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The Fort Gregg-Adams Religious Services Office held its first official Native American worship service at Heritage Chapel on the U.S. Army installation in Virginia on Aug. 10, 2024. Chad Menegay

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Why removing a distinct religious code for Native American military service members will make their needs invisible

Staff Writer - July 10, 2026

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 activity of tiny microbes in and around the roots of crops such as soybeans are valuable for their growth. Oleh Malshakov/iStock/Getty Images Plus

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Fertilizers carry a hidden cost for soil’s crucial microbes – using less as prices rise might pay off for farms in unexpected ways

Crowds gather for a Pride march in New York in June 2026. New research shows that the boundaries of heterosexuality are changing for young women. Roy Rochlin/Getty Images

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Young women are identifying as less straight; young men, not so much

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 for understanding the world not as broken but as naturally seeking balance

Food assistance does more good when it doesn’t make people feel bad for needing help. SolStock/E+ via Getty Images

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How food assistance programs can feed families and nourish their dignity

Staff Writer - November 30, 2025

How people behave is a critical element of how cities function. Ahmed Deeb/picture alliance via Getty Images

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From concrete to community: How synthetic data can make urban digital...

Staff Writer - November 30, 2025

Green Bay Packers wide receiver Romeo Doubs (87) and Detroit Lions cornerback Terrion Arnold (6) show off their athleticism on Sept. 7, 2025. AP Photo/Matt Ludtke

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George Plimpton’s 1966 nonfiction classic ‘Paper Lion’ revealed the bruising truths...

Staff Writer - November 29, 2025

A person sits in a field of crops after a raid by U.S. immigration agents. Blake Fagan/AFP via Getty Images

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As US hunger rises, Trump administration’s ‘efficiency’ goals cause massive food waste

Staff Writer - November 28, 2025

Naloxone competes with opioids for the same receptor on the surface of neurons. Matt Rourke/AP Photo

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How does Narcan work? Mapping how it reverses opioid overdose can...

Staff Writer - November 26, 2025

Pennsylvania is home to a diverse range of wild mushrooms, both edible and poisonous. Vaivirga/iStock/Getty Images Plus

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Mid-Atlantic mushroom foragers collect 160 species for food, medicine, art and science

Staff Writer - November 24, 2025

Jeffrey Epstein abuse survivor Lisa Phillips speaks during the press conference on the Epstein Files Transparency Act in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 18, 2025. Celal Gunes/Anadolu via Getty Images

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‘Jeffrey Epstein is not unique’: What his case reveals about the...

Staff Writer - November 20, 2025

Pecan pie is a popular holiday treat in the United States. Julie Deshaies/iStock via Getty Images

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How pecans went from ignored trees to a holiday staple –...

Staff Writer - November 19, 2025

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

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

Staff Writer - July 1, 2026

Mark Axelrod, Michigan State University To help people who are affected by pollution and other environmental harms, it’s common...

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

A June 24, 2026, earthquake shook buildings to the ground, trapping and killing people in Caracas, Venezuela, and nearby communities. Manaure Quintero/AFP via Getty Images

Venezuela’s deadly earthquakes happened on a fault similar to the San...

June 26, 2026

Many yoga classes end with the instructor explaining ‘namaste’ as ‘the divine in me bows to the divine in you.’ Luis Alvarez/DigitalVision via Getty Images

Why it’s OK to say ‘namaste’ in yoga class

June 23, 2026