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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

Staff Writer - March 4, 2026

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

Javon Jackson, center, was able to register to vote following passage of a 2019 Nevada law that restored voting rights to formerly incarcerated individuals. AP Photo/John Locher

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The nation is missing millions of voters due to lack of rights for former felons

Anti-trans bills effectively restrict transgender people’s ability to participate fully in society. AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson

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Kansas revoked transgender people’s IDs overnight – researchers anticipate cascading health and social consequences

A group of demonstrators in Tehran wave Iranian flags in support of the government on Feb. 28, 2026. AP Photo/Vahid Salemi

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Despite massive US attack and death of ayatollah, regime change in Iran is unlikely

Government

First goal of UN sustainability targets should be to not conflict...

Staff Writer - October 20, 2014

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Ukraine steels itself for winter as Putin forges ahead with Novorossiya

Staff Writer - October 20, 2014

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Indonesians have high hopes for their new president

Staff Writer - October 20, 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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Happy birthday Mr Putin – now here are a few things...

Staff Writer - October 18, 2014

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There’s more to Ireland than a ‘double Irish’ tax loophole

Staff Writer - October 18, 2014

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Indonesia farewells SBY and his years of wasted opportunities

Staff Writer - October 18, 2014

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For the Next Attorney General, a Modest Suggestion: Fix Presidential Pardons

Staff Writer - October 17, 2014

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EXPLORING NATURE

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

Environment

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

Staff Writer - February 19, 2026

Nathalie Vriend, University of Colorado Boulder A deadly avalanche buried a group of backcountry skiers and their guides near...

Coffee farming is critical to the economies of several African countries. Wang Guansen/Xinhua via Getty Images

Coffee crops are dying from a fungus with species-jumping genes –...

February 17, 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

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

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

February 12, 2026

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