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Hurricane Irma Live Video Feed from Key Largo

Staff Writer - September 10, 2017

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The nuclear industry is making a big bet on small power plants

Strong winds from Hurricane Helene, one of the most powerful storms to hit the Southeast, flooded roads and cut power in multiple states. AP Photo/Mike Carlson

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Hurricane Helene power outages leave over 4 million in the dark – history shows poorer areas often wait longest for electricity to be restored

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Spending time alone in nature is good for your mental and emotional health

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Bees can learn, remember, think and make decisions – here’s a look at how they navigate the world

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Food forests are bringing shade and sustenance to US cities, one...

Staff Writer - April 4, 2023

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Hurricane Hilary triggers Southern California’s first tropical storm warning ever, with...

Staff Writer - August 20, 2023

Getting outside – without your phone – is one way to disconnect. We Are/DigitalVision via Getty Images

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How to overcome your device dependency and manage a successful digital detox

Staff Writer - November 1, 2024

People climb to the top of a bridge damaged when Cyclone Idai hit Mozambique in 2019. Andrew Renneisen/Getty Images

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3 innovative ways to help countries hit by climate disasters, beyond...

Staff Writer - November 14, 2024

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...

Staff Writer - November 20, 2024

Trees are one way to cool down a city. Architects in ancient Rome also designed buildings with porticos for shade and air flow. Laszlo Szirtesi/Getty Images

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Ancient Rome had ways to counter the urban heat island effect...

Staff Writer - August 19, 2024

People who are incarcerated can’t protect themselves when a hurricane or wildfire threatens. Brian Vander Brug/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

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Jails and prisons often fail to protect incarcerated people during natural disasters

Staff Writer - November 12, 2024

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

Staff Writer - November 26, 2024

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Certain strains of E. coli can outcompete disease-causing microbes for resources. NIAID/Flickr, CC BY-SA

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Get chronic UTIs? Future treatments may add more bacteria to your...

Staff Writer - November 16, 2024

Sarguru Subash, Texas A&M University Millions of people in the U.S. and around the world suffer from urinary tract...

People climb to the top of a bridge damaged when Cyclone Idai hit Mozambique in 2019. Andrew Renneisen/Getty Images

3 innovative ways to help countries hit by climate disasters, beyond...

November 14, 2024

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

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

November 11, 2024

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