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An African journalist films President Xi Jinping delivering an opening ceremony speech for the China-Africa forum in Beijing in September 2024. AP Photo/Andy Wong

Diplomatic

China flexes its media muscle in Africa – encouraging positive headlines...

Staff Writer - February 12, 2025

Mitchell Gallagher, Wayne State University Every year, China’s minister of foreign affairs embarks on what has now become a...

EXPLORING NATURE

Smoke rises from Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanese villages on Sept. 23, 2024. AP Photo / Hussein Malla

Environment

Lebanon’s orchards have been burnt, wildlife habitat destroyed by Israeli strikes...

Staff Writer - January 22, 2026

Mireille Rebeiz, Dickinson College and Josiane Yazbeck, Université La Sagesse More than a year after a ceasefire nominally ended...

The moment you look away from those adorable eyes, these mischievous creatures will sneak out of your lab. Joshua J. Cotten/Unsplash, CC BY-SA

Raccoons break into liquor stores, scale skyscrapers and pick locks –...

January 18, 2026

A Chinese visitor looks at condoms at the Beijing International Sex Supplies Exhibition. Zhang Peng/LightRocket via Getty Images

China’s new condom tax will prove no effective barrier to country’s...

January 15, 2026

Phytoplankton blooms, seen by satellite in the Baltic Sea, pull carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere. European Space Agency via Flickr, CC BY-SA

Climate engineering would alter the oceans, reshaping marine life – our...

January 14, 2026

Observing the night sky can get kids interested in astronomy and STEM careers. Jeremy Thomas/Unsplash

Rural areas have darker skies but fewer resources for students interested...

January 13, 2026