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An artisanal miner holds a cobalt stone at a mine near Kolwezi, Congo, in 2022. About 20,000 people work there among toxic materials. Junior Kannah/AFP via Getty Images

Entrepreneurship

The race to mine critical minerals for AI and clean energy is creating ‘sacrifice zones’ that harm water and health of world’s poor

Staff Writer - April 28, 2026

Slack’s embrace of a ‘fail fast’ approach helped it become the world’s dominant intra-office messaging app. AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato

Entrepreneurship

Perseverance doesn’t always pay off for companies – sometimes it’s better to ‘fail fast’

The plan for a new Rays stadium looks promising. But will it deliver for Tampa taxpayers? Tampa Bay Rays

Entrepreneurship

Sorry, Tampa Bay, mixed‑use districts don’t reverse the dismal economics of sports venues

A long-running experiment is testing tree mixes to develop the healthiest forests. Mickey Pullen/Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

Entrepreneurship

Don’t just plant trees, plant forests to restore biodiversity for the future

Hampshire College’s campus entrance on April 16, 2026, a few days after the school announced it is closing. Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe via Getty Images

Entrepreneurship

Hampshire College’s demise is yet another blow to creative, outside‑the‑box options in higher education

With close to 10,000 residents, Cody is one of Wyoming’s bigger communities. It relies on seasonal tourism revenue to support its economy. Don and Melinda Crawford/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Entrepreneurship

One way Trump could help revive rural America’s economies

Staff Writer - January 13, 2025

‘Gone but not forgotten’ could become a big understatement in the age of AI. Marina113/iStock via Getty Images

Entrepreneurship

Logging off life but living on: How AI is redefining death,...

Staff Writer - January 8, 2025

The private tutoring market has grown since the COVID-19 pandemic. SDI Productions/E+ via Getty Images

Entrepreneurship

How effective is tutoring in the United States? – 4 essential reads

Staff Writer - January 2, 2025

A host of space missions are planned to launch in 2025. AP Photo/John Raoux

Entrepreneurship

From new commercial Moon landers to asteroid investigations, expect a slate...

Staff Writer - December 27, 2024

PFAS can contaminate the environment – their chemical structure makes them difficult to remove. George Pachantouris/Moment via Getty Images

Entrepreneurship

We developed a way to use light to dismantle PFAS ‘forever...

Staff Writer - December 14, 2024

Bluesky is having a moment as millions of people have joined in the wake of the 2024 election. Anna Barclay/Getty Images

Entrepreneurship

Bluesky isn’t the ‘new Twitter,’ but its resemblance to the old...

Staff Writer - December 5, 2024

AI technology seems to be evolving faster than collective wisdom about how to use it ethically. Nutthaseth Vanchaichana/iStock via Getty Images Plus

Entrepreneurship

Is using AI tools innovation or exploitation? 3 ways to think...

Staff Writer - November 28, 2024

AI is powerful technology, but that doesn’t mean we should adopt it unquestioningly. SIphotography/iStock via Getty Images

Entrepreneurship

Is AI dominance inevitable? A technology ethicist says no, actually

Staff Writer - November 10, 2024

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EXPLORING NATURE

Seagrass has made an unexpected return to Mosquito Lagoon. Captain William B. Wolfson, Grassroots Guide Service, New Smyrna Beach, FL

Environment

Hurricanes devastated Florida’s East Coast – then seagrass made an unexpected comeback

Staff Writer - April 22, 2026

Stephanie Insalaco-Wyner, Southwestern University and Hannah V. Herrero, University of Tennessee Florida’s Indian River Lagoon has been an ecosystem...

A German security guard checks for radiation after the Chernobyl accident in April 1986. Patrick Piel/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images

Chernobyl at 40: Secret Stasi files reveal extent of Soviet misinformation...

April 22, 2026

A long-running experiment is testing tree mixes to develop the healthiest forests. Mickey Pullen/Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

Don’t just plant trees, plant forests to restore biodiversity for the future

April 21, 2026

People tend to be offended when they get a personal note written by AI – if they know. Ekaterina Buravleva/iStock via Getty Images

Most people do not realize when a personal message they receive...

April 20, 2026

Cannabis plants are seen at Harborside Oakland Dispensary on Aug. 11, 2025, in Oakland, Calif. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Why the future of marijuana legalization remains hazy despite high public support

April 18, 2026