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Why most teachers who say they plan to leave the profession...

Staff Writer - March 11, 2022

Christopher Redding, University of Florida; Allison Gilmour, Temple University; Elizabeth Bettini, Boston University, and Tuan D. Nguyen, Kansas State University

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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...

Staff Writer - February 26, 2026

Adam Meyer, Memorial University of Newfoundland and Kristy Ferraro, University of Michigan Scientists are philosophers, explorers, data collectors and...

The National Center for Atmospheric Research, or NCAR, hosts a supercomputer that scientists rely on for weather and climate research. National Science Foundation

Making sense of a chaotic planet: How understanding weather and climate...

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Backcountry skiing can be risky, particularly after heavy, wet snow. AscentXmedia/E+ via Getty Images

Tahoe avalanche: What causes snow slopes to collapse? A physicist and...

February 19, 2026

Warmer winters in normally snowy places can interfere with the important activities of microbes in the soil. Seogi/500px via Getty Images

Warming winters are disrupting the hidden world of fungi – the...

February 17, 2026

Coffee farming is critical to the economies of several African countries. Wang Guansen/Xinhua via Getty Images

Coffee crops are dying from a fungus with species-jumping genes –...

February 17, 2026