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Back to SearchWhere is the planet losing most of its wildlife?
Over the last 60 years, Earth has experienced an average 69% decline in the relative abundance of monitored wildlife populations. This is one of the …
3 years, 11 months ago
Making sense of Brazil's tense general election and how Lula regained power
For the past month, Brazil has been on edge. Would President Jair Bolsonaro accept the results of the general election? While he still has yet to for…
3 years, 11 months ago
Phillies' World Series run makes Philadelphia's economy a winner
The Phillies' magical run to the World Series has completely consumed Philadelphia. While the city anxiously waits to see whether its club can ultima…
3 years, 11 months ago
Getting lost in the joy of a Phillies ride for glory
The Phillies are headed to the World Series for the first time since 2009! This success for the Phillies has had a dramatic effect on the city, as we…
3 years, 11 months ago
Could ‘Armageddon’ really happen? NASA’s successful test launching a spacecraft at an asteroid.
It may sound like a sci-fi film, but NASA actually launched a spacecraft intended to crash into an asteroid earlier this month. Their DART mission - …
4 years ago
Bonus: How did Liz Truss get it so wrong so fast?
Liz Truss made history - in the most ignominious possible way. After just six weeks as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, she submitted a shocking…
4 years ago
Surprise! The threat of a serious railroad strike is back on
It was only a few weeks ago that President Biden praised negotiators from both railway companies and their unions for working overtime to work out an…
4 years ago
President Biden is hoping a pardon for federal violations of simple cannabis possession will right a "failed approach to marijuana." Will the decision accomplish its goal?
President Biden made big headlines by pardoning federal violations of simple cannabis possession, citing that “too many lives have been upended becau…
4 years ago
Ugly history repeated: politicians take a page from Reverse Freedom Rides playbook
Many people were shocked when Governor Ron DeSantis of Florida arranged to have a group of asylum seekers sent from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard - but …
4 years ago
Child poverty is down - what have we done right, and what still needs to improve?
A new report from the non-profit research center Child Trends shows that from 1993 to 2019, child poverty rates in the US decreased by nearly 60%. Bu…
4 years ago