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What calling it the ‘Bible Belt’ gets wrong about the South
A journalist coined ‘the Bible Belt’ 100 years ago – it’s been oversimplifying the South ever since
By John Hayes, Augusta University
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A satellite closeup of Hurricane Lowell on Sept. 8, 2026, after it passed just west o...
How ‘Star Trek’ championed diversity in space and science
‘Star Trek’ and NASA have intertwined legacies – the show championed diversity and inspired generations of real space scientists
By Deana L. Weibel, Grand Valley State University
Gene Roddenberry, second from right, and Star Trek...
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By Amanda Moniz, Smithsonian Institution
John Hancock did something revolutionary 250 years ago when the Massachusetts merchant signed the Declaration of Inde...
The long fight to keep Yosemite’s treasures for the public
Yosemite, again in corporate crosshairs, embodies the long war over US national park privatization
By Michael Childers, Colorado State University
Yosemite National Park is home to three groves of massive ancient sequoia trees. Jim...
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