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Thursday, March 26, 2026

Gloves used in the laboratory that led to microplastic overestimation. Madeline Clough

Education

Scientists may be overestimating the amount of microplastics in the environment...

Staff Writer - March 26, 2026

Anne McNeil, University of Michigan and Madeline Clough, University of Michigan It seems like every day a new study...

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Capstone Copper’s Pinto Valley Mine in Miami, Arizona. Jim West/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Business

Global copper demand outstrips supply, threatening electrification and industrial growth

Staff Writer - March 20, 2026

Morgan Bazilian, Colorado School of Mines and Adam Charles Simon, University of Michigan Demand for copper is surging because...

In this illustration, Spinosaurus mirabilis fight over a carcass some 95 million years ago in what is now the Sahara Desert in Niger. Dani Navarro

Paleontologists uncover a new Spinosaurus species by following a clue from...

March 16, 2026

Treatment plants can capture over 95% of methane from food waste, compared to about 50% at landfills. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

How sewage treatment plants could handle food waste, sparing landfills and...

March 13, 2026

A study explored the evolution of several glacial lakes near Bering Glacier, Alaska. Google Earth, AirbusMaxar Technologies, CNES/Airbus

Alaska’s glacial lakes are expanding, increasing the risk of destructive outburst floods

March 9, 2026

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government expanded access to telehealth for older adults insured by Medicare. FatCamera/E+ via Getty Images

Telehealth is widely used by older adults insured by Medicare, new...

March 7, 2026