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When species are described as ‘destructive’ or ‘harmful’ without sufficient context, it can shape how people perceive and treat them. Beata Whitehead/Moment via Getty Images

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The cost of casting animals as heroes and villains in conservation science

Staff Writer - February 26, 2026

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 risks depends on supercomputers like NCAR’s

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

The recent release of Jeffrey Epstein’s emails shows a wide net of contacts – including academics at prominent universities. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images

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Individual donors provide only a small slice of university research funding – but Jeffrey Epstein’s ties with academics show why screening matters

Radon exposure is the leading cause of lung cancer for people who have never used tobacco. Francesco Scatena/iStock via Getty Images

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Colorado has high levels of radon, which can cause lung cancer – here’s how to lower your risk

Posting a job opening? Take a close look at the language. Ronnie Kaufman/The Image Bank via Getty Images

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Why the words in your job posting may attract rule-bending narcissists

Staff Writer - March 23, 2025

What springs from the ‘mind’ of an AI can sometimes be out of left field. gremlin/iStock via Getty Images

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What are AI hallucinations? Why AIs sometimes make things up

Staff Writer - March 23, 2025

Owner Jeff Bezos has made big changes to The Washington Post’s editorial pages. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images

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Washington Post’s turnaround on its opinion pages is returning journalism to...

Staff Writer - March 17, 2025

Lightning strikes the Mediterranean Sea. Matko Begovic/PIXSELL via Xinhua, via Getty Images

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The world regulated sulfur in ship fuels − and the lightning stopped

Staff Writer - March 12, 2025

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...

Staff Writer - March 11, 2025

The COVID-19 pandemic merely accelerated a trend that began in 2003. C.P. George/ClassicStock via Getty Images

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America is becoming a nation of homebodies

Staff Writer - March 10, 2025

A sign outside of the U.S. Agency for International Development building in Washington, D.C. Bryan Dozier/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images

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How Trump’s $2B court battle over foreign aid could reshape executive authority

Staff Writer - March 9, 2025

Is the anger targeted or blasting everyone in the area? Witthaya Prasongsin/Moment via Getty Images

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Anger is a flow of emotion like water through a hose...

Staff Writer - March 6, 2025

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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