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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

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Venezuela’s deadly earthquakes happened on a fault similar to the San Andreas, and the risks aren’t over yet – a geophysicist explains

Staff Writer - 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

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

Legionnaires wait to testify before a special congressional inquiry in November 1976 into the cause of the mysterious disease. Bettmann/Bettman Collection via Getty Images

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Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Philadelphia in 1976 was mysterious and deadly – 50 years later, scientists know the cause but outbreaks continue

The Dames Point Bridge spans a river in Jacksonville, Fla. Jonathan Zander/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY

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Quantum sensors could spot hidden damage in the thousands of US bridges rated ‘structurally deficient’

A record-tying heat wave helped spread a wildfire in Northern California’s Shasta and Trinity counties in July 2018. Terray Sylvester/Getty Images

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Heat waves increase wildfire risk – a new study explains how much, and it’s not a small number

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Play linked to sluggish growth in infant monkeys – but should...

Staff Writer - August 16, 2015

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Canary in the Gold King Mine: legacy of abandoned mines means...

Staff Writer - August 16, 2015

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From Smokey Bear to climate change: the future of wildland fire...

Staff Writer - August 13, 2015

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Temporary ban on fishing reflects how fragile Arctic ecosystem is

Staff Writer - August 13, 2015

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Night sky puts on a meteor shower to celebrate Rosetta’s closest...

Staff Writer - August 13, 2015

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Rather than make energy more expensive, it’s time to invest in…

Staff Writer - August 9, 2015

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The shaming of Walter Palmer for killing Cecil the Lion

Staff Writer - August 8, 2015

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Taking plants off planet – how do they grow in zero...

Staff Writer - August 8, 2015

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Space is full of satellites and debris – data centers could one day join the mix. NicoElNino, NASA/iStock via Getty Images

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Building data centers in space is an intriguing idea on paper,...

Staff Writer - June 16, 2026

Sven Bilén, Penn State and Wangda Zuo, Penn State Imagine if one company could become the railroad, electric utility...

A sign on a dirt hiking trail in the Tongass National Forest in southeast Alaska points to naturalist John Muir’s cabin. Wanderluster/iStock/Getty Images

Paving paradise: Dismantling the US Roadless Rule threatens to disrupt wildlife,...

June 15, 2026

Companies can be analyzed as moral actors, not just profit-makers. wildpixel/iStock via Getty Images Plus

Why corporate inclusion policies are moral decisions, not just business ones

June 14, 2026

As ocean temperatures rise during El Niño, fish can find themselves in hot water. Geoff Trodd/Unsplash

El Niño is back, and ocean temperatures are already near record...

June 12, 2026

In fall 2024, Tampa and other Florida cities on the Gulf coast were hit by hurricanes Helene and Milton within 13 days of each other. Giorgio Viera/AFP via Getty Images

Home insurance and the unraveling of Florida communities

June 9, 2026