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Lansing City Clerk Chris Swope collects absentee ballots from a drop box in 2024. Bill Pugliano/Getty Images

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Local democracy is holding strong, but rural communities are falling behind, new survey of Michigan officials shows

Staff Writer - December 21, 2025

Where’s Congress? The institution is unwilling to assert itself as an equal branch of government. 4X6, iStock/Getty Images Plus

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The shutdown – and the House’s inaction – helps pave Congress’ path to irrelevance

U.S. muscle or Chinese strategy – which one will prevail? Fred Lee/Getty Images

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US leaders view China as a ‘pacing threat’ − has Washington enough stamina to last the race?

A map prepared by the Defense Department in 1962 shows potential ranges of Soviet ballistic missiles from Cuba. Department of Defense Cuban Missile Crisis briefing materials/John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum

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The lost history of Latin America’s role in averting catastrophe during the Cuban missile crisis

The International Space Station will be brought down in 2030. NASA via AP

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NASA will say goodbye to the International Space Station in 2030 − and welcome in the age of commercial space stations

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Why would a Russian submarine be lurking in waters off Sweden?

Staff Writer - October 23, 2014

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Why Western boots should stay out of Iraq and Syria

Staff Writer - October 21, 2014

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Blocking Islamic State’s online propaganda is the wrong answer to the...

Staff Writer - October 21, 2014

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Germany may be the biggest loser if it doesn’t start spending

Staff Writer - October 21, 2014

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The International Criminal Court must fix its anti-African image

Staff Writer - October 20, 2014

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Act now on social mobility, or Britain will freewheel into a...

Staff Writer - October 20, 2014

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Come together, right now: countries are working with neighbors like never...

Staff Writer - October 18, 2014

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Russia’s borders: Romania strengthens ties with NATO as old anxieties return

Staff Writer - October 18, 2014

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U.S. researchers are seeking the light at the end of a rough year for science. Westend61/Getty Images

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‘This year nearly broke me as a scientist’ – US researchers...

Staff Writer - December 31, 2025

Carrie McDonough, Carnegie Mellon University; Brian G. Henning, Gonzaga University; Cara Poland, Michigan State University; Nathaniel M. Tran, University of Illinois Chicago;...

Modern winter jackets use a few time-honored physics principles to keep you warm. Magda Indigo/Moment via Getty Images

New materials, old physics – the science behind how your winter...

December 27, 2025

Hormone changes that begin years before menopause can cause gradual muscle loss and increased insulin resistance. Morsa Images/DigitalVision via Getty Images

Midlife weight gain can start long before menopause – but you...

December 26, 2025

Old rat nests can contain fabrics, papers, animal bones, plant remains and other materials that have been undisturbed for hundreds of years. Andyworks/E+ Collection via Getty Images

I study rat nests − here’s why rodents make great archivists

December 25, 2025

Warmer temperatures can supercharge storms. Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Understanding climate change in America: Skepticism, dogmatism and personal experience

December 24, 2025