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A German security guard checks for radiation after the Chernobyl accident in April 1986. Patrick Piel/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images

Environment

Chernobyl at 40: Secret Stasi files reveal extent of Soviet misinformation...

Staff Writer - April 22, 2026

Lauren Cassidy, Binghamton University, State University of New York On April 26, 1986, Soviet engineers at the Chernobyl nuclear...

EXPLORING NATURE

Pope Leo XIV arrives to celebrate Mass at the Malabo stadium in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, on April 23, 2026, on the last day of his 11-day pastoral visit to Africa. AP Photo/Misper Apawu

culture

‘Just war’ has guided Catholic thinking on conflict for centuries –...

Staff Writer - April 26, 2026

Valerie Morkevičius, Colgate University Since the beginning of the Iran war, Pope Leo XIV has frequently called for peace,...

A striking 51.7% of Gen Z respondents ranked casket burial as their first choice, compared with just 27.1% of baby boomers. Ashley Cooper/The Image Bank via Getty Images

Boom in cremation hides surprising truths about what Americans really want...

April 24, 2026

Seagrass has made an unexpected return to Mosquito Lagoon. Captain William B. Wolfson, Grassroots Guide Service, New Smyrna Beach, FL

Hurricanes devastated Florida’s East Coast – then seagrass made an unexpected comeback

April 22, 2026

A German security guard checks for radiation after the Chernobyl accident in April 1986. Patrick Piel/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images

Chernobyl at 40: Secret Stasi files reveal extent of Soviet misinformation...

April 22, 2026

A long-running experiment is testing tree mixes to develop the healthiest forests. Mickey Pullen/Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

Don’t just plant trees, plant forests to restore biodiversity for the future

April 21, 2026