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Companies making mycelium-based foods advertise sustainability as a selling point; however the energy use of maintaining fermenters (to produce mycelia) can be substantial.

A train engineer talks about President Biden forcing a contract on rail workers, the failure of rail union leadership during negotiations, and why he thinks progressives in Congress should be commended for their role pushing for seven paid sick days.

Has public health failed us? Or have we failed public health?

Preventing future pandemics, the secrets of the Higgs boson and the surprising roots of plastic surgery

The Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade was a blow to reproductive rights. But fortunately, new data suggest that most of those seeking abortions still seem to be getting them.

A world without Black Twitter is a world void of robust, rapid and authentic information sharing on police brutality within the Black community.

The massive protests in Iran, fueled by the audacity of young women and children, are rooted in over a century of struggle.

The Union of Southern Service Workers is organizing food service, retail and health care workers through direct action against low wages and historical racism.

It’s not surprising that the Black characters in Wednesday don’t feel like there was any intention behind their Blackness.

Blizzard Albany QA form the second-ever union at a major U.S. gaming company