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Fentanyl is the deadliest illegal drug in US history by far. It’s often described as the ultimate high, but it’s actually an ...

The Three Mile Island nuclear generating station experienced disaster in 1979, then shutdown in 2019. Today, the plant is scheduled for an unprecedented restart in 2028. Thanks to Micr ...

Is global warming just part of Earth’s natural cycle? In this episode of Weathered, we break down why that’s not the full story. From ice ages and Milankovitch cycles to th ...

Across the globe, water scarcity is no longer a distant concern—it’s a present and growing crisis.  Today, more than 2.3 billion people live in regions facing water ...

In February, the US’s National Ignition Facility fired off its seventh laser shot, generating a record-breaking amount of energy for a laser-ignited fusion reaction. Ca ...

After having solved the small matter of evolution by natural selection - becoming one of the most famous scientists in the world in the process - Charles Darwin turned his focus to a di ...