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50 of the greatest archaeological discoveries of all time

5 big changes to Medicare coming in 2026

Two seniors walking a trail at a park during spring time.

How a university research associate happened upon the only known copy of this ‘revolutionary’ software

Aleks Maricq, a research associate at the University of Utah, holds the 9-track magnetic tape marked as containing a copy of UNIX Version 4, a foundational computer operating system, that he found in a storage room.

9 ibuprofen interactions: What to avoid when you’re taking ibuprofen

Ibuprofen tablets spilled from a bottle.

How to meet the new Medicaid work requirement: A state-by-state guide

A 'now hiring' sign displayed on a glass window.

This little-known ‘dark roof’ lobby may be making your city hotter

Workers install a new roof on the Rogers Centre, home of the Toronto Blue Jays baseball team.

Canada just made national parks free this summer. Can we love nature without hurting it?

A view of the Spirit Island of Maligne Lake in Jasper National Park of Alberta, Canada.

Former Navy SEALs are diving to save the ocean

A group of former navy SEALs underwater.

Eco-anxiety in little kids? These early childhood teachers are on the case.

A preschooler at Palmer Elementary in Denver prepares to plant wildflowers in a pot she decorated.

The weird way that penguin poop might be cooling Antarctica

Penguins by the shores in Antarctica.

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The fix for parched Western states: Recycled toilet water

The director of water re-use operations for startup Epic Cleantec holds up a sample of treated water.

Climate disasters inflict outsized harm on pregnant and young families

Residents that canoed the flooded South Fork New River talk at a washed out road on September 27, 2024 in Boone, North Carolina

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Earth's orbit is filling up with junk. Greenhouse gases are making the problem worse.

Long-exposure taken over 30 seconds showing many satellites moving across the night sky appearing as dotted lines.

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What makes middle school even worse? Climate anxiety.

An elementary school flooded from the Lumber River during Hurricane Matthew's aftermath in Lumberton, North Carolina.

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Abandoned coal mines are becoming the batteries of the future

A gravity energy storage prototype created in Edinburgh, Scotland.