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China’s President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump visit the Temple of Heaven in Beijing on May 14, 2026. Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images

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From beef ribs to a ‘heavenly’ walk: Xi‑Trump summit symbolism underscored American power and Chinese tradition

Staff Writer - May 17, 2026

In a span of a few years, China has outstripped the U.S. in scientific publications, spending and patents. AP Photo/Andy Wong

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China surpasses US in research spending – the consequences extend far beyond scientific ranking and clout

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

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

A banner reading, ‘Regrettably, Putin did not die today. We are waiting …’ hangs in the City Garden of Odesa, Ukraine, on April 1, 2023. Viacheslav Onyshchenko/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images News

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Front lines of humor: Dark humor voices Ukrainians’ hopes for victory

Trucks leave a smoggy Port of Long Beach in 2008, the year before the endangerment finding was released. Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

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Trump’s climate policy rollback plan relies on EPA rescinding its 2009 endangerment finding – but will courts allow it?

Howard Lutnick, left, is President Donald Trump’s nominee to run the Commerce Department. AP Photo/Evan Vucci

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Commerce oversees everything from weather and salmon to trade and census...

Staff Writer - January 29, 2025

Cancer cells are more hardy in the low-gravity conditions of space. koto_feja/iStock via Getty Images Plus

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Microgravity in space may cause cancer − but on Earth, mimicking...

Staff Writer - January 26, 2025

A damaged property in Altadena, Calif., on Jan. 14, 2025. Ali Matin/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images

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I’m an economist. Here’s why I’m worried the California insurance crisis...

Staff Writer - January 21, 2025

To entice workers back to the office, create one they’d like to spend time in. Cavan Images via Getty Images

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How do you create a workplace that people want to work...

Staff Writer - January 19, 2025

Maverick County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Sgt. Aaron Horta, EMT operators and Border Patrol officers carry a body out of a canal on June 28, 2023, in Eagle Pass, Texas. Brandon Bell/Getty Images

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Texas is already policing the Mexican border − and will play...

Staff Writer - January 18, 2025

Biden began his presidency in the throes of the COVID-19 pandemic. Evan Vucci/AP Photo

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Biden helped bring science out of the lab and into the...

Staff Writer - January 18, 2025

When it comes to slowing down China’s tech rise, tariffs won’t do the trick. Costfoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images

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China tech shrugged off Trump’s ‘trade war’ − there’s no reason...

Staff Writer - January 17, 2025

Could removing Cuba from the U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism alleviate the plight of the impoverished nation? Yamil Lage/AFP via Getty Images

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Biden’s move to remove Cuba from terror list continues ‘yo-yo’ policy...

Staff Writer - January 16, 2025

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People are often concerned about environmental risks lurking near their homes. Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

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Research about global fishing shows value of detailed environmental data, which...

Staff Writer - July 1, 2026

Mark Axelrod, Michigan State University To help people who are affected by pollution and other environmental harms, it’s common...

Leaving the pyrotechnics to the professionals is safer and more spectacular. YinYang/iStock/Getty Images Plus

Fireworks, heat and drought make this July 4th a recipe for wildfires

June 30, 2026

Rescue workers carry a person on a stretcher in Caracas following an earthquake in Venezuela on June 24, 2026. Juan Barreto/AFP via Getty Images

Aid is on the way after Venezuela’s earthquakes, but it’s not...

June 27, 2026

A June 24, 2026, earthquake shook buildings to the ground, trapping and killing people in Caracas, Venezuela, and nearby communities. Manaure Quintero/AFP via Getty Images

Venezuela’s deadly earthquakes happened on a fault similar to the San...

June 26, 2026

Many yoga classes end with the instructor explaining ‘namaste’ as ‘the divine in me bows to the divine in you.’ Luis Alvarez/DigitalVision via Getty Images

Why it’s OK to say ‘namaste’ in yoga class

June 23, 2026