Leave ’em laughing instead of crying: Climate humor can break down barriers and find common ground
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Protest in Gauhati, India, on Sept. 20, 2019, part of worldwide demonstrations ahead of…
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September 2019
Rural hospital closings reach crisis stage, leaving millions without nearby health care
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A welcome sign to Bristol, a small town that sits in Virginia and Tennessee,…
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Posting on Facebook is helping nonprofits of all sizes raise money
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More and more fundraising happens online. karen roach/Shutterstock.com Online giving, donations for charities made…
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Local communities play outsized but overlooked role in global fisheries
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Fish for sale in a Dakar, Senegal. AP Photo/Schalk van Zuydam Flying along the…
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Why I’m teaching kids science through the sport of rowing
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The math behind the movement. Dmitrydesign/Shutterstock.com I didn’t know what the world looked like…
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Gut microbes can get you drunk and damage your liver
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Drinking alcohol isn't the only cause of high blood alcohol levels. nikamo Imagine that…
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In the future, people may be able to go to Mars. Gorodenkoff/Shutterstock.com Curious Kids…
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Intelligence whistleblowers often pay a severe price
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Blowing the whistle carries major risks. BlueSkyImage/Shutterstock.com When President Donald Trump likened a whistleblower’s…
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Why the flu shot cannot give you the flu (and why you should get one now)
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A nurse in Atlanta prepared the fu vaccine for a shot on Feb. 7,…
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Rising seas threaten hundreds of Native American heritage sites along Florida’s Gulf Coast
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Native American burial mound at Lake Jackson Mounds State Park, north of Tallahassee, Fla.…