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U.S. Marines crossing into Iraq from Kuwait on March 21, 2003. AP Photo/Laurent Rebours

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Iraq war’s aftermath was a disaster for the US – the Iran war is headed in the same direction

Staff Writer - March 9, 2026

Smoke billows after an Iranian missile struck an oil refinery in Haifa in northern Israel on June 16, 2025. AP Photo/Ariel Schalit

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War in Middle East brings uncertainty and higher energy costs to already weakening US economy

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives for the opening session of the National People’s Congress in Beijing on March 5, 2026. Florence Lo/AFP via Getty Images

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China’s muted response over war in Iran reflects Beijing’s delicate calculus as a concerned onlooker

Open pit gold mines have spread across large areas of the Orinoco Mining Belt in recent years. Magda Gibelli / AFP via Getty Images

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Venezuela’s fragile environment faces rising risks as US pushes for oil and critical minerals and illegal gold mining spreads

The silhouettes of the container cranes in the Port of Balboa in Panama City on Feb. 24, 2026. Martin Bernetti/ AFP via Getty Images

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Far from random, China’s global port network is clustering near the world’s riskiest trade routes

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

Posters that President Donald Trump used to announce Golden Dome depict missile defense as a shield. AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein

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Golden Dome: An aerospace engineer explains the proposed nationwide missile defense system

Staff Writer - May 23, 2025

‘The Martian’ protagonist Mark Watney contemplates his ordeal. 20th Century Fox

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A decade after the release of ‘The Martian’ and a decade...

Staff Writer - May 22, 2025

Russian aggression has united Ukrainians around the flag. Omer Messinger/Getty Images

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Russia’s invasion united different parts of Ukraine against a common enemy...

Staff Writer - May 21, 2025

First lady Nancy Reagan kisses Mickey Mouse as President Ronald Reagan and Minnie Mouse watch 20 bands marching in the unofficial inaugural parade at Disney’s Epcot Center on Memorial Day, May 27, 1985. Bettmann/Getty Images

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Independence Hall, Gettysburg and – Epcot? How Reagan helped elevate Disney...

Staff Writer - May 20, 2025

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa meet in Turkey on April 11, 2025. TUR Presidency/ Murat Cetinmuhurdar/Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images

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Trump’s lifting of Syria sanctions is a win for Turkey, too...

Staff Writer - May 19, 2025

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EXPLORING NATURE

Nanoparticles on a glass slide amplify the sensitivity of a microscope to detect trace amounts of hazardous pollutants. Brandon Martin/Rice University

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Nanoparticles and artificial intelligence can help researchers detect pollutants in water,...

Staff Writer - February 28, 2026

Andres B. Sanchez Alvarado, Rice University Across the U.S., hundreds of sites on land or in lakes and rivers...

When species are described as ‘destructive’ or ‘harmful’ without sufficient context, it can shape how people perceive and treat them. Beata Whitehead/Moment via Getty Images

The cost of casting animals as heroes and villains in conservation...

February 26, 2026

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

Making sense of a chaotic planet: How understanding weather and climate...

February 25, 2026

Backcountry skiing can be risky, particularly after heavy, wet snow. AscentXmedia/E+ via Getty Images

Tahoe avalanche: What causes snow slopes to collapse? A physicist and...

February 19, 2026

Warmer winters in normally snowy places can interfere with the important activities of microbes in the soil. Seogi/500px via Getty Images

Warming winters are disrupting the hidden world of fungi – the...

February 17, 2026