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Business

Who wins and who loses as the US retires the penny

Staff Writer - November 20, 2025

Economy

May jobs report suggests a slowing economy – and possibly an imminent interest rate cut

Business

Thinking like an economist can make your next trip abroad cheaper

Economy

Don’t buy that Gucci knockoff: Your bargain benefits organized crime while endangering countless others

Business

Why does money exist?

Business

The zombie company problem and what it means for our economies...

Staff Writer - April 11, 2021

Stephen Colbert has been defiant following the cancellation of The Late Show. Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP

Business

What an old folktale can teach us about the ‘annoying persistence’...

Staff Writer - August 19, 2025

Economy

Fines for breaking US pollution laws can vary widely among states...

Staff Writer - March 18, 2023

What you do on your screens matters as much as how much time you spend on them. Klaus Vedfelt/DigitalVision via Getty Images

Business

Rethinking screen time: A better understanding of what people do on...

Staff Writer - November 19, 2024

Economy

Stumped by the stock market slump? Start by picturing a used...

Staff Writer - December 21, 2018

Business

Five workplace trends will shape life after lockdown

Staff Writer - May 17, 2020

Economy

Cocoa prices are surging: west African countries should seize the moment...

Staff Writer - October 7, 2023

Coins convey important messages about what it means to be an American; the White House knows this. Max Zolotukhin, iStock/Getty Images Plus

Business

Trump administration replaces America 250 quarters honoring abolition and women’s suffrage...

Staff Writer - December 14, 2025

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EXPLORING NATURE

The National Center for Atmospheric Research, or NCAR, hosts a supercomputer that scientists rely on for weather and climate research. National Science Foundation

Education

Making sense of a chaotic planet: How understanding weather and climate...

Staff Writer - February 25, 2026

Antonios Mamalakis, University of Virginia Have you ever stopped to wonder how forecasters can predict the weather days in...

Backcountry skiing can be risky, particularly after heavy, wet snow. AscentXmedia/E+ via Getty Images

Tahoe avalanche: What causes snow slopes to collapse? A physicist and...

February 19, 2026

Warmer winters in normally snowy places can interfere with the important activities of microbes in the soil. Seogi/500px via Getty Images

Warming winters are disrupting the hidden world of fungi – the...

February 17, 2026

Coffee farming is critical to the economies of several African countries. Wang Guansen/Xinhua via Getty Images

Coffee crops are dying from a fungus with species-jumping genes –...

February 17, 2026

Rising global temperatures are increasing the risk of heat stroke on hot days, among many other human harms. Ronda Churchill/AFP via Getty Images

Trump’s EPA decides climate change doesn’t endanger public health – the...

February 12, 2026