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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

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

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

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How did it feel to be an American colonist in 1776? Probably itchy, achy and slightly nauseated

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

These faces are fake – generated by artificial intelligence – but useful for training other AI systems about human faces. David Beniaguev

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When fake data is a good thing – how synthetic data...

Staff Writer - November 18, 2025

A technician walks through a solar farm in Goma, Congo, in 2025. AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa

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Renewable energy is cheaper and healthier – so why isn’t it...

Staff Writer - November 17, 2025

A fisherman looks at the Suralaya coal-fired power plant in Cilegon, Indonesia, in 2023. Ronald Siagian/AFP via Getty Images

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Can the world quit coal?

Staff Writer - November 16, 2025

Wheat infected by Fusarium, a toxic fungus, has kernels that appear white with orange at the base. Klaus-Dietmar Gabbert/picture alliance via Getty Images

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What is Fusarium graminearum, the fungus a Chinese scientist pleaded guilty...

Staff Writer - November 13, 2025

What counts as success in species recovery? U.S. Forest Service via AP

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Wildlife recovery means more than just survival of a species

Staff Writer - October 31, 2025

The popularity of rural cemeteries spurred the development of the first city parks. Heritage Art/Heritage Images via Getty Images

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Symbolism of cemetery plants: How flowers, trees and other botanical motifs...

Staff Writer - October 31, 2025

Molds on foods produce a range of microbial toxins and biochemical byproducts that can be harmful. JulieAlexK/iStock via Getty Images

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Why you can salvage moldy cheese but never spoiled meat −...

Staff Writer - October 28, 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