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Wednesday, April 22, 2026

Politics

Joel Roberts Poinsett: Namesake of the poinsettia, enslaver, secret agent and...

Staff Writer - December 19, 2023

Lindsay Schakenbach Regele, Miami University If people know the name Joel Roberts Poinsett today, it is likely because of...

EXPLORING NATURE

This composite image shows the Geminid meteors, captured in 2020 using Global Meteor Network software. Aleksandar Merlak

Education

I found a new meteor shower, and it comes from an...

Staff Writer - April 10, 2026

Patrick M. Shober, NASA Across the Earth, every night, thousands of automated stargazers are waiting to take pictures of...

The Denver suburb of Castle Rock, Colo., limits water use in future developments. Homeowners are embracing water-efficient yards. RJ Sangosti/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images

Water conservation works, but climate change is outpacing it: Phoenix, Denver...

April 8, 2026

The Salton Sea is shrinking and releasing toxic dust from its lake bed. Jennifer Davis/iStock/Getty Images Plus

Toxic dust from California’s shrinking Salton Sea is harming children’s lung...

April 5, 2026

The Camelot crater in the Moon’s Taurus-Littrow Valley is where the sample containing trivalent titanium was found. NASA/Apollo 17: AS17-145-22159

New study measures titanium in Apollo rock to uncover Moon’s early chemistry

March 29, 2026

Boat strikes can harm or kill whales and are one concern about the oil industry’s environmental impact. Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images

Trump’s ‘God Squad’ pits energy vs. endangered species, but it’s a...

March 28, 2026