midwest

Aurora Borealis? At this time of year, at this time of day, in this part of the country, localized entirely within your kitchen!?

Have you noticed the northern lights have been traveling further south lately?

Eleanor Rogan, a professor of public health, and Don Coulter, a professor of pediatric oncology, are part of an ongoing study looking at Nebraska's drinking water and pediatric cancer at the University of Nebraska Medical Center where they work.

Nitrate levels in water are often higher in the rural Midwest. How does this affect health?

Elevated levels of nitrate in drinking water have recently been linked with health issues like cancer. Some are concerned authorities aren’t acting fast enough.

Experts say fossil fuel emissions have increased the amount of severe storms and overheating in the Midwest.

Severe storms, overheating among top environmental problems facing Indiana

Nathan Moore

Experts say fossil fuel emissions have increased the amount of severe storms and overheating in the Midwest.

After weeks of legal back and forth, Kentucky reinstated its abortion ban in August. Abortion bans in several Midwest states are on hold due to legal challenges.

The challenge of finding abortion care when laws can change day to day

Ethan Sandweiss

With so many states’ abortion laws in legal limbo, the abortion landscape changes day to day, causing confusion for providers and patients while demand for services remains high.

Black Midwesterners are more likely to be impacted by abortions restrictions, such as those recently enacted in Wisconsin and Missouri.

Abortion bans could have far-reaching impacts on the Black community in the Midwest

Ethan Sandweiss

Black women nationwide seek abortions at a rate that’s more than three times higher than white women, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data from 2019, the most recent figures available.

Jamel Velji explores the Islamic origins of coffee

Kayte Young

The story of Kaldi the goat herder discovering coffee by accident is a common tale. Religious studies scholar Jamel Velji explores a few more origin stories for one of the world’s favorite sources of caffeine.