name too. But then he did some research, and found out that there’s a long story behind the name.

Through this weekend, the first significant arctic outbreak of winter is affecting most of the country. Wind, flooding rain, and some tornado warnings have been issued across the U.S.

This week on the Local Food Report, soil building inspiration all the way from the Amazon.

Every year around this time I can be heard carrying on about the Christmas Bird Counts – which rare birds were seen where, what count had the most species, and so on. This “sports page” account of the counts is fun way to look at it, but it doesn’t mean much in the big picture.