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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

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials detain a person on Jan. 27, 2025, in Silver Spring, Md. AP Photo/Alex Brandon

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Deportation fears create ripple effects for immigrants and their communities

Staff Writer - February 19, 2025

An African journalist films President Xi Jinping delivering an opening ceremony speech for the China-Africa forum in Beijing in September 2024. AP Photo/Andy Wong

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China flexes its media muscle in Africa – encouraging positive headlines...

Staff Writer - February 12, 2025

Asking how discarding an item fits with a person’s goals can help them decide whether to keep it. MoMo Productions via Getty Images`

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Decluttering can be stressful − a clinical psychologist explains how personal...

Staff Writer - February 11, 2025

The New Yorker expanded the scope of journalism far beyond the standard categories of crime, courts, politics and sports. Design Uncensored

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The New Yorker turns 100 − how a poker game pipe...

Staff Writer - February 11, 2025

Hurricane Ian caused widespread damage in Florida in 2022, estimated at over $112 billion. This scene was once a shopping center. Giorgio Veira/AFP via Getty Images

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If FEMA didn’t exist, could states handle the disaster response alone?

Staff Writer - February 10, 2025

A California Target store photographed on Jan. 18, 2025. Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images

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A boycott campaign fuels tension between Black shoppers and Black-owned brands...

Staff Writer - February 10, 2025

A student works on a design in a fashion merchandising lab. Fashion Merchandising Labs at Oklahoma State University, CC BY-ND

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How AI can help in the creative design process

Staff Writer - February 9, 2025

Eggs have been crucial to vaccine production for decades. Bettmann/Getty Images

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US dodged a bird flu pandemic in 1957 thanks to eggs...

Staff Writer - February 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