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/ 11 hours agoUS isn’t first country to dismantle its foreign aid office − here’s what happened after the UK killed its version of USAID
In 2020, British Conservatives cited cost-cutting to force the UK’s foreign aid office into a merger. Five years later, it hasn’t...
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/ 11 hours agoRevoking EPA’s endangerment finding – the keystone of US climate policies – won’t be simple and could have unintended consequences
The Trump administration’s goal is to roll back rules limiting planet-warming greenhouse gases emissions from power plants, vehicles and oil and...
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/ 15 hours agoThe Gaza ceasefire is dead − Israeli domestic politics killed it
Facing legal and political pressure at home, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision to resume airstrikes has encouraged right-wing allies back...
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/ 16 hours agoHumans aren’t the only animals with complex culture − but researchers point to one feature that makes ours unique
Animals can learn from each other, maintaining their cultures for long periods of time. What sets people apart may be the...
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/ 16 hours agoMeasles cases are on the rise − here’s how to make sure you’re protected
A medical epidemiologist explains who should consider getting a booster and whether you might need to check your antibody levels.
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/ 16 hours agoShaken baby syndrome can cause permanent brain damage, long-term disabilities or death – a pediatrician examines the preventable tragedy
Up to 25% of infants diagnosed with abusive head trauma – otherwise known as shaken baby syndrome – die, and a...
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/ 16 hours agoCan animals make art?
Without being able to get into the heads of animals, it’s hard to say for sure. But instances of pig painters,...
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/ 16 hours agoFires, wars and bureaucracy: The tumultuous journey to establish the US National Archives
Every democracy needs a national archive. Trump’s staffing shake-up is endangering an institution that preserves the nation’s history.
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/ 16 hours agoThe story of the Great Migration often overlooks Black businesses that built Detroit
Detroit’s Black population grew sixfold from 1910 to 1920, and many businesses that sprouted to welcome the newcomers flourished.
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/ 16 hours agoDonald Trump’s nonstop news-making can be exhausting, making it harder for people to scrutinize his presidential actions
Overwhelming people with a deluge of announcements makes it difficult to easily track and understand what is happening in the White...
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/ 16 hours agoSocial media design is key to protecting kids online
Policymakers are focusing on restricting teens’ access to social media, but this approach risks cutting them off from its benefits. Making...
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/ 16 hours agoAs mountain glaciers melt, risk of catastrophic flash floods rises for millions − World Day for Glaciers carries a reminder
When mountain permafrost thaws and glaciers melt, glacial lakes can become lethal flood risks for anyone downstream.
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/ 2 days agoAn artist traces her choices under Putin’s Russia – from resistance to retreat to exile – one mural at a time
Graphic artist Victoria Lomasko’s journey highlights how censorship has intensified in Russia.
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/ 2 days agoA brief history of Medicaid and America’s long struggle to establish a health care safety net
Left out of FDR’s New Deal, the health insurance program for the poor was finally established in 1965.
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/ 2 days agoSocial movements constrained Trump in his first term – more than people realize
Pushback works.
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/ 2 days agoPlastic pyrolysis − chemists explain a technique attempting to tackle plastic waste by bringing the heat
Pyrolysis breaks down plastic and generates potentially useful oil − but it’s not a silver bullet for the planet.
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/ 2 days agoPeople say they prefer stories written by humans over AI-generated works, yet new study suggests that’s not quite true
Participants in a study were willing to spend just as much time and money on an AI-generated story as one they...
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/ 2 days agoSpanish speakers in Philadelphia break traditional rules of formal and informal speech in signs around town
It’s all about what they want you to do.
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/ 2 days agoWater cooperation is essential when countries share lakes and rivers – yet it’s been deteriorating in many places, with serious consequences
Nationalistic behavior can put people, economies and ecosystems, and even peace, at risk. The US, which paused Columbia River talks with...
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/ 2 days agoBeatings, overcrowding and food deprivation: US deportees face distressing human rights conditions in El Salvador’s mega-prison
El Salvador has the highest prison population rate in the world. The US administration intends to increase the number of people...
