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3 in 4 fundraisers have experienced sexual harassment on the job...

Staff Writer - May 28, 2022

Sexual harassment is a common workplace hazard for nonprofit fundraisers. fizkes/iStock/Getty Images Plus Erynn Beaton, The Ohio State...

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Pecan pie is a popular holiday treat in the United States. Julie Deshaies/iStock via Getty Images

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How pecans went from ignored trees to a holiday staple –...

Staff Writer - November 19, 2025

Shelley Mitchell, Oklahoma State University Pecans, America’s only native major nut, have a storied history in the United States....

These faces are fake – generated by artificial intelligence – but useful for training other AI systems about human faces. David Beniaguev

When fake data is a good thing – how synthetic data...

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A technician walks through a solar farm in Goma, Congo, in 2025. AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa

Renewable energy is cheaper and healthier – so why isn’t it...

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A fisherman looks at the Suralaya coal-fired power plant in Cilegon, Indonesia, in 2023. Ronald Siagian/AFP via Getty Images

Can the world quit coal?

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Wheat infected by Fusarium, a toxic fungus, has kernels that appear white with orange at the base. Klaus-Dietmar Gabbert/picture alliance via Getty Images

What is Fusarium graminearum, the fungus a Chinese scientist pleaded guilty...

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