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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

Staff Writer - May 6, 2026

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 slides can uncover billions of fossils for natural history

A pregnant mother with untreated syphilis can pass it to the unborn fetus. Halfpoint Images/Moment via Getty Images

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Syphilis cases in expectant mothers have dramatically risen since the pandemic – here’s what’s driving the trend

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

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Reclassification of marijuana opens doors for much‑needed medical research into the benefits and risks of the drug

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

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The race to mine critical minerals for AI and clean energy is creating ‘sacrifice zones’ that harm water and health of world’s poor

The universe is filled with countless galaxies, stars and planets. Astronomers may find life one day, but they will need extraordinary proof. ESA/Euclid/Euclid Consortium/NASA, image processing by J.-C. Cuillandre (CEA Paris-Saclay), G. Anselmi

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‘Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence’ − an astronomer explains how much...

Staff Writer - April 27, 2025

Agricultural workers exposed to a hotter and drier climate are at an increased risk of kidney damage. George Rose/via Getty Images

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Hotter and drier climate in Colorado’s San Luis Valley contributes to...

Staff Writer - April 26, 2025

How much charge is left? It can be hard to know for sure. Olemedia/E+ via Getty Images

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Why predicting battery performance is like forecasting traffic − and how...

Staff Writer - April 25, 2025

Western North Carolina six months after Hurricane Helene is storm-scarred and still recovering. Sean Rayford/Getty Images

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I study local government and Hurricane Helene forced me from my...

Staff Writer - April 22, 2025

An illustration of the exoplanet K2-18b, which some research suggests may be covered by deep oceans. NASA, ESA, CSA, Joseph Olmsted (STScI)

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Scientists found a potential sign of life on a distant planet...

Staff Writer - April 19, 2025

Neurons that fire together sometimes wire together. PASIEKA/Science Photo Library via Getty Images

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How does your brain create new memories? Neuroscientists discover ‘rules’ for...

Staff Writer - April 18, 2025

A Southern California Edison employee measures radiation at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station on March 10, 2020. Paul Bersebach/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images

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How and where is nuclear waste stored in the US?

Staff Writer - April 15, 2025

The Epidemic Intelligence Service has produced a cadre of highly trained public health experts over its 74-year history. peterhowell/iStock / Getty Images Plus via Getty Images

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How the CDC’s Epidemic Intelligence Service protects public health at home...

Staff Writer - April 15, 2025

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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

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

Staff Writer - April 26, 2026

Valerie Morkevičius, Colgate University Since the beginning of the Iran war, Pope Leo XIV has frequently called for peace,...

A striking 51.7% of Gen Z respondents ranked casket burial as their first choice, compared with just 27.1% of baby boomers. Ashley Cooper/The Image Bank via Getty Images

Boom in cremation hides surprising truths about what Americans really want...

April 24, 2026

Seagrass has made an unexpected return to Mosquito Lagoon. Captain William B. Wolfson, Grassroots Guide Service, New Smyrna Beach, FL

Hurricanes devastated Florida’s East Coast – then seagrass made an unexpected comeback

April 22, 2026

A German security guard checks for radiation after the Chernobyl accident in April 1986. Patrick Piel/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images

Chernobyl at 40: Secret Stasi files reveal extent of Soviet misinformation...

April 22, 2026

A long-running experiment is testing tree mixes to develop the healthiest forests. Mickey Pullen/Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

Don’t just plant trees, plant forests to restore biodiversity for the future

April 21, 2026