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Elise Derwin Following the devastating Northern Rivers floods in New South Wales in 2022, roughly 14,000 truckloads of water-damaged materials were sent to landfill. The flood exposed many things, including our unimaginative approach to managing waste. As immediate recovery moved into reconstructio...

Over the past few decades, researchers have developed effective treatments for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a psychiatric disorder some people develop after experiencing trauma. These treatments often involve talking through the trauma and understanding what happened with a therapist. But...

A purpose-driven restaurant located outside Louisville, Kentucky, just surpassed $100,000 in donations to local and national organizations since the owner pledged to give all his profits to charity. Established one year ago to serve something greater, Noah’s Kitchen donates 100% of its profits to su...

Every year, nearly half of Rwanda’s food supply goes uneaten. Inadequate food storage and processing, spoiled harvests and household waste result in a 40% loss of the country’s total food production every year, equal to 12% of its GDP. In Kigali alone, household food waste accounts for 164 kilograms...

Announcing the 2026 Hollings Scholarship recipients! The 2024 class of EPP/MSI and Hollings undergraduate scholars. (Image credit: Chris Zimmer Photography) Download Image May 20, 2026 NOAA’s Office of Education has...

In an extraordinary breakthrough for physics, scientists at ETH Zurich have condensed the power of a superconducting magnet as big as a small building down into a device that fits in the palm of one’s hand. This Tony Stark-like achievement promises unimagined possibilities in the fields of nuclear f...

Gallop reported in August that since it began tracking the US drinking rate in 1939, it has never been lower than in 2025. Last year, just 54% of Americans polled on average said they consumed alcohol. The question didn’t regard frequency, but basically asked: do you abstain from drinking entirely....

Eating eggs might do more than just start your day—it could help protect your brain. Researchers found that people 65 and older who eat eggs regularly have a significantly lower risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, with daily or near-daily consumption linked to up to a 27% reduction. Even modest...

Cumberland, B.C. is reimagining its coal mining past as a clean energy opportunity. Water trapped in abandoned mine tunnels could be used in a geothermal system to heat and cool buildings efficiently and with minimal emissions. The project could lower energy costs, support new development, and attra...