Butterflies declined by 22% in just 2 decades across the US – there are ways you can help save them
The endangered Karner blue butterfly has struggled with habitat loss.U.S. Fish and Wildlife ServiceIf the joy of seeing butterflie...
What the f#$%? The surprising legal rules about brand trademarks of sweary phrases
drante/Getty ImagesJournalist Paddy Gower’s attempts to trademark his brand have highlighted what is still considered offens...
How 18F transformed government technology − and why its elimination matters
18F was a group of technology hotshots within the GSA.Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty ImagesHealthcare.gov, the government health insuranc...
DOGE threat: How government data would give an AI company extraordinary power
Elon Musk has simultaneous control of DOGE and his AI company xAI.AP Photo/Jose Luis MaganaThe Department of Government Efficiency...
Anger is a flow of emotion like water through a hose − at work, it helps to know when to…
Is the anger targeted or blasting everyone in the area?Witthaya Prasongsin/Moment via Getty ImagesPretty much everyone w…
As tuberculosis cases rise in the US and worldwide, health officials puzzle over the resurgence of a disease once in…
A microscopic view of _Mycobacterium tuberculosis_, the bacteria that causes tuberculosis.koto_feja/E+ via Getty ImagesA…
What’s that microplastic? Advances in machine learning are making identifying plastics in the environment more reliable
Microplastics are tiny bits of plastic that show up in the environment. Svetlozar Hristov/iStock via Getty Images PlusMi…
Why Muslim American nonprofits are taking steps to build trust with donors during Ramadan
Nearly 70% of American Muslims report giving Zakat, the obligatory charity, during Ramadan.NickyLloyd/E+ via Getty Image…
Death by firing squad set to resume in the US – but no matter the method, all means of execution…
The firing squad chair in which Brad Sigmon will be strapped before three volunteers shoot him dead.South Carolina Depar…
Philly’s street fentanyl contains an industrial chemical called BTMPS that’s an ingredient in plastic
Adulterants such as xylazine, medetomidine and now BTMPS are common in Philly's street fentanyl.Juan Pablo Pino/AFP via …
HILDA data shows income inequality is at a 20-year high
ArliftAtoz2205/ShutterstockThe 19th annual report from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Su…
The US energy market has its troubles, though it may not be a ‘national emergency’
This Montana refinery processes crude oil imported from Canada.AP Photo/Matthew BrownPresident Donald Trump’s decl…
Consumer resistance is rising in the age of Trump. History shows how boycotts can be effective
Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesBoycotts are back. With people worried about everything from labour practices and human righ…
Carolina wildfires followed months of weather whiplash, from drought to hurricane-fueled floods and back to drought
A hillside burns near Tryon, N.C., on March 3, 2025. Fire season here typically starts in late March or April.Peter Zay/…
The child boss in ‘Severance’ reveals a devastating truth about work and child-rearing in the 21st century
Miss Huang is, in many ways, capitalism's ideal child.Apple TV+In the second season of “Severance,” there&rs…
Learning ethics − one Marvel movie at a time
Philosophically, there's more to many superhero movies than first meets the eye.Daniel Fung/SOPA Images/LightRocket via …
Supreme Court sides with San Francisco, requiring EPA to set specific targets in water pollution permits
Swimmers gather at San Francisco's Ocean Beach for a Polar Plunge to start the new year, Jan. 1, 2025.Tayfun Coskun/Anad…
COVID-19 is the latest epidemic to show biomedical breakthroughs aren’t enough to eliminate a disease
COVID-19 has become a part of modern life that many people don't pay much attention to.Spencer Platt via Getty Images Ne…