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Environment

Curious Kids: How deep is the ocean?

Staff Writer - October 8, 2019

Suzanne O'Connell, Wesleyan University Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer,...

EXPLORING NATURE

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

Education

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

Staff Writer - May 5, 2026

Ingrid C. Romero, Smithsonian Institution and Scott L. Wing, Smithsonian Institution Approximately 145 million: That’s the number of specimens...

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

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

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

April 26, 2026