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Linda Hezel gets up early to clip herbs, vegetables and produce from the plants on her farm north of Kansas City. “I'm trying peppers which you normally think would be only in full sun,” Hezel said.

The WIAA has a new playoff qualification system for high school football starting in 2025. Playoff spots are no longer guaranteed by conference wins but by a new points-based matrix. A team's score is ...

How a centuries-old math puzzle helped us see inside the human brain. By Steven Strogatz Photo illustrations by Jens Mortensen Each installment of “Math, Revealed” starts with an object, uncovers the ...

Cheap last-minute flights can feel like an oxymoron in the travel world. Every avid traveler has become all too familiar with the disappointment of wanting to book an impromptu getaway somewhere ...

TypeScript is a variation of the popular JavaScript programming language that adds features that are important for enterprise development. In particular, TypeScript is strongly typed—meaning that the ...

A new model based on the famous alien-hunting Drake equation suggests that some parallel universes within the hypothetical "multiverse" could have higher chances of containing extraterrestrial life ...