Who shops at farmers markets in the US?
People who shop at the more than 8,700 farmers markets operating in the U.S. either year-round or seasonally generally fall into six distinct groups. Three of them are more interested in farmers marke...
Bret R. Shaw, Professor of Life Sciences Communication, University of Wisconsin-Madison

A ‘super El Niño?’ Why it’s too early to forecast one with certainty, but not too soon to prepare
El Niño can mean a rainy U.S. Southwest, warmer winters in the North and less Atlantic hurricane activity – but not always. Bill Tompkins/Getty ImagesTalk of a “super El Niño...
Pedro DiNezio, Associate Research Professor in Climate Modeling, University of Colorado Boulder

How much is a bat worth? Protecting these tiny insect-eaters isn’t just good for farms – their deaths cost taxpayers and the wider economy
A healthy bat hangs in a cave, resting up to eat its weight in bugs at dusk.Liz Hamrick/TVAMost Americans tend to think about bats only around Halloween, but the U.S. economy benefits from these furry...
Dale Manning, Associate Professor in Public Policy and Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Tennessee

Why a growing number of Trump supporters are experiencing voter’s remorse
Phoenix residents watch presidential candidate Donald Trump speak at the Republican National Convent…

TikTok’s popular microdramas shrink TV into bite-sized chunks
Actress and writer Issa Rae speaks at the Fast Company Innovation Festival in New York in 2024. Her …

Astrophysicists use ‘space archaeology’ to trace the history of a spiral galaxy
This artist's impression shows the spiral galaxy NGC 1365 colliding and merging with a smaller galax…

Is AI really ‘writing’? From a priestess to philosophers, ancient authors would have said ‘no’…
An ancient disk shows the priestess Enheduanna, third figure from the right, during a ritual.Mefman0…

Will future missions to the Moon be sustainable? It may depend on whom you ask
Earth draws closer to passing behind the Moon in this image captured by the Artemis II crew during t…

John Adams and Thomas Jefferson disagreed about the American Revolution’s meaning even as they lay d…
The men responsible for producing the Declaration of Independence, known as the Committee of Five, w…

