Gold and other heavy elements are born in some of the universe’s most violent events—but scientists still struggle to understand the nuclear steps that create them. Now, nuclear physicists have ...

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The challenge began as one class project funded with her late sister’s tip money, and has since grown into a nonprofit.

In 2025 the Archdiocese of Baltimore changed the confirmation age from between 14 and 16 to the age of 9. Can the move combat ...

Scientists studying the plant have discovered a new way to boost the efficiency of rubisco — the enzyme that powers life on Earth — and hope to transfer the trick to crops.

Gold cannot form until certain unstable atomic nuclei break apart. Exactly how those nuclear transformations unfold has long been difficult to ...

Despite risks, Kurds in Syria have the best chance in a generation to protect their national rights. Their success may hinge on the international community.

Nashville Civil rights organizer Bernard LaFayette is in Tuskegee, Alabama, on Jan. 9, 2013, to present a two-day seminar on “Kingian nonviolence” to local teachers, school administrators and police ...

One expert theorizes why the Texas Democrat has faced right-wing backlash for citing his faith as the reason for supporting liberal policies.

H and the Extension Master Gardeners kicked off their Soil School program by digging in with third-grade students at Brevard Elementary. Students first learned about different soil textures and types ...

The word “playground” doesn’t quite do justice to what awaits you at Kayla’s Playground in Franklin, Wisconsin. When you first lay eyes on this sprawling wonderland of play equipment, your brain might ...

Enter Kade’s Playground in Herculaneum, a city in Jefferson County that’s quietly harboring one of the most impressive playgrounds in the entire state. Herculaneum sits along the Mississippi River ...