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A satellite image from Aug. 13, 2024, shows an algal bloom covering approximately 320 square miles (830 square km) of Lake Erie. By Aug. 22, it had nearly doubled in size. NASA Earth Observatory

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Toxic algae blooms are lasting longer in Lake Erie − why that’s a worry for people and pets

Staff Writer - June 28, 2025

Smartphone witnessing helped spur the anti-ICE protests in Los Angeles. AP Photo/Ethan Swope

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Smartphones are once again setting the agenda for justice as the Latino community documents ICE actions

Getting involved when your kids are watching digital media can make it an educational experience, rather than just entertainment. damircudic/E+ via Getty Images

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These 4 tips can make screen time good for your kids and even help them learn to talk

‘Atlases,’ Victoria Lomasko’s mural at Miami University. Used by permission of Victoria Lomasko

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An artist traces her choices under Putin’s Russia – from resistance to retreat to exile – one mural at a time

Are meditation practices in the workplace effective in changing the culture of high stress? Jason Koerner/Getty Images Alo Yoga

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Meditation can reduce stress – but the pressure to overwork remains

Gisèle Pelicot exits a courtroom with her lawyer in Avignon, France, in September 2024. Christophe Simon/AFP via Getty Images

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Rape survivors like Gisèle Pelicot are choosing to speak out, refuting...

Staff Writer - December 3, 2024

Overweight and obesity rates are rising in all age ranges across the U.S. Mohamed Rida ROKI/iStock via Getty Images Plus

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208 million Americans are classified as obese or overweight, according to...

Staff Writer - November 27, 2024

Strengthening relationships strengthens communities, which influences societies. Charles Gullung/The Image Bank via Getty Images

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An upward spiral – how small acts of kindness and connection...

Staff Writer - November 27, 2024

Many members of the 27 Club are outsize in their cultural influence. Psychology Forever/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA

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The 27 Club isn’t true, but it is real − a...

Staff Writer - November 4, 2024

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Matt Fields- Professional Perspective

Staff Writer - September 23, 2015

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Jason Wheeler- Week 1 Quick Hits

Staff Writer - September 17, 2015

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Matt Fields- Blessed to be Playing

Staff Writer - September 13, 2015

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Matt Fields- The Journey Continues!

Staff Writer - September 3, 2015

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Members of the Fraternal Order of Real Bearded Santas meet at Pink’s restaurant at Knott’s Berry Farm before the holiday rush in 2009. Business Wire via AP

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What makes a true Santa is inside – and comes with...

Staff Writer - November 29, 2025

Christina Hymer, University of Tennessee When you picture Santa Claus, a white, bearded, overweight and jolly man who dashes...

A person sits in a field of crops after a raid by U.S. immigration agents. Blake Fagan/AFP via Getty Images

As US hunger rises, Trump administration’s ‘efficiency’ goals cause massive food waste

November 28, 2025

Sea-level rise changes coastlines, putting homes at risk, as Summer Haven, Fla., has seen. Aerial Views/E+/Getty Images

Sea level doesn’t rise at the same rate everywhere – we...

November 25, 2025

Pennsylvania is home to a diverse range of wild mushrooms, both edible and poisonous. Vaivirga/iStock/Getty Images Plus

Mid-Atlantic mushroom foragers collect 160 species for food, medicine, art and science

November 24, 2025

Climate finance is meant to help low-income countries adapt to climate change and recover from disasters like Hurricane Melissa. Yamil Lage/AFP via Getty Images

How climate finance to help poor countries became a global shell...

November 19, 2025