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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

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Matt Fields- Comfort Zone

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Matt Fields- Choices

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Matt Fields to join Life & News

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People are often concerned about environmental risks lurking near their homes. Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

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Research about global fishing shows value of detailed environmental data, which...

Staff Writer - July 1, 2026

Mark Axelrod, Michigan State University To help people who are affected by pollution and other environmental harms, it’s common...

Leaving the pyrotechnics to the professionals is safer and more spectacular. YinYang/iStock/Getty Images Plus

Fireworks, heat and drought make this July 4th a recipe for wildfires

June 30, 2026

Rescue workers carry a person on a stretcher in Caracas following an earthquake in Venezuela on June 24, 2026. Juan Barreto/AFP via Getty Images

Aid is on the way after Venezuela’s earthquakes, but it’s not...

June 27, 2026

A June 24, 2026, earthquake shook buildings to the ground, trapping and killing people in Caracas, Venezuela, and nearby communities. Manaure Quintero/AFP via Getty Images

Venezuela’s deadly earthquakes happened on a fault similar to the San...

June 26, 2026

Many yoga classes end with the instructor explaining ‘namaste’ as ‘the divine in me bows to the divine in you.’ Luis Alvarez/DigitalVision via Getty Images

Why it’s OK to say ‘namaste’ in yoga class

June 23, 2026