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This artist’s impression shows two tiny but very dense neutron stars at the point at which they merge and explode to produce gravitational waves and a short gamma-ray burst, both of which were observed on Aug. 17. Credit: ESO/L. Calçada/M. Kornmesser

Science Oct 16

Neutron star collision offers new source of gravitational waves

By Rashmi Shivni

While they might look like drops of water or soap bubbles, these colorful figures are actually photomultiplier tubes that line the walls of the Daya Bay neutrino detector. Neutrinos and antineutrinos are neutral particles produced in nuclear beta decay when neutrons turn into protons. Photo by Roy Kaltschmidt/Lawrence Berkeley and Brookhaven National Labs/Department of Energy

What Trump’s budget proposal means for science, health and tech

The White House’s full budget request for 2018 seeks sharp cuts to cancer research, climate science and children’s health insurance.

By Nsikan Akpan, Laura Santhanam

World’s largest radio telescope faces retirement due to stagnant funding

The National Science Foundation is considering pulling its support from the famous Arecibo radio dish in Puerto Rico…

By Sarah Scoles, Scientific American

Just how much ice is left underneath Alaska’s glaciers? Scientists dig to find out

Alaska's glaciers are facing a warm future. Scientists are digging into the icy giants to learn more about how they have weathered past climate changes, and if they will survive.

By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy

Engineers want to fill up your tank with sunlight

Experiments with solar power hope to answer a burning question: can we harness enough solar energy to make fuel for cars?…

By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy

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Teens take STEM reporting to the airwaves

By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy

Teenagers in Oakland, Cali. are ready to go on the air with their STEM reporting. Youth Radio, a program underwritten by the National Science Foundation, is teaching high school students how to be in-depth reporters covering science and…

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Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) introduces Alex Acosta, President Donald Trump's nominee to be Secretary of Labor, during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S. March 22, 2017. Photo by REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein

Nation Jun 19

Cruz’s flip-flop on family separation highlights threat to GOP

By Will Wessert, Associated Press

Nation Jun 19

5 important stories that deserve more attention

By Michael Rios, Erica R. Hendry

President Donald Trump delivers remarks at the National Federation of Independent Businesses 75th anniversary celebration in Washington, D.C. Photo by Jonathan Ernst/Reuters

Politics Jun 19

WATCH: Trump says he wants ‘third option’ on immigration

By Associated Press

Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights is seen during his speech at the 36th Session of the Human Rights Council at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, in September 2017. Picture taken with a fisheye lens. Photo by Denis Balibouse/Reuters

Politics Jun 19

U.S. poised to announce exit from UN human rights council

By Matthew Lee, Josh Lederman, Associated Press

Mexico's Foreign Minister Luis Videgaray delivers a joint message with his Japanese counterpart Taro Kono in Mexico City, Mexico. Photo by Gustavo Graf/Reuters

Politics Jun 19

Mexico condemns family separations at border

By Associated Press

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un shakes hands with China's President Xi Jinping, in Dalian, China in this undated photo released on May 9, 2018 by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). Photo by KCNA via Reuters

World Jun 19

China hopes the North Korea-U.S. summit outcome moves forward

By Christopher Bodeen, Dake Kang, Associated Press

South Korean Army K1A1 and U.S. Army M1A2 tanks fire live rounds during a U.S.-South Korea joint live-fire military exercise, at a training field, near the demilitarized zone, separating the two Koreas in Pocheon, South Korea. Photo by Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters

World Jun 19

Halting South Korea-U.S. drills risks weakening North Korea deterrence

By Hyung-Jin Kim, Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press

People participate in a protest against recent U.S. immigration policy that separates children from their families when entering the United States as undocumented immigrants in front of a Homeland Security facility in Elizabeth, New Jersey. Photo by Stephanie Keith/Reuters

Politics Jun 19

Democratic attorneys general urge end to border separations

By Susan Montoya Bryan, Associated Press

German Chancellor Angela Merkel gestures at a news conference with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg (not pictured) in the German Chancellery in Berlin, Germany. Photo by Michele Tantussi/Reuters

World Jun 19

Angela Merkel says climate change is ‘a fact,’ laments U.S. stance

By Frank Jordans, Associated Press

People participate in a protest against recent U.S. immigration policy of separating children from their families when they enter the United States as undocumented immigrants, in front of a Homeland Security facility in Elizabeth, New Jersey. Photo by Stephanie Keith/Reuters

Politics Jun 19

Trump, GOP to huddle as outrage builds over family separation policy

By Alan Fram, Associated Press

Prosecutor Angela Povilaitis speaks at the sentencing hearing for Larry Nassar, a former team USA Gymnastics doctor who pleaded guilty in November 2017 to sexual assault charges, in Lansing, Michigan. Photo by Brendan McDermid/Reuters

Nation Jun 19

120 Nassar victims urge Michigan State board to fire interim president

By Alice Yin, Associated Press

South Korean marines march during a military exercise as a part of the annual joint military training called Foal Eagle between South Korea and the U.S. in Pohang, South Korea, April 5, 2018. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

World Jun 18

Pentagon suspends August military drills with South Korea

By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press

Children rest under mylar blanket at an immigrant housing facility in McAllen, Texas. Photo handout from U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

Politics Jun 18

Children cry and plead for their parents at the border in audio released by ProPublica

By Ginger Thompson, ProPublica

Lava fountains from Kilauea's fissure 8, as viewed from Kupono Street on June 9. The incandescence to the left is from the active lava channel. Photo by U.S. Geological Survey

Science Jun 18

Laze, vog and other volcano vocabulary inspired by Kilauea

By Nsikan Akpan, Julia Griffin

Children being separated from their parents at the border experience toxic stress -- intense, repetitive or prolonged adversity without an adult’s intervention -- a situation that’s usually seen when a child is placed in an orphanage, survives a natural disaster or lives in poverty, a war zone or a refugee camp. Photo by Adobe Stock Images.

Health Jun 18

How the toxic stress of family separation can harm a child

By Laura Santhanam

Nation Jun 18

Elizabeth Brackett taught me that a good story begins with people

By Merrill Schwerin

Poetry Jun 18

Remember the humanity of immigrants, this poet urges

By Jennifer Hijazi

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions speaks on the growing trend of violent crime in sanctuary cities during an event on the Port of Miami in Miami, Florida, U.S. on, August 16, 2017. REUTERS/Joe Skipper/File Photo - RC140CCB1430

Politics Jun 18

Trump administration asks Supreme Court to weigh in on withholding funding from ‘sanctuary cities’

By Associated Press

President Donald Trump addresses a meeting of the National Space Council in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. Photo by Leah Millis/Reuters

Politics Jun 18

WATCH: Trump defends family separation, falsely blames Democrats for policy

By Jill Colvin, Catherine Lucey, Associated Press

White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders holds the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, D.C. Photo by Carlos Barria/Reuters

Politics Jun 18

WATCH: White House addresses family separation