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Flooding across North Carolina’s mountains left many residents with muddy, debris-strewn yards and flooded homes. Melissa Sue Gerrits/Getty Images

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Health risks are growing in mountain areas flooded by Hurricane Helene and cut off from clean water, power and clinics

Staff Writer - October 1, 2024

A black plume of smoke spreads out from burning railcars. AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar

Environment

Toxic chemicals from Ohio train derailment lingered in buildings for months – here’s what our investigation found in East Palestine

CubeSats, as depicted in this illustration, make it affordable for universities and private companies to launch a satellite into space. Victor Habbick Visions/Science Photo Library via Getty Images

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CubeSats, the tiniest of satellites, are changing the way we explore the solar system

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

The edge of the Salton Sea, a heavily polluted lake with large geothermal and lithium resources beneath it. Manuel Pastor

Environment

Big lithium plans for Imperial Valley, one of California’s poorest regions, raise a bigger question: Who should benefit?

Environment

Climate change is shifting the zones where plants grow – here’s...

Staff Writer - June 21, 2024

Environment

The true cost of food is far higher than what you...

Staff Writer - June 19, 2024

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Bees can learn, remember, think and make decisions – here’s a...

Staff Writer - June 17, 2024

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What is dirt? There’s a whole wriggling world alive in the...

Staff Writer - June 12, 2024

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Female mosquitoes rely on one another to choose the best breeding...

Staff Writer - May 10, 2024

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Why aren’t there solar-powered cars?

Staff Writer - May 5, 2024

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Why does a leap year have 366 days?

Staff Writer - May 4, 2024

Environment

Climate engineering carries serious national security risks − countries facing extreme...

Staff Writer - April 26, 2024

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EXPLORING NATURE

A white-shouldered bumblebee, Bombus appositus visits the flowers of a goldenbanner. Julian Resasco, CC BY-ND

Nature

I’ve visited the same Rocky Mountain subalpine meadow weekly for a...

Staff Writer - September 10, 2024

Julian Resasco, University of Colorado Boulder Imagine a bee crawling into a bright yellow flower. This...

The Subansiri Lower Hydroelectric Project, under construction, will be one of India’s largest hydropower dams. Nayan J. Nath, CC BY

India’s new mega-dam will roil lives downstream with wild swings in...

September 4, 2024

Horses supported travel, communication, agriculture and warfare across much of the ancient world. Wolfgang Kaehler/LightRocket via Getty Images

Domesticating horses had a huge impact on human society − new...

September 3, 2024

People enjoy spending time in nature but don’t always feel they have the ability to protect it. John Greim/LightRocket via Getty Image

Americans love nature but don’t feel empowered to protect it, new...

August 28, 2024

Fusarium oxysporum spores can remain hardy in soil for decades. Andrii Volosheniuk/iStock via Getty Images Plus

Banana apocalypse, part 2 – a genomicist explains the tricky genetics...

August 18, 2024