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The Camelot crater in the Moon’s Taurus-Littrow Valley is where the sample containing trivalent titanium was found. NASA/Apollo 17: AS17-145-22159
March 27, 2026
New Study Measures Titanium in Apollo Rock to Uncover Moon’s Early Chemistry
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By uncovering the conditions under which the Moon’s rocks formed, scientists move closer to understanding the origins of our own planet.
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March 17, 2026
The Conversation: Researchers develop biodegradable, plant‑based packaging from natural fibers – new research
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Jie Wu, an engineering graduate student, was studying a type of striking white beetle found in Southeast Asia and attempting to figure out how to mimic its brilliant color when an unexpected discovery upended the experiment.
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March 13, 2026
How Sewage Treatment Plants Could Handle Food Waste, Sparing Landfills and the Climate
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Every day, food scraps disappear into trash bags, are hauled away and forgotten. But that waste could be turned into something productive.
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Low-income Americans in rural areas can struggle to pay market-rate rents. mphillips007/iStock via Getty Images Plus
March 12, 2026
A Successful USDA Program That Has Supported More Than 533,000 Affordable Rental Homes in Rural America is Getting Phased Out
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The high cost of renting and buying homes in U.S. cities is no secret. But this affordability problem isn’t limited to urban regions – it affects rural areas as well.
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black and white aerial view of an airfield AI is helping U.S. forces find and choose targets in Iran, like this airfield. U.S. Central Command via AP
March 11, 2026
US Military Leans Into AI for Attack on Iran, But the Tech Doesn’t Lessen the Need for Human Judgment In War
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Digital systems are only as good as the organizations that use them. Some organizations squander the potential of advanced technologies, while others can compensate for technological weaknesses.
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Today’s power grid equipment incorporates internet-connected – and therefore hackable – computers. Joe Raedle/Getty Images
January 22, 2026
Hacking the Grid: How Digital Sabotage Turns Infrastructure Into a Weapon
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To understand how a nation can turn an adversary’s lights out without firing a shot, you have to look inside the controllers that regulate modern infrastructure.
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Lack of access to safe and affordable housing is harmful to health. Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images
January 8, 2026
Illness Is More Than Just Biological – Medical Sociology Shows How Social Factors Get Under the Skin and Cause Disease
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By studying the way social forces shape health inequalities, medical sociology helps address how health and illness extend beyond the body and into every aspect of people’s lives.
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