An ER doc says this year’s flu season it’s one of the worst in decades. This year’s “super flu” is more contagious, more severe, and sending both healthy patients and high-risk adults to overcrowded emergency rooms.
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Colorado ranks among the highest states in the country for flu – an emergency room physician describes why the 2025-26 flu season is hitting hard
The 2025-26 ‘super’ flu can come with vomiting and diarrhea, alongside the more typical aches and pains of flu.
Trump's latest push to acquire Greenland follows a century-long pattern of American military and economic ventures on the Arctic island that often ended in failure due to the island’s harsh climate and dynamic ice sheet, explains an environmental science scholar.
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US military has a long history in Greenland, from mining during WWII to a nuclear-powered Army base built into the ice
History also shows that many of the fanciful engineering ideas for Greenland failed because they misjudged the island’s harsh climate and dynamic...
MLK was talking about universal basic income before it was trendy. He believed it could be a cause to unite poor people of all races. And even people with racial biases are more likely to support universal basic income when they’re struggling financially.
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Martin Luther King Jr. was ahead of his time in pushing for universal basic income
The policy of providing guaranteed cash incomes has gained momentum in recent years. This tool to tackle inequality has the potential to address ra...
Don’t expect Venezuelan oil supplies to move prices at the pump in the U.S.
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Why unlocking Venezuelan oil won’t mean much for US energy prices
Political chaos, sanctions and technical mismanagement of the oil industry may have taken a heavy toll on the industry.
Older adults whose diets consisted of only 15% ultraprocessed foods – rather than the usual 50% – had lower weight, insulin and cholesterol levels. A nutrition researcher explains her recent study:
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Eating less ultraprocessed food supports healthier aging, new research shows
Older adults whose diets consisted of only 15% ultraprocessed foods – rather than the usual 50% – had lower weight, insulin and cholesterol.
The idea that Old Testament laws should govern the United States is at the core of a movement that, though small in numbers, resonates across many areas of American religious and political life. (Pictured: Doug Wilson, a pastor and author in Moscow, Idaho)
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What is Christian Reconstructionism − and why it matters in US politics
Christian Reconstructionism, a little-known movement to rebuild society on biblical law, can often shape US debates over religion, politics and edu...
Ocean viruses get a bad rap from land-based viruses. A new study shows that in the Atlantic’s Sargasso Sea area, viruses play a key part in help recycle nutrients that support the entire marine food chain.
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Viruses aren’t all bad: In the ocean, some help fuel the food web – a new study shows how
Marine viruses attack cells, but the material that spills out helps fuels marine life around the world.
Why small businesses are pulling back on hiring new graduates:
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Small businesses say they aren’t planning to hire many recent graduates for entry-level jobs – here’s why
College students should be more intentional when preparing for the job market, and could consider internships and short-term jobs to help them get ...
Rural schools are perfectly positioned for astronomy education (they have darker skies!) But they often lack funding, broadband and STEM staff. A Smithsonian project to give telescopes to schools is helping to change that.
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Rural areas have darker skies but fewer resources for students interested in astronomy – telescopes in schools can help
Stargazing can stimulate an interest in space in kids and lead to a passion for science. But rural schools often lack the resources to nurture thes...
Fire insurance maps captured 19th and 20th-century American cities in remarkable detail — and quietly recorded how insurers linked risk, moral judgment and racism when deciding which neighborhoods to protect.
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From flammable neighborhoods to moral hazards, fire insurance maps capture early US cities and the landscape of discrimination
Hundreds of thousands of Sanborn maps mapped the fire risk of every US city with over 1,000 people in the 20th century.