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US economy, labor, workforce, August jobs report, surprising gain, rebound
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August Jobs Report Delivers Unexpectedly Strong News for US Economy

Whowhatwhy Editors 09/08/26
Science, astronomy, galaxy, research, dark matter, new evidence
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Scientists Have Found the Most Convincing Evidence Yet of a Dark Matter Particle

Whowhatwhy Editors 09/04/26
climate crisis, global warming, U.S. heatwaves, electricity grids, blackouts, heightened risk
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Blackout Risk Rises As Heatwave Stresses Largest US Electric Grids

Whowhatwhy Editors 09/03/26
Science, health, pollution, human brain, air quality, particulate matter, home filters, brain boost, new study
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Home Air Purifiers May Boost Brain Function After Just a Month: Study

Whowhatwhy Editors 09/02/26
science, botany, conservation, trees, Dutch Elm disease, boosting resistance
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Disease That Decimated American Elms May Help Bring Them Back

Whowhatwhy Editors 09/01/26
astronomy, dark matter, Kennedy Space Center, new space telegraph, successful launch
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Success: NASA Launches Newest Space Telescope

Whowhatwhy Editors 08/31/26
climate crisis, biodiversity, conservation, warming oceans, whales, decoding sounds
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How Decoding Beluga Whales’ Sound May Save Them — and Teach Us About Ourselves

Whowhatwhy Editors 08/28/26
U.S. voting, November midterm elections, mail-in ballots, executive order, new rules, federal lawsuit, 24 states
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24 States Sue to Block New Postal Service Rules for Mail Voting Before Midterms

Whowhatwhy Editors 08/27/26
tech, science, children, learning, screen time, memory, new study
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Screen Time at Ages 1 and 6 Linked To Poorer Learning, Memory: New Study

Whowhatwhy Editors 08/26/26
Climate crisis, global warming, drought, Colorado River, 10 year-plan, water cuts
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There’s a Plan To Save the Colorado River. Experts Say It Won’t Be Enough.

Whowhatwhy Editors 08/25/26
Science, health, West Nile virus, mosquitoes, NYC, confirmed case, safety precautions
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What You Need To Know About West Nile Virus

Whowhatwhy Editors 08/24/26
climate change, global warming, extreme heat, U.S. power grid, electricity demand, vulnerabilities
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US Grid’s Extreme Heat Problem Is Changing

Whowhatwhy Editors 08/21/26

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