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How deregulation made electricity more expensive, not cheaper

American families are feeling the pinch of rising electricity prices. In the past five years alone, the generation portion of the standard service residential electric bill in Columbus, Ohio, has increased by 110%. This is...

Coffee crops are dying from a fungus with species-jumping genes – researchers are ‘resurrecting’ their genomes to understand how and why

For anyone who relies on coffee to start their day, coffee wilt disease may be the most important disease you’ve never heard of. This fungal disease has repeatedly reshaped the global coffee supply over the...

In World War II’s dog-eat-dog struggle for resources, a Greenland mine launched a new world order

On April 9, 1940, Nazi tanks stormed into Denmark. A month later, they blitzed into Belgium, Holland and France. As Americans grew increasingly rattled by the spreading threat, a surprising place became crucial to U.S....

Exploring the promise of regenerative aquaculture at an Arkansas fish farm

In many academic circles, innovation is imagined as a lab-to-market pipeline that travels through patent filings, venture...

Warming winters are disrupting the hidden world of fungi – the result can shift mountain grasslands to scrub

When you look out across a snowy winter landscape, it might seem like nature is fast asleep. Yet, under the surface, tiny organisms are hard at work, consuming the previous year’s dead plant material and...

Humans are the only primates with a chin – now we finally know why

Humans are the only primates with a chin, leaving biologists to wonder why we acquired this unique feature. According...

Trump’s EPA decides climate change doesn’t endanger public health – the evidence says otherwise

The Trump administration took a major step in its efforts to unravel America’s climate policies on Feb. 12, 2026, when it moved to rescind the 2009 endangerment finding – a formal determination that six greenhouse...

RNA strand that can almost self-replicate may be key to life’s origins

According to the RNA world hypothesis, life began when RNA molecules evolved the ability to make more copies of...

Cement has a climate problem — here’s how geopolymers with add-ins like cork could help fix it

Concrete is all around you – in the foundation of your home, the bridges you drive over, the sidewalks and buildings of cities. It is often described as the second-most used material by volume on...

Polymers from earth can make cement more climate-friendly

Concrete is all around you – in the foundation of your home, the bridges you drive over, the sidewalks and buildings of cities. It is often described as the second-most used material by volume on...
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White House says Iran would be ‘wise’ to make deal, as US ramps up military presence

US media reports that Trump has discussed attack options with advisers, and a strike could happen as early...
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