President Bush on Monday proposed protecting three remote island chains, launching a marine conservation effort that could be one of the largest in history.

President Bush next week will seek formal comment from his Cabinet agencies on a plan that could make three of the world’s most remote and pristine island chains off limits to commercial fishing and mineral exploration.

Nearly a century after history’s most lethal flu faded away, survivors’ bloodstreams still carry super-potent protection against the 1918 virus, demonstrating the remarkable durability of the human immune system.

The Secret Service has asked for an extra $9.5 million to cover unexpected costs of protecting the presidential candidates during what has turned into an historic year for the agency’s campaign security job.Among other things, the extra money would be...

The Secret Service has asked for an extra $9.5 million to cover unexpected costs of protecting the presidential candidates during what has turned into an historic year for the agency’s campaign security job.Among other things, the extra money would be...

Environmentalists are seeking emergency protection for nearly three dozens rare plants, animals and insects under the Endangered Species Act, saying all are at risk due to habitat destruction and other threats.WildEarth Guardians is asking Interior...

Outside experts will review work at a canal where one of the New Orleans area’s worst levee breaks occurred during Hurricane Katrina, and where water is seeping through the mushy ground despite $22 million in repairs, the Army Corps of Engineers said...

A landmark law was signed Wednesday that makes Massachusetts the nation’s first state to create a single management plan for its vast offshore resources, ranging from wind farms and whale watching to cruise ships and the “sacred cod.”The Oceans Act of...

Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick has signed a landmark bill that aims to better protect and manage the state’s ocean resources.Patrick signed the landmark Oceans Act of 2008 on Wednesday at the New England Aquarium in Boston.The law comes as the state...