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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

Three Philly restaurants were awarded a Michelin star, and the chefs given a custom-designed chef’s jacket. Lando Hass/picture alliance via Getty Images

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A culinary educator and local dining expert breaks down Michelin’s debut...

Staff Writer - December 7, 2025

Meditation can make us more aware of the miracle of existence of everything in this world. Anna Sunderland Engels

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Meditating on the connectedness of life could help reunite a divided...

Staff Writer - December 4, 2025

Charli XCX performs during a celebration of the annual release of Spotify Wrapped in 2022 in Los Angeles. Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Spotify

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The marketing genius of Spotify Wrapped

Staff Writer - December 3, 2025

Members of the Fraternal Order of Real Bearded Santas meet at Pink’s restaurant at Knott’s Berry Farm before the holiday rush in 2009. Business Wire via AP

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What makes a true Santa is inside – and comes with...

Staff Writer - November 29, 2025

Scientists used drones to produce this 3D model of Rano Raraku, the volcanic crater where 95% of Rapa Nui’s giant statues were carved. Lipo et al., 2025, PLOS One, CC BY

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Drones, physics and rats: Studies show how the people of Rapa...

Staff Writer - November 28, 2025

There are fewer than 100 speakers of the Arapaho language today. Mark Makela/GettyImages

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A database could help revive the Arapaho language before its last...

Staff Writer - November 26, 2025

The icon has various iterations, but all convey the same meaning: an image should be here. Christopher Schaberg, CC BY-SA

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Why two tiny mountain peaks became one of the internet’s most...

Staff Writer - November 15, 2025

Developers of Wendy’s Village, an affordable housing complex planned for teachers in Colorado Springs, Colo., completed their first homes in July 2025. WeFortify

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America’s teachers are being priced out of their communities − these...

Staff Writer - November 4, 2025

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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