Why Native Title rulings need a system to value cultural loss
Patrick Honan/GettyRight now, courts across Australia are grappling with a difficult legal question. How do you put a dollar value...
Extreme rain on snow is testing aging dams across Michigan and Wisconsin – this is the future in a warming world
In the upper Midwest, aging infrastructure, from dams to city drains, was overwhelmed by floodwater in April 2026. Jonathan Aguila...
Sorry, Tampa Bay, mixed-use districts don’t reverse the dismal economics of sports venues
The plan for a new Rays stadium looks promising. But will it deliver for Tampa taxpayers?Tampa Bay RaysWhen the Atlanta Braves ope...
Chernobyl at 40: Secret Stasi files reveal extent of Soviet misinformation campaign over nuclear disaster
A German security guard checks for radiation after the Chernobyl accident in April 1986.Patrick Piel/Gamma-Rapho via Getty ImagesO...
What a Muslim folk trickster can teach us about the danger of holding a single worldview
A man wearing a Nasreddin Hoja costume poses with children during Eid al-Fitr at Sunnyside Gardens Park in New York.Volk…
Rotavirus cases in children are rising – but a highly effective vaccine has slashed hospitalizations from the virus by 80%…
One of rotavirus infection's main symptoms is diarrhea, which can lead to severe dehydration that needs to be treated in…
Is Trump heading to a Pyrrhic victory in Iran?
President Donald Trump speaks to the press before departing the White House on April 16, 2026.Celal Gunes/Anadolu via Ge…
High school yearbooks focus on the fun students had, obscuring the pain people also experienced
The Salinas High School (Calif.) girls volleyball team from 1924, as seen in the school's yearbook, 'El Gabilan.'Michael…
HEPA air purifiers may boost brain power in adults over 40 – new research
Air pollution can negatively affect the brain.Jomkwan/iStock via Getty Images PlusUsing an in-home HEPA purifier for one…
How personal finance advice is getting political, thanks to ‘finfluencers’
Young people increasingly get their financial advice from social media -- and it's taking a political turn.Jaap Arriens/…
Why Trump can’t just decree changes to voting by mail – a former federal judge explains how the president’s executive…
Mail-in ballots in their envelopes await processing at the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder's mail-in ballot proces…
It’s a sing-off! Myth-busting about birds and sex when it comes to defending the nest
Don't mess with my territory. Male northern parulas sing and get physically aggressive when intruders invade their space…
How court cases against Woolworths and Coles could change the future of shopping in Australia
The consumer watchdog’s Federal Court case against Woolworths over its “prices dropped” promotions is …
Tinkering with the capital gains tax discount isn’t enough. Here’s why it needs to go
Troy Mortier/UnsplashIt looks increasingly likely Treasurer Jim Chalmers will make changes to the capital gains tax (CGT…
Why the US military is stuck using $1 million missiles against Iran’s $20,000 drones
A drone is seen during a suspected drone strike targeting an oil warehouse near Erbil, the capital of Iraq's Kurdistan R…
Research at Chernobyl and Fukushima shows how radioactive materials move in the environment
Even decades after the Chernobyl disaster, damage to the containment structures risks radioactivity escaping into the en…
Hurricanes devastated Florida’s East Coast – then seagrass made an unexpected comeback
Seagrass has made an unexpected return to Mosquito Lagoon.Captain William B. Wolfson, Grassroots Guide Service, New Smyr…
Attending multiple places of worship is the norm for many Americans
Many of the Americans who go to more than one congregation do so to experience a different worship style or because frie…