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Cuban coast guard ships docked at the port of Havana on Feb. 25, 2026. Adalberto Roque/ AFP via Getty Images

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Cuba’s speedboat shootout recalls long history of exile groups engaged in covert ops aimed at regime change

Staff Writer - February 28, 2026

Larry Summers, center, is surrounded by the media in 2005 amid calls for his resignation. Jodi Hilton/Getty Images

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Former Harvard president Summers’ soft landing after Epstein revelations is case study of economics’ trouble with misbehaving men

Research has found that voter fraud is rare in the United States. AP Photo/Bryon Houlgrave

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How to prevent elections from being stolen − lessons from around the world for the US

A growing number of colleges and universities have adopted policies in the last few years to remain politically neutral. kid-a/iStock / Getty Images Plus

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From moral authority to risk management: How university presidents stopped speaking their minds

The National Center for Atmospheric Research, or NCAR, hosts a supercomputer that scientists rely on for weather and climate research. National Science Foundation

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Making sense of a chaotic planet: How understanding weather and climate risks depends on supercomputers like NCAR’s

Photos after the Los Angeles fires in January 2025 show many yards where vegetation didn’t burn while neighboring houses did. AP Photo/Chris Pizzello

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California plan to ban most plants within 5 feet of homes...

Staff Writer - June 2, 2025

Global big beasts have a tendency to put their foot down. Alexander W Helin/Getty Images

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Are hegemonies a relic of the past? The role of coercion...

Staff Writer - June 1, 2025

DEI has a long history. Nora Carol Photography via Getty Images

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Beyond the backlash: What evidence shows about the economic impact of DEI

Staff Writer - May 29, 2025

Until now, the CDC has recommended that everyone ages 6 months and older get a yearly COVID-19 vaccine. Asiaselects via Getty Images

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RFK Jr. says annual COVID-19 shots no longer advised for healthy...

Staff Writer - May 29, 2025

The Villa Purificacion municipality of Jalisco, Mexico overlaid by a helicopter and .50-caliber rifle. Jesús Zavalza/Wikimedia Commons, Tim Felce (Airwolfhound)/Wikimedia, CC BY-SA; MathKnight and Zachi Evenor/Wikimedia Commons

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Guns bought in the US and trafficked to Mexican drug cartels...

Staff Writer - May 28, 2025

Supreme Court justices heard arguments April 30, 2025, and issued a 4-4 order just a few weeks later. AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite

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Supreme Court’s one-sentence order closes the door to Catholic charter school...

Staff Writer - May 25, 2025

These blue pills appear to be oxycodone but are laced with fentanyl. U.S. Attorneys Office for Utah via AP, File

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Gun trafficking from the US to Mexico: The drug connection

Staff Writer - May 25, 2025

Graduates of Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government celebrate during commencement exercises in Cambridge, Mass. AP Photo/Steven Senne, File

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Harvard fights to keep enrolling international students – 4 essential reads...

Staff Writer - May 24, 2025

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Rising global temperatures are increasing the risk of heat stroke on hot days, among many other human harms. Ronda Churchill/AFP via Getty Images

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Trump’s EPA decides climate change doesn’t endanger public health – the...

Staff Writer - February 12, 2026

Jonathan Levy, Boston University; Howard Frumkin, University of Washington; Jonathan Patz, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Vijay Limaye, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Portland cement, widely used for concrete, is responsible for about 8% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Photovs/iStock/Getty Images Plus

Polymers from earth can make cement more climate-friendly

February 12, 2026

There is still a great deal unknown about RNA and its modifications. Christoph Burgstedt/Science Photo Library via Getty Images

RNA is key to the dark matter of the genome −...

February 10, 2026

A farmer near Quemado, Texas, prepares to take hay to cattle amid the drought in June 2022. Brandon Bell/Getty Images

Sixth year of drought in Texas and Oklahoma leaves ranchers bracing...

February 9, 2026

A baby orangutan was seized by Thai police in an anti-trafficking operation in May 2025. Thai police Central Investigation Bureau via AP

New technologies are stepping up the global fight against wildlife trafficking

February 8, 2026