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Iranians hold national flags in Tehran’s Revolution Square on April 8, 2026, after the United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire. Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty Images

Business

US ceasefire with Iran: What’s next? A former diplomat explains 3 possible scenarios

Staff Writer - April 11, 2026

Many AmeriCorps crews, like this one seen at work in Maine in 2011, restore and renovate public parks. John Patriquin/Portland Press Herald via Getty Images

Business

AmeriCorps is on the chopping block – despite research showing that the national service agency is making a difference in local communities

Jared Isaacman, the nominee for next NASA administrator, has traveled to orbit on two commercial space missions. AP Photo/John Raoux

Business

Trump’s nomination for NASA leader boasts business and commercial spaceflight experience during a period of uncertainty for the agency

The European Space Agency’s astronaut cohort includes a parastronaut, as part of a feasability project. AP Photo/Francois Mori

Business

Mission possible − parastronaut programs can make space travel more inclusive and attainable for all

Elon Musk, right, has moved to take the reins of the U.S. government. Brandon Bell/Getty Images

Business

Efficiency − or empire? How Elon Musk’s hostile takeover could end government as we know it

The Canadian prime minister encouraged his compatriots to consider boycotting U.S. orange juice following Trump’s tariff threats. Andrej Ivanov/AFP/Getty Images

Business

Trump’s tariff gambit: As allies prepare to strike back, a costly...

Staff Writer - February 5, 2025

Donald Trump’s pro-fossil fuel positions stand in sharp contrast with efforts to protect the climate. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images

Business

How the oil industry and growing political divides turned climate change...

Staff Writer - January 22, 2025

Neuroergonomics brings neuroscience into the workplace. David Crockett/Moment via Getty Images

Business

Brain monitoring may be the future of work – how it’s...

Staff Writer - January 7, 2025

Not as many people will get the chance to vote in 2025 compared with the previous year. MicroStockHub/Getty Images

Economy

5 elections to watch in 2025

Staff Writer - December 27, 2024

The killing of a UnitedHealthcare executive has prompted a closer look at the health insurance industry. AP Photo/Jim Mone

Business

Response to CEO killing reveals antipathy toward health insurers − but...

Staff Writer - December 13, 2024

Huang Runqiu, China’s minister of ecology and environment, sits with U.N. climate chief Simon Stiell at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan. AP Photo/Peter Dejong

Business

China’s influence grows at COP29 climate talks as US leadership fades

Staff Writer - November 26, 2024

Business

Keith Krach’s Vision of Trusted Collaboration to Counter Authoritarianism is Basis...

Staff Writer - June 28, 2022

Keith Krach with his hands up at the Perdue Commencement

Business

Krach Delivers Powerful Purdue Commencement Address with Proof of Equation: Transformation...

Staff Writer - January 14, 2022

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EXPLORING NATURE

This device measures acceleration and rotation by shining lasers into small clouds of rubidium atoms. Sandia National Laboratories

Education

Quantum sensors use atoms, electrons and light as ultra‑steady rulers –...

Staff Writer - May 20, 2026

Alex Krasnok, Florida International University Quantum computers get a lot of attention, even though they are not ready for...

Formula 1 drivers maneuver for position during the 2026 Miami Formula One Grand Prix in Florida. Chandan Khanna / AFP via Getty Images

Formula 1 racing shows the hard part of reaching net‑zero carbon...

May 19, 2026

Jebel Barkal mesa and the archaeological site at its base in the Nile Valley. Sami Elamin

How a shifting Nile landscape shaped the rise of the ancient...

May 19, 2026

Mifepristone is one of two drugs typically used in medication abortions. Carl Lokko/iStock via Getty Images Plus

Supreme Court preserves access to mifepristone via telehealth – at least...

May 17, 2026

You can make AI chatbots spout information that’s not true. Nicoletaionescu/iStock via Getty Images

You can persuade AI models to accept falsehoods as truth, study shows

May 16, 2026