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Will local Republican Parties again serve as megaphones for election disinformation, as they did in 2020? AP Photo/Wong Maye-E, File

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Swing-state GOP leaders amplified election denial in 2020 − and may do so again

Staff Writer - October 11, 2024

Evacuation is more difficult for people with health and mobility issues. Ted Richardson/For The Washington Post via Getty Images

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Evacuating in disasters like Hurricane Milton isn’t simple – there are reasons people stay in harm’s way, and it’s not just stubbornness

Nearly $11 billion is projected to be spent on political advertising in the 2024 fall election season. PM Images/DigitalVision Collection via Getty Images

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Blitz of political attack ads in Pennsylvania and other swing states may be doing candidates and voters more harm than good

Hank Greenberg hit 331 home runs with a batting average of .313 during his career. Sporting News via Getty Images

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Up against Hank Greenberg, baseball’s first Jewish superstar, antisemitism struck out

When people spread lies online, they may know they’re sharing falsehoods. Timucin Taka/500 px via Getty Images

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Some online conspiracy-spreaders don’t even believe the lies they’re spewing

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What The Weeknd’s changing face says about our sick celebrity culture

Staff Writer - February 5, 2021

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Mega Millions jackpot is $750 million – where does all the...

Staff Writer - January 16, 2021

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As the pandemic rages, the US could use a little bit...

Staff Writer - January 7, 2021

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How holiday cards help us cope with a not-so-merry year, according...

Staff Writer - January 5, 2021

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In 2020, TV and film still couldn’t get abortion right

Staff Writer - January 4, 2021

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How to help dogs and cats manage separation anxiety when their...

Staff Writer - January 3, 2021

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Why being stuck at home – and unable to hang out...

Staff Writer - December 27, 2020

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Why gender reveals have spiraled out of control

Staff Writer - September 14, 2020

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EXPLORING NATURE

Biobots could one day be engineered to deliver drugs and clear up arterial plaque. Kriegman et al. 2020/PNAS, CC BY-SA

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Biobots arise from the cells of dead organisms − pushing the...

Staff Writer - September 15, 2024

Peter A Noble, University of Washington and Alex Pozhitkov, Irell & Manella Graduate School of Biological Sciences at City of Hope

In Colorado, many people run, bike and climb in mountain lion habitat. DEA/ C. Dani I. Jeske/De Agostini via Getty Images

Colorado voters weigh a ban on hunting mountain lions as attitudes...

September 14, 2024

Sunflowers use tiny movements to follow the Sun’s path throughout the day. AP Photo/Charlie Riedel

Sunflowers make small moves to maximize their Sun exposure − physicists...

September 13, 2024

A white-shouldered bumblebee, Bombus appositus visits the flowers of a goldenbanner. Julian Resasco, CC BY-ND

I’ve visited the same Rocky Mountain subalpine meadow weekly for a...

September 10, 2024

The Subansiri Lower Hydroelectric Project, under construction, will be one of India’s largest hydropower dams. Nayan J. Nath, CC BY

India’s new mega-dam will roil lives downstream with wild swings in...

September 4, 2024