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The Dietary Guidelines for Americans shape nutrition policy in the U.S. and abroad. Liudmila Chernetska/iStock via Getty Images Plus

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New US dietary guidelines recommend more protein and whole milk, less ultraprocessed foods

Staff Writer - January 9, 2026

Solar power has been expanding quickly, but natural gas is also booming. Gerard Julien/AFP via Getty Images

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The battle over a global energy transition is on between petro-states and electro-states – here’s what to watch for in 2026

Smoke rolls up a hillside from the Palisades Fire on Jan. 11, 2025, in Los Angeles. AP Photo/Eric Thayer

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LA fires: Chemicals from the smoke lingered inside homes long after the wildfires were out – studies tracked the harm

Why did this community burn one woman’s remains in such a visible, spectacular way? Patrick Fahey

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Oldest known cremation in Africa poses 9,500-year-old mystery about Stone Age hunter-gatherers

Eaton fire survivors gather in Altadena, Calif., to talk about recovery six months after the LA fires. Sarah Reingewirtz/MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images

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LA fires showed how much neighborliness matters for wildfire safety – schools can do much more to teach it

Warmer temperatures can supercharge storms. Joe Raedle/Getty Images

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Understanding climate change in America: Skepticism, dogmatism and personal experience

Staff Writer - December 24, 2025

The ice that now covers West Antarctica was not there 3.6 million years ago, after a massive collapse of the ice sheet during a warming period. Anna Ruth Halberstadt, CC BY-NC-ND

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West Antarctica’s history of rapid melting foretells sudden shifts in continent’s...

Staff Writer - December 23, 2025

Could this be the next Blitzen? Feeding a reindeer in Lapland, Finland, north of the Arctic Circle. Roberto Moiola/Sysaworld/Moment via Getty Images

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The North Pole keeps moving – here’s how that affects Santa’s...

Staff Writer - December 16, 2025

Some bird species on neighboring tips of the evolutionary tree can interbreed, with interesting genomic results. Kaleb Anderson

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Songbirds swap colorful plumage genes across species lines among their evolutionary...

Staff Writer - December 12, 2025

Mysterious blasts of radio waves from across the universe called fast radio bursts help astronomers catalog matter. ESO/M. Kornmesser, CC BY-SA

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Most normal matter in the universe isn’t found in planets, stars...

Staff Writer - December 4, 2025

Sea-level rise changes coastlines, putting homes at risk, as Summer Haven, Fla., has seen. Aerial Views/E+/Getty Images

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Sea level doesn’t rise at the same rate everywhere – we...

Staff Writer - November 25, 2025

Climate finance is meant to help low-income countries adapt to climate change and recover from disasters like Hurricane Melissa. Yamil Lage/AFP via Getty Images

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How climate finance to help poor countries became a global shell...

Staff Writer - November 19, 2025

Pecan pie is a popular holiday treat in the United States. Julie Deshaies/iStock via Getty Images

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How pecans went from ignored trees to a holiday staple –...

Staff Writer - November 19, 2025

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Solar power has been expanding quickly, but natural gas is also booming. Gerard Julien/AFP via Getty Images

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The battle over a global energy transition is on between petro-states...

Staff Writer - January 6, 2026

Jennifer Morgan, Tufts University Two years ago, countries around the world set a goal of “transitioning away from fossil...

Why did this community burn one woman’s remains in such a visible, spectacular way? Patrick Fahey

Oldest known cremation in Africa poses 9,500-year-old mystery about Stone Age...

January 3, 2026

Eaton fire survivors gather in Altadena, Calif., to talk about recovery six months after the LA fires. Sarah Reingewirtz/MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images

LA fires showed how much neighborliness matters for wildfire safety –...

December 31, 2025

U.S. researchers are seeking the light at the end of a rough year for science. Westend61/Getty Images

‘This year nearly broke me as a scientist’ – US researchers...

December 31, 2025

Modern winter jackets use a few time-honored physics principles to keep you warm. Magda Indigo/Moment via Getty Images

New materials, old physics – the science behind how your winter...

December 27, 2025