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Chilling out rather than blowing off steam is a better way...

Staff Writer - March 26, 2024

Sophie L. Kjaervik, Virginia Commonwealth University and Brad Bushman, The Ohio State University Some commonly recommended tactics for managing...

EXPLORING NATURE

Open pit gold mines have spread across large areas of the Orinoco Mining Belt in recent years. Magda Gibelli / AFP via Getty Images

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Venezuela’s fragile environment faces rising risks as US pushes for oil...

Staff Writer - March 6, 2026

Antonio Machado Allison, Wesleyan University Venezuela’s Orinoco River Basin is a wild land of lush forests, grasslands and a...

Pennsylvania legalized online gambling in 2017. Tatiana Maksimova/Moment Collection via Getty Images

Nearly a third of Pennsylvania gamblers are at risk of problem...

March 5, 2026

Mabel Stark tamed tigers – and even wrestled with them. Circus and Allied Arts Collection, Illinois State University's Special Collections, Milner Library

The inspiring and tragic story of Mabel Stark, America’s most famous...

March 3, 2026

Nanoparticles on a glass slide amplify the sensitivity of a microscope to detect trace amounts of hazardous pollutants. Brandon Martin/Rice University

Nanoparticles and artificial intelligence can help researchers detect pollutants in water,...

February 28, 2026

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

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

February 26, 2026