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[ April 30, 2026 ] The City of Jackson’s Water Takeover Local
[ April 30, 2026 ] Commentary: The Freedom Bench – Has justice been served in the 74% African American Town of Mt. Olive or are we still waiting? Local
[ April 30, 2026 ] Transparency is the Oxygen of Accountability – In Partnership with American Community Media – National Briefing Series National
[ April 22, 2026 ] Grand Opening of Campaign Headquarters of Scott Colom for U.S. Senate Local
[ April 22, 2026 ] Board of Trustees Selects Dr. Denise Jones Gregory as President of Jackson State University Education

For comparison, a leaf from a healthy bigleaf maple tree (left) is placed next to a leaf from a dying tree (right). (Jacob Betzen, University of Washington)

Based On A Tree Story: Iconic Bigleaf Maple Trees Are Dying Due To Climate Change

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The drier, hotter climate is weakening trees, leaving them vulnerable to disease.
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Groundwater levels can take years to recover from drought, according to a new study, and continuing to pump it leads to sinking land. Groundwater levels in Florida when the photo was taken, in 2010, dropped to record-setting lows as farmers pumped water to irrigate their plants for protection from cold temperatures. (U.S. Geological Survey)

Drought And Groundwater Depletion Cause Infrastructure Collapse

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Replenishing aquifers depleted by drought and excessive use often takes years.
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An artist's impression of spinosaurids of the Cretaceous Era — Ceratosuchops inferiodios (left) and Riparovenator milnerae. Researchers are studying the fossilized remains of two spinosaurids found on the Isle of Wright. (Anthony Hutchings)

Terrifying Dinosaur Predators Newly Discovered In England

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Crocodile-like dinosaurs stalked their prey on riverbanks, 125 million years ago.
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A female lagonmegoid spider and her egg sac frozen in perpetuity in Burmese amber. (Xiangbo Guo, Paul Selden, Dong Ren/Zenger)

Spidermom: How A Prehistoric Arachnid Protected Her Brood 99 Million Years Ago

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Mother’s last act was to try to protect her hatchlings as they were all engulfed in tree sap amber.
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Scientists inspired by mother-of-pearl have developed a shatter-resistant glass that could make broken phone screens a thing of the past. (Ashkan Forouzani/Unsplash)

Unbreakable: New Material Inspired By Seashells Is A Shatterproof Glass

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Scientists mimicked naturally stiff but resilient mother-of-pearl.
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Beekeepers have long sought a natural way to protect bees from the virus spread by mites. (Annie Spratt/Unsplash)

Solving A Mite-y Problem: New Compound Creates Buzz Over Bee Survival Rates

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Beekeepers and farmers have sought a natural alternative to deadly pesticides.
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Jenifer Miehlbradt helps a 6-year-old child try virtual-reality games for the study, which found that head-torso coordination develops more slowly than previously thought. (EPFL/Alain Herzog)

Immersive Virtual Reality May Hamper Coordination In Young Children

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Children heavily favor visual input over other senses in virtual environments, affecting nervous system development.
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NASA's Perseverance Mars rover took this close-up of a rock target nicknamed “Foux” using its WATSON camera on July 11, 2021. (NASA, JPL-Caltech, MSSS/Zenger)

Rover-Joyed: NASA Thrilled As Mars Lander Captures Stunning Close-Ups Of The Planet’s Surface

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Red Planet’s surface has been revealed in never-before-seen detail as the Mars rover searches for signs of life.
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A re-creation of the type of pterosaur discovered near Calama, Chile that inhabited the megacontinent Gondwana about 160 million years ago. (Universidad de Chile/Zenger)

Jurassic Peck: Terrifying Airborne Dinosaur Dubbed The Flying Dragon Unearthed

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The predator had a wingspan of more than 6 feet and a beakful of razor-sharp teeth.
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University of Cincinatti researcher Tianyu Zhang holds a vial of grapheme used as a catalyst to convert carbon dioxide to methane. (Andrew Highley, U. Cincinatti)

Using Carbon Dioxide To Create A ‘Gas Station’ On Mars

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The processes for recycling carbon dioxide into fuel is 100 times more productive than it was just a decade ago, scientists say.
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