When it comes to high-quality child care, the price tag often looks a lot like a college tuition bill. Two Democrats – U.S. Rep. Bobby Scott, of Virginia, and Sen. Patty Murray, of Washington – have introduced legislation to ease the financial burden for working parents who need child care. Taryn Morrissey, a child care policy scholar at American University, discusses the potential impact of the proposed Child Care for Working Families Act – and how far it will go to make a difference in parents’ pockets.

If you’re anywhere along a U.S. shoreline, especially in good fishing zones, chances are that ospreys are nesting nearby. These large yellow-eyed hawks have bounced back from near-extinction 50 years ago due to pesticide pollution and overhunting. Alan Poole, former editor of the “Birds of North America” guide, explains how ospreys’ ability to nest on all kinds of humanmade structures helped them reclaim the coasts.

Many people have the impression that terrorism is getting worse. But terrorism data expert Gary LaFree of the University of Maryland writes that the numbers tell a different story. In fact, the 36 months starting in January 2015 have witnessed the single largest three-year decline in attacks and fatalities since 1970 – nearly a half-century ago.