EnvironmentDuring four days on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula, I saw an Olympic marmot, a species found nowhere else on Earth; four bumblebee species working the same lavender plant; three western hermit crab species new to me; and five orcas slicing…
For the first time in over 50 years, an infestation of the flesh-eating fly known as the New World screwworm ( Cochliomyia hominivorax ) is spreading on the U.S. mainland, and it is putting livestock and other animals at risk.
There are at least 14 million insect species on Earth, and they play highly diverse roles in sustaining the natural world.
Picture a young person who walks out of my office with a new ADHD diagnosis and feels relief. There is finally a name for years of missed deadlines and unfinished paperwork.
A 22-year-old space telescope lost its fight against gravity and came crashing down to Earth on the morning of Nov. 4, 2026, above the North Sumatra region of Indonesia.
Americans have a lot of plans for the country’s power grid. Some people want to expand renewable energy by building solar and wind farms. Others want to add new coal- or natural gas-fired power plants.
From Washington, D.C. to Anchorage, Alaska, federal courts have been busy with cases related to the Trump administration’s attempts to assert control over state elections. In almost every case, rulings have gone against the administration.
Polling is looking grim for Republicans ahead of the U.S. midterm elections on Nov. 3, 2026, due in large part to deep pessimism among the public about the economy.
Against the backdrop of an unpopular war in Iran, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced on July 15, 2026, that the Pentagon would begin testing male service members 30 and older for low testosterone.
On March 31, 2026, President Donald Trump was asked about plans for his presidential library, the archive that presidents build to house their administration’s records.
When I was a freshman in college at Villanova University outside Philadelphia, I visited the Academy of Natural Sciences for the first time.
There is approximately 60 years of research on campus sexual assault and shelves full of books on young people’s sexual experiences and behaviors, including their experiences with assault.
CultureAfter the United Nations adopted a resolution in September 2026 endorsing a map that more fairly represents the size of Earth’s landmasses, author and journalist Moky Makura of Africa No Filter – a main sponsor of the Correct the Map initia…
Imagine you get hit by a car. An ambulance brings you to the nearest hospital. Your private health insurance covers emergency care, but the hospital isn’t in your plan’s network.
When picking up groceries requires a two-hour round trip, fresh produce can become a luxury. As a food systems researcher, I see this tension firsthand: People need fresh food to be healthy, but rural regions increasingly lack access to it.
Inflation is causing real economic pain. Worries about healthcare costs have jumped sharply. And 7 in 10 Americans believe the country is in decline.
President Donald Trump’s approval ratings are cratering. Even his Make America Great Again, or MAGA, diehards have reservations.
Every semester I teach a class called History of Monsters, Aliens and the Supernatural at Penn State. It fills up quickly, because students, like many people, are fascinated by the supernatural.
Polling is looking grim for Republicans ahead of the U.S. midterm elections on Nov. 3, 2026, due in large part to deep pessimism among the public about the economy.
Against the backdrop of an unpopular war in Iran, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced on July 15, 2026, that the Pentagon would begin testing male service members 30 and older for low testosterone.
The productivity gains of generative AI are often touted as the main reason for its rapid adoption. Much like how a calculator can instantly solve mathematical equations too long for the human brain to compute, generative AI can help someon…
There is approximately 60 years of research on campus sexual assault and shelves full of books on young people’s sexual experiences and behaviors, including their experiences with assault.
Every semester I teach a class called History of Monsters, Aliens and the Supernatural at Penn State. It fills up quickly, because students, like many people, are fascinated by the supernatural.
There are at least 14 million insect species on Earth, and they play highly diverse roles in sustaining the natural world.
Picture a young person who walks out of my office with a new ADHD diagnosis and feels relief. There is finally a name for years of missed deadlines and unfinished paperwork.
Imagine you get hit by a car. An ambulance brings you to the nearest hospital. Your private health insurance covers emergency care, but the hospital isn’t in your plan’s network.
Inflation is causing real economic pain. Worries about healthcare costs have jumped sharply. And 7 in 10 Americans believe the country is in decline.
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