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Some bird species on neighboring tips of the evolutionary tree can interbreed, with interesting genomic results. Kaleb Anderson

culture

Songbirds swap colorful plumage genes across species lines among their evolutionary...

Staff Writer - December 12, 2025

David Toews, Penn State People typically think about evolution as a linear process where, within a species, the classic...

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An Amazon data center sits next to a neighborhood in northern Virginia. Nathan Howard/Getty Images

Business

5 ways data centers endanger their local communities and the country...

Staff Writer - June 8, 2026

Neha Gour, George Mason University; Ed Maibach, George Mason University, and Luis Ortiz, George Mason University Every internet search,...

Large-scale solar power plants are key elements of energy policies in New York and other states. Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images

Building more renewable energy sources means rethinking land use for agriculture...

June 5, 2026

Sophrosyne is a constellation of characteristics that includes moderation, reflectiveness and self-knowledge. PM Images/DigitalVision via Getty Images

Why sophrosyne, an ancient Greek virtue, matters more than ever in...

June 5, 2026

Workers prepare to burn imported plastic waste at a dump in East Java, Indonesia, in 2018. Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images

A lot of ‘recycled’ plastic is being burned overseas – and...

June 3, 2026

The Democratic Republic of Congo is scaling up health operations to contain the Ebola epidemic. Michel Lunanga/Getty Images

What’s wrong with how US and Uganda plan to stop Ebola spreading

May 30, 2026