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Distilling is a way of life in in Nubri, Nepal. Geoff Childs, CC BY

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Cheers! Welcome to the Nepalese village where everybody knows how to distill

Staff Writer - May 3, 2026

Geoff Childs, Washington University in St. Louis Imagine a place where every home has paraphernalia for distilling spirits, where...

Boba Tea mixologist Tina Ely greets Life & News with a smile as Happy Boba Tea is named Best Boba Tea in Port Charlotte

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Happy Boba Tea named “Best Boba Tea in Port Charlotte 2024”...

Staff Writer - April 20, 2024

If you're looking for the Best Boba Tea around, look no further than "Happy Boba Tea" located at 1100 El Jobean Road...

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Companies can be analyzed as moral actors, not just profit-makers. wildpixel/iStock via Getty Images Plus

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Why corporate inclusion policies are moral decisions, not just business ones

Staff Writer - June 14, 2026

Shreyans Goenka, Virginia Tech and Sankar Sen, Baruch College, CUNY Executives are facing pressure from boards, employees, regulators and...

As ocean temperatures rise during El Niño, fish can find themselves in hot water. Geoff Trodd/Unsplash

El Niño is back, and ocean temperatures are already near record...

June 12, 2026

In fall 2024, Tampa and other Florida cities on the Gulf coast were hit by hurricanes Helene and Milton within 13 days of each other. Giorgio Viera/AFP via Getty Images

Home insurance and the unraveling of Florida communities

June 9, 2026

An Amazon data center sits next to a neighborhood in northern Virginia. Nathan Howard/Getty Images

5 ways data centers endanger their local communities and the country...

June 8, 2026

Large-scale solar power plants are key elements of energy policies in New York and other states. Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images

Building more renewable energy sources means rethinking land use for agriculture...

June 5, 2026