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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

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

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

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

Japan is pushing for more pedestrians. AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko

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The problem with pronatalism: Pushing baby booms to boost economic growth...

Staff Writer - August 10, 2024

Some members of Congress use social media to disparage the system they’re part of. traffuc_analyzer/DigitalVision Vectors via Getty Images

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Members of Congress undermine the country – and their own legitimacy...

Staff Writer - August 8, 2024

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What are the principles of civilian immunity in war? A scholar...

Staff Writer - January 21, 2024

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Work requirements don’t work for domestic violence survivors – but Michigan...

Staff Writer - June 3, 2023

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Michigan State murders: What we know about campus shootings and the...

Staff Writer - February 14, 2023

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How video evidence is presented in court can hold sway in...

Staff Writer - February 11, 2023

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Why are there prisons? An expert explains the history of using...

Staff Writer - January 30, 2023

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What is involuntary manslaughter? A law professor explains the charge facing...

Staff Writer - January 21, 2023

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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