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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

The Salton Sea is shrinking and releasing toxic dust from its lake bed. Jennifer Davis/iStock/Getty Images Plus

Environment

Toxic dust from California’s shrinking Salton Sea is harming children’s lung...

Staff Writer - April 5, 2026

Jill Johnston, University of California, Irvine; University of Southern California and Shohreh Farzan, University of Southern California Southern California’s...

The Camelot crater in the Moon’s Taurus-Littrow Valley is where the sample containing trivalent titanium was found. NASA/Apollo 17: AS17-145-22159

New study measures titanium in Apollo rock to uncover Moon’s early chemistry

March 29, 2026

Boat strikes can harm or kill whales and are one concern about the oil industry’s environmental impact. Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images

Trump’s ‘God Squad’ pits energy vs. endangered species, but it’s a...

March 28, 2026

The Artemis II crew poses during a ground systems test ahead of launch. NASA/Frank Michaux

From ‘Project Hail Mary’ to Artemis II, spaceflight captures audiences when...

March 27, 2026

The snow drought was evident in Park City, Utah, on Feb. 9, 2026. This golf course is normally used for cross-country skiing in winter. Mario Tama/Getty Images

2026’s historic snow drought brings worries about water, wildfires and the...

March 26, 2026