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Chemicals can have a wide range of effects on the human body. Nata Serenko/Moment via Getty Images

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EPA is sidelining its independent chemical referee – and that endangers public health

Staff Writer - May 20, 2026

Jebel Barkal mesa and the archaeological site at its base in the Nile Valley. Sami Elamin

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How a shifting Nile landscape shaped the rise of the ancient empire of Kush in Sudan

President Trump often stops to speak off the cuff with the press. Celal Gunes/Anadolu via Getty Images

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Trump’s Cabinet dramatically changed American foreign policy while the president made noise – a scholar of presidential rhetoric explains

There are currently 45 approved vaping products in the U.S. Most are tobacco- or menthol-flavored; only two are fruit-flavored. Roman Mykhalchuk/iStock via Getty Images Plus

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Flavored vapes led to a major shake‑up at the FDA – 3 health policy analysts explain the science behind the controversial products

China’s President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump visit the Temple of Heaven in Beijing on May 14, 2026. Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images

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From beef ribs to a ‘heavenly’ walk: Xi‑Trump summit symbolism underscored American power and Chinese tradition

China’s President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump visit the Temple of Heaven in Beijing on May 14, 2026. Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images

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From beef ribs to a ‘heavenly’ walk: Xi‑Trump summit symbolism underscored...

Staff Writer - May 17, 2026

President Donald Trump and Xi Jinping touted a successful summit. Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images

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Trump‑Xi summit: Cautious progress on trade, ties and some ‘win‑wins’

Staff Writer - May 15, 2026

Earth draws closer to passing behind the Moon in this image captured by the Artemis II crew during their lunar flyby. NASA

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Will future missions to the Moon be sustainable? It may depend...

Staff Writer - May 14, 2026

The men responsible for producing the Declaration of Independence, known as the Committee of Five, were, left to right: Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Roger Sherman, John Adams and Robert R. Livingston. Vintage etching circa late 19th century, digital restoration by Pictore via Getty Images

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John Adams and Thomas Jefferson disagreed about the American Revolution’s meaning...

Staff Writer - May 14, 2026

The nomination of Kevin Warsh as Federal Reserve chair is reviving a debate about Fed independence. AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana

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Why Kevin Warsh might still prove to be an independent Federal...

Staff Writer - May 12, 2026

John Hancock, like many American men and women of his generation, transformed the new nation’s charitable activities. Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty images

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How America’s independence from England revolutionized US philanthropy

Staff Writer - May 12, 2026

A handout photo provided by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement of a worksite enforcement operation at a car wash in Philadelphia on Jan. 28, 2025. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement via Getty Images

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What to do if someone you know in Philadelphia or elsewhere...

Staff Writer - May 11, 2026

In 1986, the Supreme Court barred prosecutors from striking jurors solely because of race. Bloomberg Creative/Getty Images

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Why a landmark Supreme Court ruling has failed to keep racial...

Staff Writer - May 9, 2026

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Emphasizing the sounds of certain words to young children can help them retain language, not confuse them about speaking properly. MoMo Productions/DigitalVision via Getty Images

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Is baby talk bad? Why ‘parentese’ actually helps babies learn language

Staff Writer - May 16, 2026

Karen Stollznow, University of Colorado Boulder; Griffith University Many parents have heard the warning: Don’t use baby talk with...

Colorado’s peach industry is threatened by a fungal disease. Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post via Getty Images

A fungal disease, along with climate change, threatens Colorado’s prized peaches

May 15, 2026

Earth draws closer to passing behind the Moon in this image captured by the Artemis II crew during their lunar flyby. NASA

Will future missions to the Moon be sustainable? It may depend...

May 14, 2026

Tarot readings can encourage self-reflection. But what happens when you turn to AI to interpret the cards? Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images for Sally Hansen

How tarot readers are using AI – and what it says...

May 13, 2026

MP Materials’ Mountain Pass mine and processing facility in California was for years the only U.S. rare earth elements mine. Tmy350/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA

The missing link in America’s critical minerals push isn’t mining –...

May 11, 2026