A vista looking out over the Grand Canyon.

Near Grand Canyon National Park, a uranium mine raises fears of arsenic in the water

Arizona recently raised an arsenic limit at one monitoring well at Pinyon Plain Mine, where scientists are still trying to understand how water moves underground
 Environment
• October 14, 2026
Illustrated headshots of Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford, winners of the 2026 Nobel in economics

Two U.S. economists win Nobel for work incorporating consumers’ views into boom-bust predictions

 Blogs
• October 12, 2026

This year’s prize highlights Robert Hall and Michael Woodford’s work developing models that take future expectations of the public into account in economic policy

Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Navi Pillay for enforcing human rights protections in international law

 Blogs
• October 9, 2026

Navi Pillay’s win sends a “message to those attacking and undermining international law”

An illustration of Anne Carson, looking off into the distance in front of a white background

Anne Carson wins Nobel Prize in Literature for her genre-bending writing

 Blogs
• October 8, 2026

Canadian poet Anne Carson was recognized for playful, ironic works that interweave the classical and the contemporary

Two chemists win 2026 Nobel Prize for solution to ‘mirror image’ problem

 Blogs
• October 7, 2026

Understanding the creation and amplification of chiral molecules is foundational to organic chemistry and drug synthesis

Francis Halzen awarded 2026 Nobel Prize for detecting neutrinos with Antarctic ice

 Blogs
• October 6, 2026

Halzen is the leader of IceCube, an international collaboration that detects ghostly particles from across the universe

Three scientists win the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for a neuronal ‘light-switch’

 Blogs
• October 5, 2026

Two German researchers and an American physician were awarded for their discoveries in optogenetics

National park rangers have a mental health problem. Could it get worse?

 Health
• September 18, 2026

New directives and staffing cuts are compounding longstanding stressors facing National Park Service rangers

Financial pressures threaten a vital air monitoring network in national parks

 Environment
• September 16, 2026

Funding for the IMPROVE project has long been stagnant, and recent years have forced cuts to air visibility tracking

The entrance sign welcomes visitors to Indiana Dunes

‘We’re not just a part of the past’: Indiana Dunes trail honors Miami and Potawatomi cultures

 Environment
• September 11, 2026

A tree trail, limestone turtles and fire pit adorned in ribbonwork designs are all features of the Indiana Dunes Indigenous Cultural Trail, which celebrates the Potawatomi and Miami Peoples

green landscpae of mountains on the right of the screen and valleys below and a blue sky with clouds all across it

Texas’ Balcones Canyonlands Refuge is expanding. So why are refuge leaders nervous?

 Environment
• September 10, 2026

Despite accelerating growth of the refuge’s boundary and community support, threats to national wildlife refuges in Texas are putting this successful refuge on edge

A mountain goat on top of the 7,510-foot summit of Mount Aeneas

Glacier’s iconic mountain goats are losing their foothold

 Environment
• September 9, 2026

With key alpine resources in flux, the species faces an uncertain future

A person pouring water into a glass at a kitchen faucet.

The EPA looks to override state efforts to crack down on toxic water pollutants

 Health
• July 30, 2026

Weaker national rules could stifle state-level “forever chemical” regulation, sources say

An anonymous woman sits at her a desk indoors, holding an iPhone, with a small cup and saucer to her right.

Mental health chatbots struggle with suicide warning signs, study finds

 Health
• April 28, 2026

Chatbots created for mental health support are struggling to respond to suicidal behavior, research suggests

A woman wearing psychedelic colors and holding an umbrella stands on stilts with a sign that reads SCIENCE NOT STIGMA

As psychedelics bloom, New Yorkers march for ‘cognitive liberty’

 Health
• April 23, 2026

Pushing for better access to drugs like psilocybin and MDMA, advocates are at last enjoying some political momentum

A spotted lanternfly perches on a branch.

“Stomping out” a species that is here to stay

 Environment
• April 20, 2026

Spotted lanternfly are a reminder that we need to get more comfortable sitting with the things we can’t control

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