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Saturday, May 16, 2026

Religion

Want to live longer? Consider the ethics

Staff Writer - August 31, 2018

John K. Davis, California State University, Fullerton Life extension – using science to slow or halt human aging so that people live far longer...

EXPLORING NATURE

Large-scale wildfires seem to turn visitors away, while prescribed burning may have the opposite effect. Helen H. Richardson/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images

Business

Fire is transforming the US West’s public lands – research shows...

Staff Writer - May 6, 2026

Kyle Manley, University of Colorado Boulder Colorado’s two largest fires on record, the Cameron Peak and East Troublesome fires,...

This screenshot juxtaposes a fossil of stem from the plant Archaeopitys eastmanii (bottom) and a close-up of its vascular system (top). The specimen was found in Kentucky and is over 350 million years old. Ingrid C. Romero, CC BY-SA

Galaxies of life are collecting dust in museums – digitizing microscope...

May 5, 2026

Gas prices were well over $4 a gallon on April 28, 2026, in Brooklyn, N.Y. Spencer Platt/Getty Images

What’s in the price of a gallon of gas?

May 1, 2026

The new federal classification of marijuana regulates only medical use; recreational use is still determined by state laws. tvirbickis/iStock via Getty Images Plus

Reclassification of marijuana opens doors for much‑needed medical research into the...

April 29, 2026

An artisanal miner holds a cobalt stone at a mine near Kolwezi, Congo, in 2022. About 20,000 people work there among toxic materials. Junior Kannah/AFP via Getty Images

The race to mine critical minerals for AI and clean energy...

April 28, 2026