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Malcolm Gladwell apologizes for popularizing 'broken windows' theory in new TED Talk

Between 2003 and 2013, police made over 100,000 stops every year, heavily targeting minorities. In 2013, 56% of people stopped were Black and 29% were Latino. The majority of them were 14 to 24 years old.

Noah Kahan stands in front of a run down house in the woods. He wears a khaki button down shirt and black jeans, as well as a pair of LL Bean Bean Boots.

L.L. Bean donates $100k to Noah Kahan's Busyhead Project: 'It's going to make a huge difference'

The singer partnered with the New England-based outdoor brand to release a collection just in time for “Stick Season.”

Two photos side-by-side. On the left, author John Green wears a denim shirt and rectangular glasses. On the left, a mockup of his new book, "Everything is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection." It is a white book cover with an orange petri dish and green triangle.

John Green announces new book about tuberculosis, following years of public health activism

John Green has announced his latest work, a nonfiction read about tuberculosis, coming to shelves in March 2025.

An ac unit outside of a window, framed by a tree branch.

Experts find that simple attachments to HVAC systems could divert 300 metric tons of CO2 emissions

Scientists found a simple, and scalable solution, to harnessing all of that extra wind coming off of AC units and HVAC systems.

Kate Barr, a white woman with short blond hair, sits in an office. She wears a cerulean blue sweatshirt, which is covered in white text that reads: "Clear eyes. Full hearts. Can't win."

North Carolina woman runs state senate campaign 'built to lose' to shine a light on gerrymandering

Kate Barr is running for office in North Carolina. Her biggest opponent? Gerrymandering.

A photo collage of an electric grid tower, a building at the University of California San Diego, two men posing for the camera, an 'Early Voting Available Here' signage, and the Kinderspital building

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Two photos side-by-side. On the left, a stack of tomatoes sits in a grocery store produce aisle. On the right, a 14-year-old boy holds up a scanning device.

When he learned 75% of produce was crawling with pesticides, a teen invented a handheld AI chemical scanner

14-year-old Sirish Subash was horrified when he learned that most grocery store produce is crawling with pesticides. So he invented a handy solution.

An I Voted sticker with an american flag on a jean jacket.

An 81-year-old woman was told by her late husband that women shouldn't vote. This week, she voted in her first election

For Georgia woman Betty Cartledge, the 2024 presidential election is an historic one.

Two images side by side. On the left, plastic water bottles and large sheets of Styrofoam sit along a riverbank. On the right, a hand holds up a test tube that contain a piece of cellulose diacetate foam.

New 'bioplastic' degrades in water faster than paper — and could replace Styrofoam, other single-use plastics

Scientists have formulated a bio-based foam that will not harm marine ecosystems like its Styrofoam predecessor.

A handful of percussionists stand on a football field as part of the University of Northern Iowa's marching band. One member, a sophomore girl, is accompanied by her golden retriever, a service dog in a purple shirt and cowboy hat to match the uniforms worn by members of the band.

Sit, stay, march: Meet the service dog stealing the show in a 300-person marching band

Winnie the golden retriever takes her duties very seriously. So much so, she joined the University of Northern Iowa’s marching band with her owner.

Two photos side-by-side. On the left, a road in New Hampshire winds through fall foliage, with green, yellow, red, and orange trees bursting with color. On the right, a young man wears hiking gear, a beanie, and a headlamp, as he holds up a white trash bag on Artist's Bluff in Franconia Notch State Park.

Good samaritans clean up litter left by leaf-peeping crowds in New Hampshire: 'See how beautiful it can be without garbage'

Leaf-peeping season in New Hampshire has seen a record amount of tourists — and their trash.

A glimpse through a forest at a waterfall.

Scientists discover new creature with 'orange and black' coloring, agree conservation plan 'is urgently needed'

Three tiny creatures, and their tadpole-like babies, wowed a team of researchers in Thailand.