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Science & Technology November 20, 2025

Beyond the habitable zone: Exoplanet atmospheres are the next clue to finding life on planets orbiting distant stars

by Morgan Underwood, Rice University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] When astronomers search for planets that could host liquid water on their surface, they start…

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Science & Technology November 19, 2025

What is time? Rather than something that ‘flows,’ a philosopher suggests time is a psychological projection

by Adrian Bardon, Wake Forest University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] “Time flies,” “time waits for no one,” “as time goes on”: The way we…

Health & Wellness November 19, 2025

Americans are unprepared for the expensive and complex process of aging – a geriatrician explains how they can start planning

by Kahli Zietlow, University of Michigan, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Hollywood legend Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, were found dead in their…

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Government & Politics November 19, 2025

Why MAGA is obsessed with Epstein − and why the files are unlikely to dent loyalty to Trump

by Alex Hinton, Rutgers University – Newark, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] With the latest shift by President Donald Trump on releasing the Epstein files…

Energy November 18, 2025

Renewable energy is cheaper and healthier – so why isn’t it replacing fossil fuels faster?

by Jay Gulledge, University of Notre Dame; University of Tennessee, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] You might not know it from the headlines, but there…

History November 18, 2025

Slavery’s brutal reality shocked Northerners before the Civil War − and is being whitewashed today by the White House

by Gerry Lanosga, Indiana University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Long before the first shots were fired in the Civil War, beginning early in the…

Mableton November 17, 2025

1885: a train disaster in Mableton

Train disasters were significant events in the 19th through the early 20th centuries. Before the widespread development of automobiles, trucks, and aircraft, trains were the dominant way of moving both…

Science & Technology November 17, 2025

Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket landed its booster on a barge at sea – an achievement that will broaden the commercial spaceflight market

by Wendy Whitman Cobb, Air University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket successfully made its way to orbit for the second…

Powder Springs November 16, 2025

Powder Springs in the 1950 census: How use the online individual census records

Here’s a guide to using the online 1950 individual census records for Powder Springs, Georgia that were released a few years ago. These records are useful for both genealogy and…

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Sports November 16, 2025

Atlanta Braves Do Know How To Build For The Future

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College Every Spring, I write a column after reading the Major League Baseball assessment of a team’s farm system. Other columnists…

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Business & Economy December 20, 2025

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