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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 on whom you ask

Staff Writer - May 14, 2026

The ability to say ‘I know that I know nothing’ could be considered a sign of wisdom. Nicolas-André Monsiau/Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts via Wikimedia Commons

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Most people don’t know what they don’t know, but think they do – correcting your metaknowledge can make you a better teacher and learner

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

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The missing link in America’s critical minerals push isn’t mining – it’s processing expertise

Henry David Thoreau investigated the Sudbury River as America’s first river scientist. Robert M. Thorson

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Thoreau the scientist – how environmental research informed ‘Walden’ and later works

Large-scale wildfires seem to turn visitors away, while prescribed burning may have the opposite effect. Helen H. Richardson/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images

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Fire is transforming the US West’s public lands – research shows overlooked cost to recreation

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Simply elegant, Morse code marks 175 years and counting

Staff Writer - May 24, 2019

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I’m an evolutionary biologist – here’s why this ancient fungal fossil...

Staff Writer - May 23, 2019

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Your internet data is rotting

Staff Writer - May 19, 2019

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Why is the Pentagon interested in UFOs?

Staff Writer - May 18, 2019

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Stiff muscles are a counterintuitive superpower of NBA athletes

Staff Writer - May 16, 2019

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What happens when a raindrop hits a puddle?

Staff Writer - May 11, 2019

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Asteroid dust brought back to Earth may explain where our water...

Staff Writer - May 1, 2019

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What’s on the far side of the Moon?

Staff Writer - April 28, 2019

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This screenshot juxtaposes a fossil of stem from the plant Archaeopitys eastmanii (bottom) and a close-up of its vascular system (top). The specimen was found in Kentucky and is over 350 million years old. Ingrid C. Romero, CC BY-SA

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Galaxies of life are collecting dust in museums – digitizing microscope...

Staff Writer - May 5, 2026

Ingrid C. Romero, Smithsonian Institution and Scott L. Wing, Smithsonian Institution Approximately 145 million: That’s the number of specimens...

Gas prices were well over $4 a gallon on April 28, 2026, in Brooklyn, N.Y. Spencer Platt/Getty Images

What’s in the price of a gallon of gas?

May 1, 2026

The new federal classification of marijuana regulates only medical use; recreational use is still determined by state laws. tvirbickis/iStock via Getty Images Plus

Reclassification of marijuana opens doors for much‑needed medical research into the...

April 29, 2026

An artisanal miner holds a cobalt stone at a mine near Kolwezi, Congo, in 2022. About 20,000 people work there among toxic materials. Junior Kannah/AFP via Getty Images

The race to mine critical minerals for AI and clean energy...

April 28, 2026

Pope Leo XIV arrives to celebrate Mass at the Malabo stadium in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, on April 23, 2026, on the last day of his 11-day pastoral visit to Africa. AP Photo/Misper Apawu

‘Just war’ has guided Catholic thinking on conflict for centuries –...

April 26, 2026