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Pennsylvania legalized online gambling in 2017. Tatiana Maksimova/Moment Collection via Getty Images

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Nearly a third of Pennsylvania gamblers are at risk of problem gambling − but few seek treatment

Staff Writer - March 5, 2026

Mabel Stark tamed tigers – and even wrestled with them. Circus and Allied Arts Collection, Illinois State University's Special Collections, Milner Library

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The inspiring and tragic story of Mabel Stark, America’s most famous female tiger trainer

Nanoparticles on a glass slide amplify the sensitivity of a microscope to detect trace amounts of hazardous pollutants. Brandon Martin/Rice University

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Nanoparticles and artificial intelligence can help researchers detect pollutants in water, soil and blood

When species are described as ‘destructive’ or ‘harmful’ without sufficient context, it can shape how people perceive and treat them. Beata Whitehead/Moment via Getty Images

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The cost of casting animals as heroes and villains in conservation science

The National Center for Atmospheric Research, or NCAR, hosts a supercomputer that scientists rely on for weather and climate research. National Science Foundation

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Making sense of a chaotic planet: How understanding weather and climate risks depends on supercomputers like NCAR’s

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Genetic GPS system of animal development explains why limbs grow from...

Staff Writer - November 11, 2021

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Another problem with daylight saving time: The time change raises your...

Staff Writer - November 6, 2021

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Evacuations ordered as a powerful storm heads for California’s wildfire burn...

Staff Writer - October 24, 2021

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Five years after largest marine heatwave on record hit northern California...

Staff Writer - October 10, 2021

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California’s latest offshore oil spill could fuel pressure to end oil...

Staff Writer - October 6, 2021

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Mexican communities manage their local forests, generating benefits for humans, trees...

Staff Writer - October 3, 2021

Stump Pass Marina named 2021 Best Overall Marina in Southwest Florida

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Stump Pass Marina in Grove City, Florida is awarded Best Marina...

Staff Writer - October 2, 2021

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Fall is prime hurricane and wildfire season: Are your disaster kit...

Staff Writer - September 26, 2021

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Backcountry skiing can be risky, particularly after heavy, wet snow. AscentXmedia/E+ via Getty Images

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Tahoe avalanche: What causes snow slopes to collapse? A physicist and...

Staff Writer - February 19, 2026

Nathalie Vriend, University of Colorado Boulder A deadly avalanche buried a group of backcountry skiers and their guides near...

Warmer winters in normally snowy places can interfere with the important activities of microbes in the soil. Seogi/500px via Getty Images

Warming winters are disrupting the hidden world of fungi – the...

February 17, 2026

Coffee farming is critical to the economies of several African countries. Wang Guansen/Xinhua via Getty Images

Coffee crops are dying from a fungus with species-jumping genes –...

February 17, 2026

Rising global temperatures are increasing the risk of heat stroke on hot days, among many other human harms. Ronda Churchill/AFP via Getty Images

Trump’s EPA decides climate change doesn’t endanger public health – the...

February 12, 2026

Portland cement, widely used for concrete, is responsible for about 8% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Photovs/iStock/Getty Images Plus

Polymers from earth can make cement more climate-friendly

February 12, 2026