Looking back at America’s summer of heat, floods and climate change: Welcome to the new abnormal
The summer of 2022 started with a historic flood in Montana, brought...
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Mars is littered with 15,694 pounds of human trash from 50 years of robotic exploration
People have been exploring the surface of Mars for over 50 years...
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Debates about migration have never been simple – just look at the Hebrew Bible
Today, the Bible is often invoked during public debates about immigration. From...
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Railroads and unions reach deal to avert devastating strike, keeping America’s trains and the economy on track — for now
Most Americans may not appreciate the central role that private railroads play...
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Smartphones defy soaring inflation and keep getting relatively cheaper
Inflation in the U.S. is surging to near a 40-year...
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Travel by train: The pros and cons of working remotely from the rails
Traveling looks a bit different post-pandemic as many people try to...
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Intense heat and flooding are wreaking havoc on power and water systems as climate change batters America’s aging infrastructure
The 1960s and 1970s were a golden age of infrastructure development in...
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Donor beware: Pause before you give to any cause
The public’s trust in nonprofits declined from 59% in 2020 to...
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Old timer’s birthday
Mea culpa. I’m late on the date for this, but we...
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