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Edith Schaecher, center, and her daughter and granddaughter look at a photo album recovered from her tornado-damaged home in Greenfield, Iowa, in May 2024. AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall

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The aftermath of floods, hurricanes and other disasters can be hardest on older rural Americans – here’s how families and neighbors can help

Staff Writer - July 8, 2025

The president’s spending proposal doesn’t leave much behind. Alexey Kravchuk/iStock / Getty Images Plus

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What Trump’s budget proposal says about his environmental values

Yellowcake is a concentrated form of mined and processed uranium. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, CC BY

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Uranium enrichment: A chemist explains how the surprisingly common element is processed to power reactors and weapons

Hurricane Helene caused extensive damage to homes in North Carolina in 2024. AP Photo/Kathy Kmonicek

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Low-income homeowners hit by disasters may get less help from the government, as Trump administration nixes rules on fairness, community input and resilience

Plants use light to make energy – and a team of scientists is using the same principle to power chemical reactions. fhm/Moment via Getty Images

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Light-powered reactions could make the chemical manufacturing industry more energy-efficient

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The old, dirty, creaky US electric grid would cost $5 trillion...

Staff Writer - March 16, 2017

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Why farmers and ranchers think the EPA Clean Water Rule goes...

Staff Writer - February 28, 2017

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Galapagos giant tortoises make a comeback, thanks to innovative conservation strategies

Staff Writer - February 15, 2017

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Scientist at work: Tracking muskoxen in a warming Arctic

Staff Writer - February 12, 2017

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When birds go roaming: The mystery of avian irruptions

Staff Writer - February 8, 2017

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How the 19th-century rebuilding of Britain’s Houses of Parliament made air...

Staff Writer - January 31, 2017

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Will Trump negotiate a better coal deal for taxpayers?

Staff Writer - January 22, 2017

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Earthquakes triggered by humans pose growing risk

Staff Writer - January 22, 2017

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Women living in states that ban or severely restrict abortion may be especially motivated to avoid unintended pregnancy. Viktoriya Skorikova/Moment via Getty Images

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3 years after abortion rights were overturned, contraception access is at risk

Staff Writer - June 23, 2025

Cynthia H. Chuang, Penn State and Carol S. Weisman, Penn State On June 24, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court...

Is this visitor to Antarctica going crazy or having a good time? Tim Bieber/Photodisc via Getty Images

At Antarctica’s midwinter, a look back at the frozen continent’s long...

June 22, 2025

Hurricane Helene caused extensive damage to homes in North Carolina in 2024. AP Photo/Kathy Kmonicek

Low-income homeowners hit by disasters may get less help from the...

June 20, 2025

Plants use light to make energy – and a team of scientists is using the same principle to power chemical reactions. fhm/Moment via Getty Images

Light-powered reactions could make the chemical manufacturing industry more energy-efficient

June 19, 2025

The shark in ‘Jaws’ became a terrifying icon. Universal Pictures via Getty Images

50 years after ‘Jaws,’ researchers have retired the man-eater myth and...

June 19, 2025