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Up to 204,691 extra deaths in the US so far in...

Staff Writer - August 16, 2020

Ronald D. Fricker Jr., Virginia Tech The Conversation, CC BY-NDThe number of deaths in the United States through July 2020 is 8% to 12% higher...

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A satellite image from Aug. 13, 2024, shows an algal bloom covering approximately 320 square miles (830 square km) of Lake Erie. By Aug. 22, it had nearly doubled in size. NASA Earth Observatory

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Toxic algae blooms are lasting longer in Lake Erie − why...

Staff Writer - June 28, 2025

Gregory J. Dick, University of Michigan Federal scientists released their annual forecast for Lake Erie’s harmful algal blooms on...

Women living in states that ban or severely restrict abortion may be especially motivated to avoid unintended pregnancy. Viktoriya Skorikova/Moment via Getty Images

3 years after abortion rights were overturned, contraception access is at risk

June 23, 2025

Is this visitor to Antarctica going crazy or having a good time? Tim Bieber/Photodisc via Getty Images

At Antarctica’s midwinter, a look back at the frozen continent’s long...

June 22, 2025

Hurricane Helene caused extensive damage to homes in North Carolina in 2024. AP Photo/Kathy Kmonicek

Low-income homeowners hit by disasters may get less help from the...

June 20, 2025

Plants use light to make energy – and a team of scientists is using the same principle to power chemical reactions. fhm/Moment via Getty Images

Light-powered reactions could make the chemical manufacturing industry more energy-efficient

June 19, 2025