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Piping plovers lay their eggs on the ground. They became an endangered species as development encroached on their habitat and made it harder for their chicks to survive. Under the Same Moon/Flickr, CC BY

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Why Trump’s move to gut the Endangered Species Act likely won’t hold up in court

Staff Writer - July 18, 2026

Meeting data center power demands will mean building more transmission lines and acquiring more land to put them on. These lines are in California. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

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When can a power company take your land for data center infrastructure?

While U.S. produce prices are rising across the board, tomatoes are among the most affected. AP Photo/Marco Ugarte

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A perfect storm of factors is driving up US produce prices, but shoppers can still save

Fast-moving floodwater from a storm damaged bridges and homes and broke apart Million Bible Church in Richmond, Ky., in late June 2026. Jon Cherry/Getty Images

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Repeated storms are turning disaster recovery into a way of life, and leaving communities facing disaster fatigue

If synthetic cells are ever made, they may look like this illustration of translucent bubbles under the microscope. Westend61/Getty Images

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Creating synthetic life in a lab? SpudCell falls short of the goal, but raises even more useful questions

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...

Staff Writer - October 9, 2025

The world’s largest geothermal power station is under construction in Utah. Business Wire via AP

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Geothermal energy has huge potential to generate clean power – including...

Staff Writer - October 8, 2025

A roadside assistance vehicle is swamped by floodwaters on a Houston highway in 2024. Brandon Bell/Getty Images

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Flood-prone Houston faces hard choices for handling too much water

Staff Writer - October 1, 2025

The Rapa Nui people are mostly invisible in the origin story of rapamycin. Posnov/Moment via Getty Images

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A billion-dollar drug was found in Easter Island soil – what...

Staff Writer - September 29, 2025

How do you measure the concentration of a drug in a tortoise shell? Thirawatana Phaisalratana/iStock via Getty Images Plus

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Calling in the animal drug detectives − helping veterinarians help beluga whales,...

Staff Writer - September 27, 2025

A sunflower sea star may be about to snack on some sea urchins in California. Brent Durand/Moment via Getty Images

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How sea star wasting disease transformed the West Coast’s ecology and economy

Staff Writer - September 26, 2025

Goofing off at the office doesn’t do you any good. Milan Markovic/E+ via Getty Images

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Why you seriously need to stop trying to be funny at work

Staff Writer - September 25, 2025

Colorado’s $3.9 billion wine industry is threatened by a tiny aphid. Courtesy of Charlotte Oliver

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How a devastating grape pest is reshaping vineyards across Colorado’s Western Slope

Staff Writer - September 24, 2025

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