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Large-scale wildfires seem to turn visitors away, while prescribed burning may have the opposite effect. Helen H. Richardson/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images

Economy

Fire is transforming the US West’s public lands – research shows overlooked cost to recreation

Staff Writer - May 6, 2026

Leaders attend the 45th Gulf Cooperation Council Summit in Kuwait City, Kuwait on Dec.01, 2024. Amiri Diwan of Kuwait/Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images

Economy

Gulf state cooperation has long been shaped by the threat of Iran − but shows of unity belie division

The Iranian closure of the Strait of Hormuz has largely brought oil traffic to a halt, hitting petroleum-exporting countries hard. Asghar Besharati / Getty Images

Economy

The US has long used economic coercion to achieve foreign policy goals — the war in Iran shows how that power has declined

The Emiratis are poised to turn their back on their oil cartel buddies. Karim Sahib/AFP via Getty Images

Economy

UAE’s OPEC exit has been long in the works – and may mark the beginning of a Gulf realignment

China and Russia view the U.S. grand strategy as increasingly out of focus. AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson

Economy

4 ways the war in Iran has weakened the United States in the great power game

Economy

2015, the year that was: economics and business

Staff Writer - December 28, 2015

Economy

Gift-giving taboos that aren’t as bad as you think

Staff Writer - December 22, 2015

Economy

How plummeting prices are spurring reform in oil producing countries

Staff Writer - December 21, 2015

Economy

Why interest rates are taking divergent paths in Europe and the...

Staff Writer - December 6, 2015

Economy

Lost in the wine aisle? Winemakers want to know which labels...

Staff Writer - December 29, 2014

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EXPLORING NATURE

Pope Leo XIV arrives to celebrate Mass at the Malabo stadium in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, on April 23, 2026, on the last day of his 11-day pastoral visit to Africa. AP Photo/Misper Apawu

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‘Just war’ has guided Catholic thinking on conflict for centuries –...

Staff Writer - April 26, 2026

Valerie Morkevičius, Colgate University Since the beginning of the Iran war, Pope Leo XIV has frequently called for peace,...

A striking 51.7% of Gen Z respondents ranked casket burial as their first choice, compared with just 27.1% of baby boomers. Ashley Cooper/The Image Bank via Getty Images

Boom in cremation hides surprising truths about what Americans really want...

April 24, 2026

Seagrass has made an unexpected return to Mosquito Lagoon. Captain William B. Wolfson, Grassroots Guide Service, New Smyrna Beach, FL

Hurricanes devastated Florida’s East Coast – then seagrass made an unexpected comeback

April 22, 2026

A German security guard checks for radiation after the Chernobyl accident in April 1986. Patrick Piel/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images

Chernobyl at 40: Secret Stasi files reveal extent of Soviet misinformation...

April 22, 2026

A long-running experiment is testing tree mixes to develop the healthiest forests. Mickey Pullen/Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

Don’t just plant trees, plant forests to restore biodiversity for the future

April 21, 2026