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Eco-literate children can be stewards of nature – here’s how to boost environmental education
How we train the next generation is critical to nature recovery.
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Great Zimbabwe: debunking the myth of tyrants and forced labour
New research indicates that collective forms of governance were more likely.
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Nigerians tell their stories of banditry. ‘A month will not go by without someone being killed in this village.’
Banditry is widespread in Nigeria but knowledge about its character and nature is limited.
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Down syndrome isn’t a tragedy — but misinformation about it is
YouTuber Jesse Ridgway’s post about his family’s decision to terminate a pregnancy due to a Down syndrome diagnosis has sparked debate about the persistence of eugenics narratives.
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Why fatherhood matters more than ever before
Dads today are spending dramatically more time with their kids than they did a generation ago. But there’s a less encouraging trend tucked into this development.
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UK social media ban: tech restrictions for teens can’t be the only approach
Perhaps the greatest danger is not that restrictions fail, but that they succeed just enough to convince us that the work is done.
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Microplastics are everywhere in Pennsylvania’s water – but the tide may be turning
An environmental engineer who mapped microplastic pollution in three of Pennsylvania’s watersheds explains what it means for our health.
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Juneteenth reminds us of Black Americans’ long struggle for education following end of slavery
Enslaved people were not just enslaved physically, but mentally as well. as widespread laws in the South barred enslaved people from receiving an education.
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How Wall Street is shifting electric utilities toward consolidation and profit
Electric utilities don’t make money from selling power to customers, but instead profit from investments in power plants, wires, substations and other equipment.
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Asteroid or comet? Meteor or meteorite? How to identify and classify the rocks you see streaking through the sky
An observatory director describes the differences between the types of rocks that fly through space.