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Environment

Arsenic contamination of food and water is a global public health...

Staff Writer - June 7, 2023

Cristina Andrade-Feraud, Florida International University and Diana Azzam, Florida International University Arsenic is a naturally occurring element found in...

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A person sits in a field of crops after a raid by U.S. immigration agents. Blake Fagan/AFP via Getty Images

Business

As US hunger rises, Trump administration’s ‘efficiency’ goals cause massive food waste

Staff Writer - November 28, 2025

Tevis Garrett Graddy-Lovelace, American University School of International Service The U.S. government has caused massive food waste during President...

Sea-level rise changes coastlines, putting homes at risk, as Summer Haven, Fla., has seen. Aerial Views/E+/Getty Images

Sea level doesn’t rise at the same rate everywhere – we...

November 25, 2025

Pennsylvania is home to a diverse range of wild mushrooms, both edible and poisonous. Vaivirga/iStock/Getty Images Plus

Mid-Atlantic mushroom foragers collect 160 species for food, medicine, art and science

November 24, 2025

Climate finance is meant to help low-income countries adapt to climate change and recover from disasters like Hurricane Melissa. Yamil Lage/AFP via Getty Images

How climate finance to help poor countries became a global shell...

November 19, 2025

Pecan pie is a popular holiday treat in the United States. Julie Deshaies/iStock via Getty Images

How pecans went from ignored trees to a holiday staple –...

November 19, 2025