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A black plume of smoke spreads out from burning railcars. AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar

Environment

Toxic chemicals from Ohio train derailment lingered in buildings for months...

Staff Writer - September 30, 2024

Andrew J. Whelton, Purdue University On Feb. 3, 2023, a train carrying chemicals jumped the tracks in East Palestine,...

EXPLORING NATURE

The 6.9 magnitude Loma Prieta earthquake near San Francisco in 1989 caused about $6.8 billion in damage and 63 deaths. J.K. Nakata/U.S. Geological Survey

Government

US earthquake safety relies on federal employees’ expertise

Staff Writer - April 1, 2025

Jonathan P. Stewart, University of California, Los Angeles and Lucy Arendt, St. Norbert College Earthquakes and the damage they...

Black holes, like the one in this illustration, can spray powerful jets. S. Dagnello (NRAO/AUI/NSF), CC BY-SA

Jets from powerful black holes can point astronomers toward where −...

March 31, 2025

After gathering data on the captured anole, the team releases it back to the wild. Neil Losin/Day's Edge Prods.

Amid a tropical paradise known as ‘Lizard Island,’ researchers are cracking...

March 25, 2025

Experts predict that egg prices will keep climbing in 2025. Lindsey Nicholson/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Egg prices soar as outdated supply chains crack under pressure

March 24, 2025

As Americans’ social worlds grow further apart, stereotypes intensify – driving an even deeper wedge between red and blue America. wildpixel/iStock via Getty Images Plus

Avoiding your neighbor because of how they voted? Democracy needs you...

March 22, 2025