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Daily News Lesson April 23 2026

What is the future of America's national parks?

Discuss the National Park Service and its role in American life
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Daily News Lesson April 10 2026

Powerful new AI model raises concerns about being a tool for hackers

Discuss new AI tools and their potential threat to online security
Cooling tower at the Three Mile Island Nuclear power plant
Daily News Lesson March 31 2026

Can nuclear power help meet growing energy needs?

Discuss one alternative energy that has great potential and risks
General view of the city skyline of Indonesian capital Jakarta
Daily News Lesson March 25 2026

How climate change and overdevelopment are threatening cities

Discuss how rising sea levels and aging infrastructure challenge cities, and how experts are responding
FILE PHOTO: The Comanche Solar facility is shown in Pueblo
Daily News Lesson March 11 2026

Electric grid faces political roadblocks as it struggles with data center demand

Discuss the ways rapidly growing energy needs can be met in the United States
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Daily News Lesson March 09 2026

Environmental justice advocate works to save family farm

Discuss environmental justice and the history of black land ownership in the U.S.
The Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica is seen in this undated NASA image
Daily News Lesson January 02 2026

Scientists begin expedition to study massive, melting Antarctic glacier

Learn about an scientific mission to examine a massive glacier at risk of melting
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Daily News Lesson December 29 2025

Scientists use AI to decode wolf howls in Yellowstone amid privacy concerns for park goers

Explore how the technology works and why it is being used
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Daily News Lesson December 18 2025

Why the planet is drying out much faster than before, according to a new study

The Arizona State University study focuses on climate change and a massive overuse of water resources
File photo of an Adelie penguin standing atop a block of melting ice near the French station at Dumont díUrville in East Antarctica
Daily News Lesson December 17 2025

What Antarctic ice cores tell us about climate past and future

Learn what ancient ice samples can tell us about climate change
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