There are more than 170 rhinoviruses known to science. These causes of the common cold are found in noses all around you, and while rhinovirus infections tend to yield lots…
Why Laughing at Yourself Makes You More Likable
The next time you walk into a glass door, trip over your own two feet, or pass gas during yoga class, laugh at yourself instead of turning beet-red in embarrassment.…
Massachusetts energy bill would make big cuts to energy efficiency
An energy-affordability bill approved yesterday by the Massachusetts House of Representatives could speed solar permitting, strengthen protections for many electricity consumers, and boost EV charging infrastructure. It could also pull…
Better for Animals: The Evidence Behind Investigations
Better for Animals: Background Animal Charity Evaluators’ Better for Animals: Evidence-Based Insights for Effective Animal Advocacy resource is an ongoing project in which we distill key research on different animal…
Dusanka Vujanovic | Landscapes that choose their butterflies
In this week’s ‘Behind the Paper’ blog post, author Dusanka Vujanovic discusses their new research article “Larval diet breadth and wingspan mediate landscape–richness relationship in butterfly communities“. Dusanka, a Research…
Chart: US to overwhelmingly build clean power in 2026
See more from Canary Media’s “Chart of the week” column . President Donald Trump claimed in his Tuesday night State of the Union speech that Americans worry that “we are…
Ohio corruption trial traces tactics to prop up nuclear and coal plants
Ohio jurors will soon decide whether two former FirstEnergy executives are guilty of state criminal charges related to the House Bill 6 utility bribery scheme. It’s a landmark moment for…
Can Dreams Help You Solve Problems?
In a dark room, in the middle of the night, a woman lies dreaming. Suddenly, her eyes beneath their lids dart crisply left-right, left-right. The eye signal means she knows…
Balcony solar is taking state legislatures by storm
Lauren Phillips’ balcony just became a power plant. A very small, carbon-free one. A few weeks ago, the attorney set up what may be the first plug-and-play solar panel in…
Illinois cities move to cut ties with a massive coal plant
Across Illinois, dozens of communities are locked into contracts to buy power from the state’s biggest coal plant for decades to come. But two cities in search of cheaper, cleaner…