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‘Big-box’ supercenters can contribute to overpurchasing by shoppers. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images
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The ‘supercenter’ effect: How massive, one-stop retailers fuel overconsumption − and waste

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Some compounds in waste produced in the brewing process could be repurposed for antibacterial drugs. Iuri Gagarin/iStock via Getty Images
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Brewery waste can be repurposed to make nanoparticles that can fight bacteria

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What counts as success in species recovery? U.S. Forest Service via AP
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Wildlife recovery means more than just survival of a species

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Molds on foods produce a range of microbial toxins and biochemical byproducts that can be harmful. JulieAlexK/iStock via Getty Images
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Why you can salvage moldy cheese but never spoiled meat −...

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Many fruits and vegetables are high in antioxidants. istetiana/Moment via Getty Images
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Antioxidants help stave off a host of health problems – but...

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A scene on the Erie Canal painted in 1842, two decades after the canal opened. Bettmann/Getty Images
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Erie Canal’s 200th anniversary: How a technological marvel for trade changed...

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Flux ropes (simulated, right) are structures made up of magnetic field lines wrapping around each other like a rope, that look similar to tornadoes on Earth. NOAA, Mojtaba Akhavan-Tafti and Chip Manchester
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‘Space tornadoes’ could cause geomagnetic storms – but these phenomena, spun...

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The quantum behavior of superconducting circuits like the small white square above was a major discovery. K. Cicak and R. Simmonds/NIST
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Nobel Prize in physics awarded for ultracold electronics research that launched...

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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 –...

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Shelley Mitchell, Oklahoma State University Pecans, America’s only native major nut, have a storied history in the United States....
These faces are fake – generated by artificial intelligence – but useful for training other AI systems about human faces. David Beniaguev

When fake data is a good thing – how synthetic data...

A technician walks through a solar farm in Goma, Congo, in 2025. AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa

Renewable energy is cheaper and healthier – so why isn’t it...

A fisherman looks at the Suralaya coal-fired power plant in Cilegon, Indonesia, in 2023. Ronald Siagian/AFP via Getty Images

Can the world quit coal?

Wheat infected by Fusarium, a toxic fungus, has kernels that appear white with orange at the base. Klaus-Dietmar Gabbert/picture alliance via Getty Images

What is Fusarium graminearum, the fungus a Chinese scientist pleaded guilty...

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