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Written by: Dan Evon
Oct. 11, 2019
An invasive species of fish is causing problems for wildlife officials in Georgia.
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Oct. 7, 2019
The 10-year sentence received by Amber Guyger in 2019 prompted online debate about mandatory min ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Oct. 2, 2019
Warren's stance on trans healthcare access is the subject of outrage among some right-leaning ob ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 30, 2019
A video of a motorcyclist jumping over a train track certainly appears real, but key context is ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Sept. 24, 2019
Context is important when assessing viral internet claims.
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 10, 2019
Numerical palindromes, such as 12321, can be read the same forwards and backwards.
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 4, 2019
NOAA: "The GOES satellite senses electromagnetic energy at 16 different wavelengths. There are t ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 26, 2019
Some news reports sound so strange they border on satirical.
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 21, 2019
As of this writing, portions of the Amazon rainforest reportedly were still burning.
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Aug. 20, 2019
Multiple news articles detailed a controversy surrounding the president's August 2019 visit to a ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 16, 2019
Words in different languages do tend to have different meanings.
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 13, 2019
Some viewers may be a little confused about what this video does and doesn't show.
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Aug. 9, 2019
Attention turned to gun-violence prevention measures in the wake of a spate of mass shootings in ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Aug. 7, 2019
News reports in summer 2019 got many of the basic facts right about some planned defense-budget ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Aug. 2, 2019
A coalition of Native American tribes, groups, and individuals fought for the Yellowstone grizzl ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Aug. 1, 2019
More than 100 people were killed or injured during school shootings in 2018.
Written by: Dan Evon
July 31, 2019
We saw a seesaw, but we don't see the seesaw we saw anymore.
Written by: Dan Evon
July 26, 2019
The strange act of "hypnotizing" chickens was first described in the 1600s.
Written by: Dan Evon
July 23, 2019
Long-time children's TV host Fred Rogers dealt with a number of tough topics on his popular PBS ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
July 10, 2019
Former Trump campaign officials in Oklahoma and Kentucky are serving time for crimes that includ ...
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