Typhoid Mary's tragic tale exposed the health impacts of 'super-spreaders' Tracking down the culprit behind an outbreak of typhoid fever in 1900s New York was a breakthrough in how symptom-free ...

Christopher Vondracek covers agriculture for the Star Tribune.

Manure contains important nutrients such as nitrogen (N), phosphate (P), and potassium (K). These substances are essential for plant growth. But an excess of manure can harm the environment. "When ...

The 21-city run of shows is called the Stand-Up for Canada Comedy Tour. Though we live in the “elbows-up” era of flag-waving these days, it’s nothing new for Mercer, who has never taken any ...

About $40 million of municipal bonds issued to build a cow manure-to-natural gas facility on a Wisconsin farm defaulted after it missed a June 1 principal payment. The tax-exempt green bonds were sold ...

Firefighters battling a blaze in a remote northern Alberta town became trapped Thursday as raging wildfires closed in on communities across the province, forcing thousands to flee.

Firefighters battling a blaze in a remote northern Alberta community were temporarily trapped Thursday as raging wildfires closed in on communities across the province, forcing thousands to flee.