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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

Many rural food businesses, like Daily Loaf Bakery in Hamburg, Pa., rely on farmers markets to reach customers. Susan L. Angstadt/MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle via Getty Images

Entrepreneurship

Young food entrepreneurs are changing the face of rural America

Staff Writer - May 22, 2025

Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Frontier supercomputer is one of the world’s fastest. Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility, CC BY

Entrepreneurship

Challenges to high-performance computing threaten US innovation

Staff Writer - May 14, 2025

Tatooine’s moisture farming equipment stands in the desert of Tunisia, where parts of the ‘Star Wars’ movie series were filmed. Véronique Debord-Lazaro via Flickr, CC BY-SA

Entrepreneurship

Some ‘Star Wars’ stories have already become reality

Staff Writer - May 2, 2025

Not advisable. John Giles/PA Images via Getty Images

Entrepreneurship

US universities lose millions of dollars chasing patents, research shows

Staff Writer - April 23, 2025

Self-driving cars are only one example where it’s tricky but critical to align AI and human goals. AP Photo/Michael Liedtke

Entrepreneurship

Getting AIs working toward human goals − study shows how to...

Staff Writer - April 14, 2025

In William Gibson’s ‘Neuromancer,’ the AI seeks sanctuary from humanity’s corrupting influence. Alessandra Benedetti/Corbis via Getty Images

Entrepreneurship

AI isn’t what we should be worried about – it’s the...

Staff Writer - April 8, 2025

A cargo ship and containers are seen at the Port of Keelung in Taiwan on April 3, 2025. I-HWA CHENG/AFP via Getty Images

Entrepreneurship

More than just chips: Chinese threats and Trump tariffs could disrupt...

Staff Writer - April 4, 2025

Losing your job can hurt you in many ways. Maskot/Getty Images

Entrepreneurship

Losing your job is bad for your health, but there are...

Staff Writer - March 27, 2025

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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