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Cannabis users have a variety of products to choose from. Arturo Barajas/The Conversation, CC BY-ND

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Cannabis sales and use are high in Michigan – but federal law means research lags behind

Staff Writer - April 17, 2026

Congress has not used its constitutionally granted power to influence the war in Iran. Bloomberg Creative via Getty Images

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Trump sidelined Congress’ authority over war on Iran – and lawmakers allowed it, extending a 75‑year trend

A vessel heads toward the Strait of Hormuz on April 8, 2026. Shady Alassar/Anadolu via Getty Images

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Strait of Hormuz: Why the US and Iran are sailing in very different legal waters

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

Iranians hold national flags in Tehran’s Revolution Square on April 8, 2026, after the United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire. Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty Images

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US ceasefire with Iran: What’s next? A former diplomat explains 3 possible scenarios

The Ahwahnee is a privately run hotel inside Yosemite National Park. George Rose/Getty Images

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Yosemite embodies the long war over US national park privatization

Staff Writer - August 2, 2025

‘Boys’ love’ literature depicts an idealized version of gay male sex. Ed Gottschalk/Wikimedia Commons

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China’s arrests of boys’ love authors does not equate to a...

Staff Writer - July 31, 2025

Mexican farmworkers with H-2A visas weed a North Carolina tobacco field in 2016. Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images

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Trump’s push for more deportations could boost demand for foreign farmworkers...

Staff Writer - July 27, 2025

Students at Columbia University in New York City on April 14, 2025. Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images

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Columbia’s $200M deal with Trump administration sets a precedent for other...

Staff Writer - July 25, 2025

A group of people gaze up at the Moon in Germany. AP Photo/Markus Schreiber

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‘Democratizing space’ is more than just adding new players – it...

Staff Writer - July 21, 2025

This travel case holds a toolkit containing equipment for inspecting nuclear facilities. Dean Calma/IAEA, CC BY

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How the world’s nuclear watchdog monitors facilities around the world –...

Staff Writer - July 21, 2025

Idi Amin addresses the United Nations General Assembly in 1975. Bettmann/Getty Images

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Idi Amin made himself out to be the ‘liberator’ of an...

Staff Writer - July 20, 2025

QAnon supporters wait for Donald Trump to speak at a campaign rally at Atlantic Aviation on September 22, 2020, in Moon Township, Pennsylvania. eff Swensen/Getty Images

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How the QAnon movement entered mainstream politics – and why the...

Staff Writer - July 19, 2025

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EXPLORING NATURE

The Camelot crater in the Moon’s Taurus-Littrow Valley is where the sample containing trivalent titanium was found. NASA/Apollo 17: AS17-145-22159

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New study measures titanium in Apollo rock to uncover Moon’s early chemistry

Staff Writer - March 29, 2026

Advik D. Vira, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emily First, Macalester College The Earth and the Moon may look...

Boat strikes can harm or kill whales and are one concern about the oil industry’s environmental impact. Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images

Trump’s ‘God Squad’ pits energy vs. endangered species, but it’s a...

March 28, 2026

The Artemis II crew poses during a ground systems test ahead of launch. NASA/Frank Michaux

From ‘Project Hail Mary’ to Artemis II, spaceflight captures audiences when...

March 27, 2026

The snow drought was evident in Park City, Utah, on Feb. 9, 2026. This golf course is normally used for cross-country skiing in winter. Mario Tama/Getty Images

2026’s historic snow drought brings worries about water, wildfires and the...

March 26, 2026

Gloves used in the laboratory that led to microplastic overestimation. Madeline Clough

Scientists may be overestimating the amount of microplastics in the environment...

March 26, 2026