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Courtesy of Eric LarsonUniversity of Illinois researchers analyzed traces of DNA in rivers and streams to learn how strips of trees near water — called riparian buffers — impact land species. -
Kate Grumke/Harvest Public MediaScientists in the middle of the country told Harvest Public Media that 2025 was a year of major changes and uncertainty. -
Madeleine Charis King/Iowa Public Radio / Aerial support provided by LightHawkThe U.S. Department of Agriculture plans to send “bridge” payments to farmers who grow soybeans, cotton and other crops before March. Commodity groups and economists say the aid brings relief to farmers and their lenders, but they need long-term solutions. -
Elizabeth Rembert/Harvest Public MediaFederal data found that millions of people struggled to get enough food in 2024. The report will be the final publication of such data after the U.S. Department of Agriculture said it will scrap the annual hunger survey.
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Harbaugh joins the Giants 11 days after he was fired by the Baltimore Ravens. The Super Bowl champion is now tasked with turning around a beleaguered franchise. -
A third round of retaliatory strikes by the U.S. in Syria has resulted in the death of an Al-Qaeda-affiliated leader, said U.S. Central Command. -
Mission Artemis plans to send Americans to the moon for the first time since the Nixon administration. -
In a post on social media, Trump said a 10% tariff will take effect on Feb. 1, and will climb to 25% on June 1 if a deal is not in place for the United States to purchase Greenland. -
Thousands of people rallied in Copenhagen to push back on President Trump's rhetoric that the U.S. should acquire Greenland.
