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It’s important to buy cinnamon from reputable dealers. Anjelika Gretskaia/Moment via Getty Images

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Cinnamon, spice and ‘everything nice’ – why lead-tainted cinnamon products have turned up on shelves, and what questions consumers should ask

Staff Writer - November 30, 2024

Officials from countries around the world met in Baku, Azerbaijan, for COP29 in November 2024. UN Climate Change via Flickr

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UN climate negotiations end on shaky geopolitical ground, but I see reasons for hope

Huang Runqiu, China’s minister of ecology and environment, sits with U.N. climate chief Simon Stiell at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan. AP Photo/Peter Dejong

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China’s influence grows at COP29 climate talks as US leadership fades

A blue whale swims close to a large vessel near the Port of Colombo, Sri Lanka. Asha de Vos, CC BY-ND

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New maps show high-risk zones for whale-ship collisions − vessel speed limits and rerouting can reduce the toll

Parents and educators rally at Boston City Hall demanding urgent action to improve the city’s public schools. Barry Chin/The Boston Globe via Getty Images

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Young families are leaving many large US cities − here’s why that matters

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Trump’s offshore oil drilling push: Five essential reads

Staff Writer - April 30, 2017

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National monuments: Presidents can create them, but only Congress can undo...

Staff Writer - April 29, 2017

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To have impact, the People’s Climate March needs to reach beyond...

Staff Writer - April 26, 2017

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The extraordinary return of sea otters to Glacier Bay

Staff Writer - April 26, 2017

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There’s a new generation of water pollutants in your medicine cabinet

Staff Writer - April 23, 2017

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In planned EPA cuts, US to lose vital connection to at-risk...

Staff Writer - April 15, 2017

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Fracking comes to the Arctic in a new Alaska oil boom

Staff Writer - April 14, 2017

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To conserve tropical forests and wildlife, protect the rights of people...

Staff Writer - April 9, 2017

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EXPLORING NATURE

Rocks can hold clues to history dating back hundreds of millions of years. Christine S. Siddoway

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Missing link to Snowball Earth history emerges from some unusual rocks...

Staff Writer - November 11, 2024

Liam Courtney-Davies, University of Colorado Boulder; Christine Siddoway, Colorado College, and Rebecca Flowers, University of Colorado Boulder Around 700...

Rats will choose to take a longer route if it means they get to enjoy the ride to their destination. Kelly Lambert, CC BY-ND

I’m a neuroscientist who taught rats to drive − their joy...

November 11, 2024

Specialized compartments within cells carry out specific functions. Christoph Burgstedt/Science Photo Library via Getty Images

Cells have more mini ‘organs’ than researchers thought − unbound by...

November 5, 2024

Florida’s new condo laws recognize the total price of living on...

October 27, 2024

View from the overlook on Kuwohi of the mountain peaks and ridges of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Getty Images

From Confederate general to Cherokee heritage: Why returning the name Kuwohi...

October 25, 2024