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In 2024, Maine business owner Reade Brower was forced to sell off a majority of the newspapers that he owned. He then tried to salvage four weeklies by combining them into one paper: The Midcoast ...

For the last 12 years, volunteers have ventured out in freezing temperatures to Finland’s Lake Saimaa every winter. It is here that the Saimaa ringed seal — one of the world’s most endangered seal ...

Dentists and orthodontists have been trying to distract their patients from the uncomfortable and often painful work of dental care for years, especially for longer appointments. Since the early 2000s ...

As many of us mature in the years following the COVID-19 lockdown, venture further down the rabbit hole of social media, or simply stick to our safe, insulated bubbles, it has become abundantly clear: ...

When victims of sexual assault visit medical centers or police stations after being attacked, their clothes are often confiscated for DNA evidence, leaving already vulnerable people with nothing but a ...

For many of us, anxiety and depression stemming from the climate crisis have become nearly ubiquitous with the plight of modern life. We deliver quippy one-liners about the world being on fire, share ...

The world’s largest vacuum sits atop a dormant volcano in Hellisheiði, Iceland. As a carbon dioxide capture and storage facility — dubbed “Mammoth” — the vacuum sucks in air and strips out the carbon, ...

On November 22, the Saturday before Thanksgiving, Nashville bakery owner Kathy Leslie was cooking up hot holiday meals for over 700 families. It’s a tradition that Leslie’s Shugga Hi Bakery & Cafe has ...

A 13-year study has led to the discovery of 13 new species of mushrooms in the province of Alberta, Canada. The lengthy study was led by lichen scientist Diane Haughland — a lecturer in the Faculty of ...

Calumma gallus is a small chameleon from eastern Madagascar that scientists still don’t fully understand. But thanks to a new study led by German herpetologist Frank Glaw, scientists have a new grasp ...

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