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    One Size Fits No One: 7 Factors That Shape the American Dream

    karen roach / Shutterstock.com Advertising Disclosure: When you buy something by clicking links within this article, we may earn a small commission, but it never affects the products or services we recommend. According to the MCAAD-Gallup American Dream Study, 51% of Americans define the...
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    4 Ways Americans Are Handling Economic Pressures in 2025

    PeopleImages / Shutterstock.com Advertising Disclosure: When you buy something by clicking links within this article, we may earn a small commission, but it never affects the products or services we recommend. TransUnion conducted research to help marketers understand how consumers are...
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    California Teen Starts an Online Journal on the Power of Economics to Confront Climate Change

    Frustrated with the lack of climate action, a high-school student launched Karbon Economics to explore systems that can shape solutions to the climate crisis. By Liza Gross DUBLIN, Calif.—Mira Shah was in sixth grade five years ago when a brush fire ignited on the hill in front of her house...
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    A Rural Ohio County Embarks on a Project to Prepare for Worsening Floods

    Armed with a $117,000 grant, participants are building an advanced flood model they say will improve emergency planning and identify ways to make flooding less severe. By Theo Peck-Suzuki CHAUNCEY, Ohio—This village sits between the Hocking River and a tributary, Sunday Creek. When they flood...
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    Researchers Use AI to Predict Beavers’ Impact on Local Habitats—and Show How Humans Can Help

    By linking pond size to dam length, vegetation and stream power, researchers give land managers more precise tools to anticipate water storage, biodiversity and climate resilience. By Mackenzie White Across the Rockies and Great Plains, beaver dams interrupt narrow streams, slowing currents...
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    Can This Tree Still Save Us? In Some Places It’s Barely Hanging On

    ʻUlu, bia, uru, mā: Breadfruit has been lauded as a climate-resilient solution to world food security. That’s not proving true in the Marshall Islands, where some have relied on it for centuries. By Thomas Heaton, Honolulu Civil Beat A breadfruit tree stands in the middle of Randon Jother’s...
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    An Arctic Researcher Explains Yedoma, the Permafrost Keeping the Planet Livable

    “Everybody on Earth is dependent on the boreal forest shielding this permafrost from thawing.” Interview by Jenni Doering, Living on Earth From our collaborating partner Living on Earth, public radio’s environmental news magazine, an interview by Jenni Doering with Edward Alexander, the senior...
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    Can Bipartisan Support in Congress Save NOAA From White House Cuts?

    Both House and Senate lawmakers have advanced bills rejecting the Trump administration’s proposal to eliminate climate research at the weather agency. By Marianne Lavelle To understand the bipartisan support that has emerged in Congress for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration...
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    Global Warming Is Fueling Dengue Fever Outbreaks

    Rising temperatures have caused as many as 4.6 million extra dengue cases each year, and will cause many more by 2050, a new study finds. By Anika Jane Beamer Global cases of flu-like dengue fever reached a historic high last year, with over 14.6 million cases and more than 12,000 related...
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    44% of People With This Debilitating Disease Don’t Know They Have It

    Olena Yakobchuk / Shutterstock.com Nearly half of adults living with diabetes don’t know they have it, and few of those in treatment are hitting healthy blood sugar targets. That’s according to a recent study published in the medical journal The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, which was led by...
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    3 Types of Restaurants That People Are Flocking to — and One That’s Dying Out

    Ground Picture / Shutterstock.com Gone are the days when dining out meant simply grabbing a bite. Today’s restaurant scene is evolving rapidly, with economic pressures and changing lifestyles reshaping where and how Americans eat. Yelp recently released its 2025 State of the Restaurant Industry...
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    RFK Jr. Is Making America Safe for Debilitating ‘Neglected’ Tropical Diseases

    Trump administration cuts to programs that study, track and prevent infectious diseases many Americans have never heard of could spell disaster, experts say. By Liza Gross Pathogens around the world just got a helping hand from the Trump administration.
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    Downsize or Stay Put? 9 Factors To Consider Before Selling Up

    Andy Dean Photography / Shutterstock.com Advertising Disclosure: When you buy something by clicking links within this article, we may earn a small commission, but it never affects the products or services we recommend. If you are nearing retirement or rethinking your lifestyle, downsizing often...
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    20 Companies That Hire for Remote Customer Service Jobs

    fizkes / Shutterstock.com Customer service is one of the most popular work-from-home job categories on FlexJobs, and it’s easy to see why. Most customer service jobs can be performed from home, using an internet-connected computer and various communication tools to support customers and...
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    16 Things Retirees Should Do Away With Already

    Lucigerma / Shutterstock.com Planning to downsize in retirement? Time to think about cleaning house, both figuratively and literally. Face it: Most of us have way too much stuff, and a lot of it isn’t being used. Where will you put all those things in your new, smaller place? Instead of hanging...
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    When I Go, I’m Going Green

    New Africa / Shutterstock.com Our annual family vacation on Cape Cod included all the familiar summer pleasures: climbing dunes, walking beaches, spotting seals, eating oysters, reading books we had intended to get to all year. And a little shopping. My grandkid wanted a few small toys. My...
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    Department of Energy Allocates $134 million for Fusion Funding

    Most of the money will go to teams working to close the gap between the private nuclear industry and research labs and universities. By Arcelia Martin The U.S. Department of Energy announced $134 million in funding for two fusion programs on Wednesday, money intended to work on bridging the gap...
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    In Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, Stargazing Sheds Light on the Dark Sky Movement

    Visitors and conservationists will bask in the darkness of Keweenaw County this weekend during the Great Lakes Aurora Dark Sky Jamboree. By K.R. Callaway At the northern tip of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, where rugged cliffs jut out toward Lake Superior, Keweenaw County is known for its rich...
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    The 10 States Searching the Most for Testosterone Help

    Marc Bruxelle / Shutterstock.com Interest in testosterone has surged in recent years, driven by a mix of medical, cultural, and commercial influences. As awareness of age-related hormone changes grows, more people — particularly men — are turning to testosterone as a potential remedy for...
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    Will NASA Kill a Pair of Critical Climate Satellites?

    The Trump administration has proposed cutting funding for the satellites, which are in good working order and provide some of the best data on carbon dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere. By Nicholas Kusnetz As Congress returns to session this month, the fate of two satellites that have...
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