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

Diplomatic

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

Staff Writer - July 20, 2025

Derek R. Peterson, University of Michigan Fifty years ago, Ugandan President Idi Amin wrote to the governments of the...

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A baby orangutan was seized by Thai police in an anti-trafficking operation in May 2025. Thai police Central Investigation Bureau via AP

culture

New technologies are stepping up the global fight against wildlife trafficking

Staff Writer - February 8, 2026

Eve Bohnett, University of Florida In late 2025, Interpol coordinated a global operation across 134 nations, seizing roughly 30,000...

U.S. skier Rosie Brennan leads a group during the women’s team sprint classic cross-country skiing competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics. AP Photo/Aaron Favila

What Olympic athletes see that viewers don’t: Machine-made snow makes ski...

February 5, 2026

A banner signed by NASA employees and contractors outside Launch Complex 39B, where NASA’s Artemis II rocket is visible in the background. NASA/Joel Kowsky, CC BY-NC-ND

NASA’s Artemis II plans to send a crew around the Moon...

February 3, 2026

PFAS are now found in all of the Great Lakes, including Lake Superior, pictured. Mario Dias/iStock/Getty Images Plus

PFAS are turning up in the Great Lakes, putting fish and...

January 28, 2026

Colorado ski resorts faced sparse snow conditions in early 2025. Hyoung Chang/Getty Images

Colorado ski resorts got some welcome snowfall from Winter Storm Fern,...

January 27, 2026