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Open pit gold mines have spread across large areas of the Orinoco Mining Belt in recent years. Magda Gibelli / AFP via Getty Images

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Venezuela’s fragile environment faces rising risks as US pushes for oil and critical minerals and illegal gold mining spreads

Staff Writer - March 6, 2026

The silhouettes of the container cranes in the Port of Balboa in Panama City on Feb. 24, 2026. Martin Bernetti/ AFP via Getty Images

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Far from random, China’s global port network is clustering near the world’s riskiest trade routes

A banner reading, ‘Regrettably, Putin did not die today. We are waiting …’ hangs in the City Garden of Odesa, Ukraine, on April 1, 2023. Viacheslav Onyshchenko/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images News

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Front lines of humor: Dark humor voices Ukrainians’ hopes for victory

Javon Jackson, center, was able to register to vote following passage of a 2019 Nevada law that restored voting rights to formerly incarcerated individuals. AP Photo/John Locher

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The nation is missing millions of voters due to lack of rights for former felons

Anti-trans bills effectively restrict transgender people’s ability to participate fully in society. AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson

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Kansas revoked transgender people’s IDs overnight – researchers anticipate cascading health and social consequences

About 20% of patients report experiencing a fever during pregnancy. John Fedele/Tetra images via Getty Images Plus

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As an OB-GYN, I see firsthand how misleading statements on acetaminophen...

Staff Writer - October 3, 2025

The obligatory showing of the red briefcase containing budget details is as exciting as it gets in the U.K. Justin Tallis - WPA Pool/Getty Images

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Shutdowns are as American as apple pie − in the UK...

Staff Writer - October 2, 2025

President Donald Trump signs a series of executive orders on Feb. 10, 2025, including an order relating to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images

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Conventional anti-corruption tools often fail to address root causes – but...

Staff Writer - October 1, 2025

Bari Weiss speaks on stage on Nov. 19, 2024, in New York City. Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images for The Free Press

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A Bari Weiss-led CBS News would likely look different, but how...

Staff Writer - September 28, 2025

A makeshift memorial for Charlie Kirk outside the headquarters of Turning Point USA in Phoenix. Joe Raedle/Getty Images

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Charlie Kirk and the making of an AI-generated martyr

Staff Writer - September 27, 2025

In cases where associations are found, researchers must consider dosage response, differences between siblings and other factors to determine a cause-and-effect relationship. Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP via Getty Images

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What parents need to know about Tylenol, autism and the difference...

Staff Writer - September 26, 2025

The International Space Station will be brought down in 2030. NASA via AP

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NASA will say goodbye to the International Space Station in 2030...

Staff Writer - September 24, 2025

A researcher works in a cotton field in Jenkins County, Georgia, as part of a project on AI and pesticide use. Dorothy Seybold

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What happens when AI comes to the cotton fields

Staff Writer - September 23, 2025

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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...

Staff Writer - February 25, 2026

Antonios Mamalakis, University of Virginia Have you ever stopped to wonder how forecasters can predict the weather days in...

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

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

February 19, 2026

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