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President Ronald Reagan smiles and waves shortly before he is shot outside the Washington Hilton hotel in March 1981. Corbis via Getty Images

Government

Trump’s second assassination attempt is shocking, but attempts on presidents’ lives...

Staff Writer - September 17, 2024

Happiness is more than a mood – it may factor into how we vote. Adrienne Bresnahan/Getty Images

culture

Happiness swings votes – and America’s current mood could scramble expectations...

Staff Writer - September 17, 2024

Running a dairy farm isn’t easy, especially when the costs of production rise faster than income. AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall

Business

America’s dairy farms are disappearing, down 95% since the 1970s −...

Staff Writer - September 16, 2024

TikTok takes on the U.S. government. Costfoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images

Business

TikTok ban goes to the court: 5 essential reads on the...

Staff Writer - September 16, 2024

Working late into the night can backfire. Ivan Pantic/E+ via Getty Images

Business

Responding to work emails after hours contributes to burnout, hostility

Staff Writer - September 15, 2024

Biobots could one day be engineered to deliver drugs and clear up arterial plaque. Kriegman et al. 2020/PNAS, CC BY-SA

Health

Biobots arise from the cells of dead organisms − pushing the...

Staff Writer - September 15, 2024

For many people, it’s easy to defend misinformation if they think it serves a larger truth. moodboard/Connect Images via Getty Images

Government

Voters’ ‘moral flexibility’ helps them defend politicians’ misinformation − if they...

Staff Writer - September 14, 2024

In Colorado, many people run, bike and climb in mountain lion habitat. DEA/ C. Dani I. Jeske/De Agostini via Getty Images

culture

Colorado voters weigh a ban on hunting mountain lions as attitudes...

Staff Writer - September 14, 2024

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EXPLORING NATURE

Rising global temperatures are increasing the risk of heat stroke on hot days, among many other human harms. Ronda Churchill/AFP via Getty Images

Environment

Trump’s EPA decides climate change doesn’t endanger public health – the...

Staff Writer - February 12, 2026

Jonathan Levy, Boston University; Howard Frumkin, University of Washington; Jonathan Patz, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Vijay Limaye, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Portland cement, widely used for concrete, is responsible for about 8% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Photovs/iStock/Getty Images Plus

Polymers from earth can make cement more climate-friendly

February 12, 2026

There is still a great deal unknown about RNA and its modifications. Christoph Burgstedt/Science Photo Library via Getty Images

RNA is key to the dark matter of the genome −...

February 10, 2026

A farmer near Quemado, Texas, prepares to take hay to cattle amid the drought in June 2022. Brandon Bell/Getty Images

Sixth year of drought in Texas and Oklahoma leaves ranchers bracing...

February 9, 2026

A baby orangutan was seized by Thai police in an anti-trafficking operation in May 2025. Thai police Central Investigation Bureau via AP

New technologies are stepping up the global fight against wildlife trafficking

February 8, 2026