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E.O. Wilson’s lifelong passion for ants helped him teach humans about how to live sustainably with nature

Staff Writer - December 27, 2021

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

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Domesticating horses had a huge impact on human society − new science rewrites where and when it first happened

Crowds often form at popular places in U.S. national parks, like the entrance to Yosemite Valley in California. Jim West/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

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As National Park System visitor numbers hit record highs, here’s how visitors can adapt for a better experience

The giant panda’s diet is almost 100% bamboo. Costfoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images

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Climate change is making plants less nutritious − that could already be hurting animals that are grazers

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 to smuggling into the US?

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Training an animal? An ethicist explains how and why your dog...

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Redrawing the map could reveal ocean garbage patch culprits

Staff Writer - October 16, 2014

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Organic farming techniques are closing gap on conventional yields

Staff Writer - December 16, 2014

Hormone changes that begin years before menopause can cause gradual muscle loss and increased insulin resistance. Morsa Images/DigitalVision via Getty Images

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Midlife weight gain can start long before menopause – but you...

Staff Writer - December 26, 2025

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Disaster and recovery: The unexpected shall come to be expected

Staff Writer - May 2, 2015

Rocks can hold clues to history dating back hundreds of millions of years. Christine S. Siddoway

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Missing link to Snowball Earth history emerges from some unusual rocks...

Staff Writer - November 11, 2024

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EPA’s Clean Water Rule: what’s at stake and what comes next

Staff Writer - June 9, 2015

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There are better ways to quantify how big and bad a...

Staff Writer - June 11, 2015

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U.S. skier Rosie Brennan leads a group during the women’s team sprint classic cross-country skiing competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics. AP Photo/Aaron Favila

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What Olympic athletes see that viewers don’t: Machine-made snow makes ski...

Staff Writer - February 5, 2026

Keith Musselman, University of Colorado Boulder and Agnes Macy, University of Colorado Boulder When viewers tune in to the...

A banner signed by NASA employees and contractors outside Launch Complex 39B, where NASA’s Artemis II rocket is visible in the background. NASA/Joel Kowsky, CC BY-NC-ND

NASA’s Artemis II plans to send a crew around the Moon...

February 3, 2026

PFAS are now found in all of the Great Lakes, including Lake Superior, pictured. Mario Dias/iStock/Getty Images Plus

PFAS are turning up in the Great Lakes, putting fish and...

January 28, 2026

Colorado ski resorts faced sparse snow conditions in early 2025. Hyoung Chang/Getty Images

Colorado ski resorts got some welcome snowfall from Winter Storm Fern,...

January 27, 2026

As part of the Artemis II mission, humans will fly around the Moon for the first time in decades. Roberto Moiola/Sysaworld via Getty Images

NASA’s Artemis II crewed mission to the Moon shows how US...

January 27, 2026