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Once America had become a country, a new government needed to be designed. Nazlisart/iStock Getty Images

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After 1776, the founders designed a government that accounts for ‘a degree of depravity in mankind’

Staff Writer - July 18, 2026

While U.S. produce prices are rising across the board, tomatoes are among the most affected. AP Photo/Marco Ugarte

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A perfect storm of factors is driving up US produce prices, but shoppers can still save

At times, feeling personally grateful to someone can feel like a big ask – but there are other forms of gratitude. Focus Pixel Art/Moment via Getty Images

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How to be grateful to someone – even when you really don’t want to

Fast-moving floodwater from a storm damaged bridges and homes and broke apart Million Bible Church in Richmond, Ky., in late June 2026. Jon Cherry/Getty Images

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Repeated storms are turning disaster recovery into a way of life, and leaving communities facing disaster fatigue

The activity of tiny microbes in and around the roots of crops such as soybeans are valuable for their growth. Oleh Malshakov/iStock/Getty Images Plus

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Fertilizers carry a hidden cost for soil’s crucial microbes – using less as prices rise might pay off for farms in unexpected ways

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

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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

Swimmers gather at San Francisco’s Ocean Beach for a Polar Plunge to start the new year, Jan. 1, 2025. Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images

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Supreme Court sides with San Francisco, requiring EPA to set specific...

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COVID-19 has become a part of modern life that many people don’t pay much attention to. Spencer Platt via Getty Images News

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COVID-19 is the latest epidemic to show biomedical breakthroughs aren’t enough...

Staff Writer - March 5, 2025

Nurses in the United States face a high rate of burnout. Hirung via Getty Images

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How the hidden epidemic of violence against nurses affects health care

Staff Writer - March 5, 2025

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The ‘Three Pure Ones,’ the deities considered the most pure representation of the Dao. Unknown author via Wikimedia Commons

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From ancient texts to modern practices, Daoism provides a profound framework...

Staff Writer - July 6, 2026

Michael Naparstek, University of Tennessee Daoism, China’s indigenous religion, is one of the country’s five officially recognized religions today....

Life went on in the late 18th century, regardless of your everyday ailments. Archive Photos/Getty Images

How did it feel to be an American colonist in 1776?...

July 2, 2026

People are often concerned about environmental risks lurking near their homes. Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

Research about global fishing shows value of detailed environmental data, which...

July 1, 2026

Leaving the pyrotechnics to the professionals is safer and more spectacular. YinYang/iStock/Getty Images Plus

Fireworks, heat and drought make this July 4th a recipe for wildfires

June 30, 2026

Rescue workers carry a person on a stretcher in Caracas following an earthquake in Venezuela on June 24, 2026. Juan Barreto/AFP via Getty Images

Aid is on the way after Venezuela’s earthquakes, but it’s not...

June 27, 2026