Instead of treating plastic purely as waste, new research shows that it can be transformed into something useful — acetic ...

Louisville illustrator MacKenzie Haley discusses the evolving world of children’s book illustration, her collaboration with Dolly Parton and the impact of literacy from a young age.

Best-selling author Judy Blume built her reputation by taking children’s lives and what they cared about seriously before many other children’s authors gave them the same credit. Across characters ...

A statewide survey shows most Alaskans consider microplastics a threat to contaminating our drinking water and food.

The Ocean Cleanup has removed over 45 million kilograms of plastic from oceans and rivers, but millions of tons still enter ...

This story was originally published by Public News Service. By Suzanne Potter, producer Public News Service March 9, 2026 A new report called out the Trump administration’s many efforts to roll back ...

"Now studying tissue from cross-sections of a single brain to find out whether certain regions have higher ... concentrations ...

A group of Northern Bedford County High School students took on a special project to help children cope during times of sadness and grief. Last year, the school’s ...

A broken pipe sent a gusher of sewage into the river near Washington. Some people may try to row, sail or fish. But skeptics are steering clear.

A study published in the Science Advances journal, summarized by Axios, noted that Coca-Cola is responsible for more than ...

The United Nations’ climate crisis express has slammed to a halt on the tracks. It’s not hard to see why. The Trump ...

Jane Dugan and Esther Meerschaut deliver a heartfelt environmental story that highlights climate change through the ...