Every year, Missouri farmers lose millions of dollars in valuable nutrients that wash away into rivers and lakes. These nutrients—nitrates and phosphates found in fertilizers—are crucial for plant growth, but they wreak ...
Biotechnology
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Responding to foreign disinformation poses many challenges. Recent revelations about foreign interference in Canada illustrate some of them.
Political science
Jul 22, 2024
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Unrelenting heat is blanketing swathes of southern and eastern Europe, with dozens of cities on red alert as scorching temperatures fuel wildfires, strain power grids, and make daily life unbearable.
Environment
Jul 18, 2024
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SpaceX will use a powerful, souped-up capsule to shove the International Space Station out of orbit once time is up for the sprawling lab.
Space Exploration
Jul 18, 2024
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The Webb Space Telescope has captured a pair of intertwined galaxies glowing in the infrared.
Astronomy
Jul 13, 2024
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An interplay of light and shadows cast the docking ports for Gateway, humanity's first space station around the moon, into sharp relief.
Space Exploration
Jul 10, 2024
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Nearly 20 years ago, the U.S. Congress approved funding to implement the Safe Routes to School (SRTS) program across the country. SRTS promotes safe and accessible active transportation, like walking or biking, for students ...
Social Sciences
Jul 4, 2024
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Bringing about the energy transition is essential, but it will require developing a significant amount of minerals and "green" electricity, such as hydroelectricity. These activities often take place on Indigenous lands and ...
Environment
Jul 4, 2024
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The Supreme Court ruled in 2023 that rivers that only flow in response to weather events—called ephemeral streams—do not fall under the protection of the Clean Water Act. Research published in the journal Science, led ...
Environment
Jun 27, 2024
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Drought in the American West is becoming a persistent reality instead of a periodic emergency due to climate change, and a recent study found that an essential tool used to measure drought can't keep up.
Earth Sciences
Jun 26, 2024
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