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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

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3 years after the Marshall Fire: Wildfire smoke’s health risks can...

Staff Writer - December 23, 2024

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...

Staff Writer - December 22, 2024

Dark comets accelerate through space but don’t have a dusty tail like most comets. Adina Feinstein and NASA’s Earth Observatory

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2 populations of dark comets in the solar system could tell...

Staff Writer - December 22, 2024

A common octopus (Octopus vulgaris) off Croatia in the Mediterranean Sea. Reinhard Dirscherl/ullstein bild via Getty Images

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Octopuses and their relatives are a new animal welfare frontier −...

Staff Writer - December 21, 2024

Animals with long lifespans tend to reproduce extremely slowly. Els Vermeulen

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Whales can live way longer than scientists had thought, with potential...

Staff Writer - December 20, 2024

Some people get headaches after drinking red wine. Yuliia Kokosha/Moment via Getty Images

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Why does red wine cause headaches? Our research points to a...

Staff Writer - December 16, 2024

Unfurling fiddlehead of the Christmas fern (Polystichum acrostichoides). Jacob S. Suissa, CC BY-ND

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Ferns’ ability to evolve ‘backward’ offers insights into the meandering path...

Staff Writer - December 15, 2024

Portland International Airport uses all-wood construction with wood that is sourced locally. Port of Portland

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High rises made out of wood? What matters in whether ‘mass...

Staff Writer - December 11, 2024

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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