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From a young age, Michelangelo prized drawing and sculpture above painting. Ian Nicholson/PA via Getty Images

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Michelangelo hated painting the Sistine Chapel – and never aspired to be a painter to begin with

Staff Writer - February 23, 2026

The quest to restrict Planned Parenthood’s funding has made headway. Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images

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Federal and state authorities are taking a 2-pronged approach to make it harder to get an abortion

A fresco shows St. Francis speaking to the birds in the Basilica of San Francesco in Assisi, Italy. Photo Beto/iStock Getty Images Plus

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800 years after his death, the legends and legacy of Francis of Assisi endure

In Detroit, Mich., volunteers with the Detroit People’s Assembly put together whistle kits designed to alert the community when immigration agents are nearby. Jim West/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

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Anti-ICE protesters are following same nonviolent playbook used by people in war zones across the world to fight threats to their communities

In the Shakers’ early years, dance was one of the most distinct aspects of the Christian group’s worship. Bettmann via Getty Images

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The celibate, dancing Shakers were once seen as a threat to society – 250 years later, they’re part of the sound of America

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Public schools and faith-based chaplains: Texas’ new combination is testing the...

Staff Writer - October 26, 2023

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Amish culture prizes peace − but you wouldn’t necessarily know it...

Staff Writer - October 25, 2023

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French schools’ ban on abayas and headscarves is supposedly about secularism...

Staff Writer - October 16, 2023

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Promising assisted reproductive technologies come with ethical, legal and social challenges...

Staff Writer - September 22, 2023

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Gospel singer Mahalia Jackson made a suggestion during the 1963 March...

Staff Writer - August 26, 2023

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With fewer than 1,500 Catholics in Mongolia, Pope Francis’ upcoming visit...

Staff Writer - August 24, 2023

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Threat from climate change to some of India’s sacred pilgrimage sites...

Staff Writer - August 15, 2023

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Native Hawaiian sacred sites have been damaged in the Lahaina wildfires...

Staff Writer - August 11, 2023

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

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

Staff Writer - February 12, 2026

Jonathan Levy, Boston University; Howard Frumkin, University of Washington; Jonathan Patz, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Vijay Limaye, University of Wisconsin-Madison

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

There is still a great deal unknown about RNA and its modifications. Christoph Burgstedt/Science Photo Library via Getty Images

RNA is key to the dark matter of the genome −...

February 10, 2026

A farmer near Quemado, Texas, prepares to take hay to cattle amid the drought in June 2022. Brandon Bell/Getty Images

Sixth year of drought in Texas and Oklahoma leaves ranchers bracing...

February 9, 2026

A baby orangutan was seized by Thai police in an anti-trafficking operation in May 2025. Thai police Central Investigation Bureau via AP

New technologies are stepping up the global fight against wildlife trafficking

February 8, 2026