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Could Americans’ sexism tank yet another woman’s quest for the U.S. presidency? AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast

culture

US voters say they’re ready for a woman president − but...

Staff Writer - August 18, 2024

Fusarium oxysporum spores can remain hardy in soil for decades. Andrii Volosheniuk/iStock via Getty Images Plus

Food

Banana apocalypse, part 2 – a genomicist explains the tricky genetics...

Staff Writer - August 18, 2024

Kamala Harris takes a photo with young supporters at a rally at Temple University in Philadelphia, Penn., on Aug. 6, 2024. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images

culture

Most young voters support Kamala Harris − but that doesn’t guarantee...

Staff Writer - August 17, 2024

The development of gene-editing technology has led to many ethical questions. PhonlamaiPhoto/iStock via Getty Images Plus

Everything Else

Editing fetal genomes is on the horizon − a medical anthropologist...

Staff Writer - August 17, 2024

It’s not you: App privacy settings really can be complicated. Drazen Zigic/iStock via Getty Images

Computer

Complicated app settings are a threat to user privacy

Staff Writer - August 16, 2024

EMDR was developed in 1987. Laurence soulez/iStock via Getty Images Plus

Health

Hard-to-treat traumas and painful memories may be treatable with EMDR –...

Staff Writer - August 16, 2024

A U.S. military vehicle drives past a poster showing Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. AP Photo/Baderkhan Ahmad, File

Diplomatic

US military presence in Syria carries substantial risks, but so does...

Staff Writer - August 16, 2024

A bank of video monitors allows the police department in Albuquerque, N.M., to keep an eye on surveillance cameras throughout the city. AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan

Everything Else

Real-time crime centers are transforming policing – a criminologist explains how...

Staff Writer - August 15, 2024

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U.S. skier Rosie Brennan leads a group during the women’s team sprint classic cross-country skiing competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics. AP Photo/Aaron Favila

Environment

What Olympic athletes see that viewers don’t: Machine-made snow makes ski...

Staff Writer - February 5, 2026

Keith Musselman, University of Colorado Boulder and Agnes Macy, University of Colorado Boulder When viewers tune in to the...

A banner signed by NASA employees and contractors outside Launch Complex 39B, where NASA’s Artemis II rocket is visible in the background. NASA/Joel Kowsky, CC BY-NC-ND

NASA’s Artemis II plans to send a crew around the Moon...

February 3, 2026

PFAS are now found in all of the Great Lakes, including Lake Superior, pictured. Mario Dias/iStock/Getty Images Plus

PFAS are turning up in the Great Lakes, putting fish and...

January 28, 2026

Colorado ski resorts faced sparse snow conditions in early 2025. Hyoung Chang/Getty Images

Colorado ski resorts got some welcome snowfall from Winter Storm Fern,...

January 27, 2026

As part of the Artemis II mission, humans will fly around the Moon for the first time in decades. Roberto Moiola/Sysaworld via Getty Images

NASA’s Artemis II crewed mission to the Moon shows how US...

January 27, 2026