To make agriculture more climate-friendly, carbon farming needs clear rules
Now is the time to establish clear standards for carbon farming that ensure that only real net changes in carbon receive financial rewards.
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Why gain-of-function research matters
Gain-of-function experiments may help researchers test scientific theories, develop new technologies and find treatments for infectious diseases, such as COVID-19.
Tribal colleges empower Native students with an affordable, culturally relevant education – but need more funding
TCUs provide pathways to higher education that many Native students would not otherwise have due to geographic isolation, family and community responsibilities and poverty.
What the Ottoman Empire can teach us about the consequences of climate change – and how drought can uproot peoples and fuel warfare
While severe droughts, hurricanes, rising oceans and climate migration can seem new and unique to our time, past crises carry important lessons about how changing climates can destabilize human societies.
Why it matters that 7 states still have bans on atheists holding office
Tennessee’s Constitution includes a provision that bars three groups from holding office: atheists, ministers and those engaging in duels.
Overcrowded US national parks need a reservation system
The exponential growth in visitors is generating pollution and putting wildlife at risk to a degree that threatens the future of the park system.
Local newspapers can help reduce polarization with opinion pages that focus on local issues
Getting rid of national politics on the opinion page can help newspapers attract readers and cool tensions in their community.
Agnolotti, bucatini and the innovative new 'cascatelli' – a brief history of pasta shapes
The world's newest 'little waterfall' shape is designed to hold a lot of sauce and be easily stabbed with a fork.
Warming is clearly visible in new US 'climate normal' datasets
Here’s what climate normals are, how they’ve changed, and how you can best make sense of them.
How cleaning up coolants can cool the climate – why HFCs are getting phased out from refrigerators and air conditioners
HFCs are much less harmful than the chemicals they replaced, but they have a strong heat-trapping effect that is contributing to global warming.