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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

Environment

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 Martian’ protagonist Mark Watney contemplates his ordeal. 20th Century Fox

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A decade after the release of ‘The Martian’ and a decade...

Staff Writer - May 22, 2025

Eyes down, headphones on – what message are you sending? vm/E+ via Getty Images

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Making eye contact and small talk with strangers is more than...

Staff Writer - May 21, 2025

Light, whether from a star or your flashlight, travels at 186,000 miles per second. Artur Debat/Moment via Getty Images

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Do photons wear out? An astrophysicist explains light’s ability to travel...

Staff Writer - May 20, 2025

The National Science Foundation funds America’s next great innovations, including space-related research. Heritage Space/Heritage Images/Getty Images

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Unprecedented cuts to the National Science Foundation endanger research that improves...

Staff Writer - May 15, 2025

Cities like Houston get high humidity in addition to the heat, making summer almost unbearable without cooling. Brandon Bell/Getty Images

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Trump moves to gut low-income energy assistance as summer heat descends...

Staff Writer - May 13, 2025

The OSIRIS-REx sample return capsule contained rock from the asteroid Bennu. NASA/Keegan Barber

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Why collect asteroid samples? 4 essential reads on what these tiny...

Staff Writer - May 13, 2025

Trade opportunities ahead. Kschulze/Getty Images

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If you really want to close the US trade deficit, try...

Staff Writer - May 12, 2025

Dragonflies, just like bees and butterflies, face threats that humans can help prevent. Christopher Halsch

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Humans are killing helpful insects in hundreds of ways − simple...

Staff Writer - May 8, 2025

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EXPLORING NATURE

The ‘Three Pure Ones,’ the deities considered the most pure representation of the Dao. Unknown author via Wikimedia Commons

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From ancient texts to modern practices, Daoism provides a profound framework...

Staff Writer - July 6, 2026

Michael Naparstek, University of Tennessee Daoism, China’s indigenous religion, is one of the country’s five officially recognized religions today....

Life went on in the late 18th century, regardless of your everyday ailments. Archive Photos/Getty Images

How did it feel to be an American colonist in 1776?...

July 2, 2026

People are often concerned about environmental risks lurking near their homes. Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

Research about global fishing shows value of detailed environmental data, which...

July 1, 2026

Leaving the pyrotechnics to the professionals is safer and more spectacular. YinYang/iStock/Getty Images Plus

Fireworks, heat and drought make this July 4th a recipe for wildfires

June 30, 2026

Rescue workers carry a person on a stretcher in Caracas following an earthquake in Venezuela on June 24, 2026. Juan Barreto/AFP via Getty Images

Aid is on the way after Venezuela’s earthquakes, but it’s not...

June 27, 2026