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A <em>Guiera senegalensis</em> shrub grows in an agricultural test plot outside Thiès, Senegal. The shrubs used to be considered a threat to other crops. Now American and Senegalese researchers are conducting studies to see if the shrubs in fact are beneficial.

Farmers in Senegal learn to respect a scruffy shrub that gets no respect

For decades, they've been told to rip out the Guiera senegalensis shrub. But now there's a new philosophy: The scrappy green plant could be the key to a better harvest.

Olga and Nikolay Grinik with their son, Kirill (left), and daughter, Miroslava (right), in Avdiivka, in eastern Ukraine's Donetsk region, in July 2018. The family lived about 50 yards away from a Ukrainian front-line military position in old Avdiivka. They owned the only horse in town, Lastochka (Swallow), and made extra money giving cart rides to children in downtown Avdiivka.

The Ukraine war isn't new. These intimate photos show 3 families enduring it for years

A photographer and writer follow Ukrainian families whose lives have been upended by conflict since 2014. Their stories show an enduring will to live, even as war rages on around them.

Microsoft said it plans to cut 10,000 jobs, or about 5% of its workforce, in the first months of 2023.

Microsoft slashes 10,000 jobs, the latest in a wave of layoffs

Amazon, Salesforce and Goldman Sachs have also announced cuts during a brutal January for corporate workers.

Genesee County urges residents to be on guard for Legionnaires' disease

As the weather gets warmer, health officials in one Michigan County are urging residents to be aware of the danger of Legionnaires' disease.Legionnaires'…

Work being done on Orchard Lake Rd where a power pole fell.

MPSC on utilities' response to storm outages: "Doing what we've always done just isn't cutting it."

The Michigan Public Service Commission has ordered a third party audit of the response of DTE Energy and Consumers Energy to storm-related outages, saying other MPSC attempts to reduce frequency and duration of outages haven't worked.

Hot econ summer: The soundtrack to Planet Money Summer School

It's a summer of macro at Planet Money. Celebrate hot econ summer with our playlist.

There's growing evidence that social media use can contribute to mental health issues among teens. A new health advisory suggests ways to protect them.

Major psychologists' group warns of social media's potential harm to kids

At a time of rising rates of depression and anxiety among teens, the American Psychological Association warns parents that their children need more protection when they are online.

An illustration of a scraper being misdirected by Kudurru.

New tools help artists fight AI by directly disrupting the systems

Visual artists are fighting back against unauthorized uses of AI on their work by using tools that contaminate and confuse the AI systems. One tool, for example, can make AI think a dog is a cat.

Professor Stephanie Hughes and students categorizing various types of waste in January 2020.

Garbology is the study of trash. This is why students love it

A professor lends worms to students, takes them to sewage processing plants and encourages them to answer their own questions about garbage. Sometimes, they even make a career out of it.

Midland flooding prompts concerns about contamination

The flooding in Midland is raising concerns about re-suspending old pollution that’s caused problems along the Tittabawassee and Saginaw rivers for…

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