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/ 9 months agoWhy India and Pakistan’s T20 cricket showdown in New York is such a big deal
Tickets are going for as high as $40,000 on the secondary market.
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/ 9 months agoRemoving Cuba from list of countries ‘not fully cooperating’ over terrorism may presage wider rapprochement – if politics allows
Cuban has yo-yoed on and off the US list of state sponsors of terrorism. Is the Biden administration changing that?
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/ 9 months agoHeat index warnings can save lives on dangerously hot days − if people understand what they mean
A risk expert explains how to read the heat index and interpret extreme heat warnings, and how to stay safe.
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/ 9 months agoWith a record-breaking 2024 Atlantic hurricane forecast, here’s how scientists are helping Caribbean communities adapt to a warming world
Hardening electric transmission systems and monitoring ocean temperatures are two key priorities.
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/ 9 months ago500 years ago, Machiavelli warned the public not to get complacent in the face of self-interested charismatic figures
Renaissance philosopher Niccolò Machiavelli dissected the threats authoritarian figures pose to representative government.
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/ 9 months agoYour favorite drink can cause breast cancer – but most women in the US aren’t aware of alcohol’s health risks
Drinking alcohol is normalized in American society. But the ubiquity of alcohol consumption hides its serious health risks, including cancer.
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/ 9 months agoCould Elvis’ Graceland hold a key to bridging America’s cultural divide?
The singer’s home reflects the rags-to-riches trajectory that epitomizes the American Dream. Yet Presley and his estate were seen as not...
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/ 9 months agoModi’s narrow win suggests Indian voters saw through religious rhetoric, opting instead to curtail his political power
The ruling BJP failed to see that those who had not benefited from the country’s rapid economic growth were deeply unhappy.
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/ 9 months agoLife on the US-Mexico border is chaotic. An immigration scholar explains why − and it’s not for the reasons that some GOP lawmakers claim
When a COVID-19-era policy was set to expire in May 2023, Republican officials predicted that the US-Mexico border would be overrun...
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/ 9 months agoRotting sargassum is choking the Caribbean’s white sand beaches, fueling an economic and public health crisis
A leading driver of this seaweed invasion is pollution, carried down rivers and into the Atlantic Ocean from the continents.
