Hanukkah creates opportunities for families to celebrate their heritage – especially in the kitchen.

‘Untraditional’ Hanukkah celebrations are often full of traditions for Jews ofÌýcolor

Dec. 19, 2022

Multicultural Jewish families and Jews of color are innovating food-centered holidays to bring their whole selves to the table.

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Mysterious lumps and swollen bands on aspen

Dec. 9, 2022

One puzzle leads to another question, as yet unanswered, about the cause.

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Beavers have become established in Â鶹¹ÙÍø Canyon

Nov. 23, 2022

Beavers may appear to be one of the most sedentary of species, living in a secure den or lodge in a pond with all of their food within a short waddle, but now, in Â鶹¹ÙÍø Canyon and in Alaska, it is evident that they are on the move.

Kari Lake at a rally

A new wave of celebrity politicians breaks the rules on acceptable behavior, inspired byÌýTrump

Nov. 3, 2022

GOP candidates Kari Lake, Herschel Walker and Dr. Mehmet Oz have caught people’s attention for outlandish stunts and false statements that are increasingly accepted in politics.

Simchat Torah celebrations in Netanya, Israel, in 2013.

Simchat Torah: A Jewish holiday of reading, renewal andÌýresilience

Oct. 14, 2022

Simchat Torah is about more than beginning to read the Torah all over again. It’s about the need to reexamine what we think we know, over and over again.

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Saltbush evolved to filter dust from wind to form mounds

Sept. 28, 2022

The wind that sculpts the stones also conspires with plants to transform a valley floor to a landscape of mounds with embedded plants.

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Westminster Abbey has seen a millennium of British history, but many rituals, like those at royal funerals, aren’t so old

Sept. 20, 2022

Despite their emphasis upon tradition, royal ceremonies have always been somewhat fluid and reflective of the politics of their day.

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Fitweed nectar attracts pollinators and nectar robbers

Sept. 14, 2022

Surprisingly, the robbers might have little to no effect on fitweed and might even benefit the plant.

NASA is going back to the Moon

NASA’s Artemis 1 mission to the Moon sets the stage for routine space exploration beyond Earth’s orbit—here’s what to expect and why it’s important

Aug. 31, 2022

When the Orion Crew Capsule orbits the Moon there will be no one on board. But the mission will mark a key step in bringing humans back to Earth’s dusty sidekick.

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Caterpillars resembling bird defecations take wing as Weidemeyer's admirals

Aug. 24, 2022

Like the homely, warty toad transformed by a kiss to an enchanting prince, embarrassing excremental smears and lumps of who-knows-what metamorphose into delicate and lovely butterflies.

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