Sonny Curtis, member of Buddy Holly's Crickets and creator of 'Mary Tyler Moore Show' theme song, dies at 88

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is considering removing the Nashville crayfish from the endangered species list, but some biologists argue it still needs protection because its range is so limited

Officials say a science experiment gone wrong at a Tennessee elementary school sent 18 students and a teacher to the hospital

A novel program in Tennessee aims to interest more Black and other minority medical students in organ transplants, to help ease troubling disparities

The nation’s largest public utility is proposing a $216 million solar farm project in Kentucky atop a capped coal ash storage pit at a coal-fired power plant

Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee will receive a massive infusion of federal dollars for science and energy research under legislation signed into law by President Joe Biden in August

Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials have closed a couple of trails until further notice to allow a large concentration of black bears to feed on acorns

The tiny, iridescent Barrens topminnow spent more than 40 years in endangered species limbo — under on-and-off review but never officially listed as endangered

Three Tennessee teachers have been presented awards for presenting financial education to students