In fighting terrorism as in health care, an ounce of prevention is often worth a pound of cure. The Trump Administration is ignoring that saying.
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Trump administration cuts to terrorism prevention departments could leave Americans exposed
The elimination of offices within Homeland Security and the State Department may force US counterterrorism efforts to rely on a solely military app...
Colorado’s moose aren’t newcomers, despite claims by the National Park Service they’re not native. Historical records, oral traditions & archaeological finds show they’ve roamed the southern Rockies for centuries.
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Moose have lived in Colorado for centuries – unpacking the evidence from history, archaeology and oral traditions
During much of the last century, moose were apparently rare in Colorado. But lately, encounters with humans are becoming more common as the populat...
We’ve all seen it, and been dismayed by it, but what actually is rust?
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What is rust? A materials scientist explains metal’s crusty enemy
Water and oxygen can make metals oxidize and rust, but researchers have found many ways to prevent this damage.
Sustainable jet fuels could cut flight emissions without redesigning planes. Unfortunately new federal cuts slash funding for the research needed to make them viable at scale, and reduce aviation’s production of 2.5% of global carbon emissions.
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Inside the search for sustainable aviation fuels, which are on the federal chopping block
Exciting as it sounds, most of this technology is still locked away in labs, not available in airports.
As more states move to put chaplains in public schools, one big question looms: Who counts as a chaplain, and what exactly do they do? The answers vary far more than you might think (or would expect when laws are being drafted).
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Schools are looking for chaplains, but the understanding of who – and what – chaplains are varies widely
The term ‘chaplain’ does not have a legal definition in the US at the federal or state level.
One Boston block was 94°F. Just a few streets away, it was 103°F. Hyperlocal heat data can pinpoint where cooling projects will save the most lives (and money).
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Inside an urban heat island, one street can be much hotter than its neighbor – new tech makes it easier to target cooling projects
New technologies are making it easier to find these urban heat islets, opening the door to new strategies for efficiently improving community health.
Trump’s deep cuts to U.S. terrorism prevention programs shift the U.S. from trying to head off attacks to merely reacting. It’s a costlier, riskier approach that terrorism experts warn could make threats worse.
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Trump administration cuts to terrorism prevention departments could leave Americans exposed
The elimination of offices within Homeland Security and the State Department may force US counterterrorism efforts to rely on a solely military app...
New violence in Sweida, Syria is the latest chapter in the Druze’s long fight for autonomy.
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For Syrian Druze, latest violence is one more chapter in a centuries-long struggle over autonomy
The violence that overwhelmed Sweida in July 2025 reflects challenges under the transitional government, but also age-old tensions over Druze auton...
Republicans’ Texas redistricting push could backfire — triggering blue-state retaliation, risky “dummymanders,” and a nationwide race to redraw the map.
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3 reasons Republicans’ redistricting power grab might backfire
The attempt by Texas Republicans to gerrymander more GOP legislative districts could backfire and deliver the party dummymandered districts. A poli...
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Democratic Socialist Zohran #Mamdani shocked NYC by winning the Democratic mayoral primary—beating Andrew #Cuomo in a landslide. But it wasn’t unprecedented. For historians, it looked a lot like socialist novelist Upton Sinclair’s primary victory in 1934 (thread)
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When socialists win Democratic primaries: Will Zohran Mamdani be haunted by the Upton Sinclair effect?
After Sinclair won the California Democratic primary in 1934, business and media elites helped derail his bid for the governorship.
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