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Henry David Thoreau investigated the Sudbury River as America’s first river scientist. Robert M. Thorson

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Thoreau the scientist – how environmental research informed ‘Walden’ and later works

Staff Writer - May 10, 2026

Sylvia Moy was a trailblazing Motown songwriter. L. Busacca/WireImage for Songwriter's Hall of Fame

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Motown’s Black women songwriters and producers were the invisible architects behind the pop music juggernaut

A mother leads her 7- and 9-year-old sons in a morning lesson during homeschool in Buffalo, Minn., in September 2023. Nicole Neri for The Washington Post via Getty Images

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The lasting appeal of homeschooling: What motivated families to continue after schools reopened post‑pandemic

People tend to be offended when they get a personal note written by AI – if they know. Ekaterina Buravleva/iStock via Getty Images

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Most people do not realize when a personal message they receive was written by AI, study finds

Hampshire College’s campus entrance on April 16, 2026, a few days after the school announced it is closing. Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe via Getty Images

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Hampshire College’s demise is yet another blow to creative, outside‑the‑box options in higher education

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Stop using ‘Latinx’ if you really want to be inclusive

Staff Writer - September 10, 2022

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As countries ranging from Indonesia to Mexico aim to attract digital...

Staff Writer - September 4, 2022

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Why is ‘Blonde’ – Netflix’s Marilyn Monroe biopic – rated NC-17...

Staff Writer - September 2, 2022

Photographed in his home library, world renown Johns Hopkins University neurosurgeon, adventurer, and rare art collector Paul Birinyi reflects on his remarkable Adney Alden experience and what's next, during an exclusive interview with Michael Mink at Life & News – L&N/AP

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The Search for Adney Alden, “The Most Hidden and Exclusive Artist...

Michael Mink - September 1, 2022

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Excelling as a musician takes practice and requires opportunities – not...

Staff Writer - August 31, 2022

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What’s behind America’s pickle craze?

Staff Writer - August 25, 2022

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Cell towers have come to symbolize our deep collective anxieties

Staff Writer - August 24, 2022

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Never made, destroyed, in a locked safe for 100 years: with...

Staff Writer - August 15, 2022

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Emphasizing the sounds of certain words to young children can help them retain language, not confuse them about speaking properly. MoMo Productions/DigitalVision via Getty Images

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Is baby talk bad? Why ‘parentese’ actually helps babies learn language

Staff Writer - May 16, 2026

Karen Stollznow, University of Colorado Boulder; Griffith University Many parents have heard the warning: Don’t use baby talk with...

Colorado’s peach industry is threatened by a fungal disease. Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post via Getty Images

A fungal disease, along with climate change, threatens Colorado’s prized peaches

May 15, 2026

Earth draws closer to passing behind the Moon in this image captured by the Artemis II crew during their lunar flyby. NASA

Will future missions to the Moon be sustainable? It may depend...

May 14, 2026

Tarot readings can encourage self-reflection. But what happens when you turn to AI to interpret the cards? Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images for Sally Hansen

How tarot readers are using AI – and what it says...

May 13, 2026

MP Materials’ Mountain Pass mine and processing facility in California was for years the only U.S. rare earth elements mine. Tmy350/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA

The missing link in America’s critical minerals push isn’t mining –...

May 11, 2026