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U.S. Geological Survey staff check monitoring equipment in Suicide Basin in June 2025. By August, the basin had filled with meltwater. Jeff Conaway/U.S. Geological Survey

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Glacial lake flood hits Juneau, Alaska, reflecting a growing global risk as mountain glaciers melt

Staff Writer - August 15, 2025

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV appears on the central loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican shortly after his election as pontiff, on May 8, 2025. AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis

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Pope Leo XIV: Why the College of Cardinals chose the Chicago native and Augustinian to lead the church after Francis

The European Space Agency’s astronaut cohort includes a parastronaut, as part of a feasability project. AP Photo/Francois Mori

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Mission possible − parastronaut programs can make space travel more inclusive and attainable for all

Immigrants to the U.S. increasingly arrive like these people, seeking asylum at a formal border crossing, rather than trying to sneak across the border. Carlos Moreno/NurPhoto via Getty Images

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Who are immigrants to the US, where do they come from and where do they live?

Assistant professor Frank Cackowski, left, and researcher Steven Zielske at Wayne State University in Detroit became suspicious of a paper on cancer research that was eventually retracted. Amy Sacka, CC BY-ND

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Bogus scientific papers are enriching fraudsters and slowing lifesaving medical research

The media is the least trusted institution of 10 civil and political institutions in the U.S., recent polls show – even worse than Congress. Rapideye/iStock via Getty

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Mainstream media faces a credibility crisis – my journalism research shows...

Staff Writer - January 3, 2025

Flooding across North Carolina’s mountains left many residents with muddy, debris-strewn yards and flooded homes. Melissa Sue Gerrits/Getty Images

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Health risks are growing in mountain areas flooded by Hurricane Helene...

Staff Writer - October 1, 2024

EXPLORING NATURE

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