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Interpreting someone’s thoughts or actions can mean balancing their agency against the good. Kateryna Kovarzh/iStock via Getty Images

Art

I’m a philosopher who tries to see the best in others...

Staff Writer - February 22, 2026

Mark Schroeder, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences Understanding one another can be hard. There is a...

EXPLORING NATURE

There is still a great deal unknown about RNA and its modifications. Christoph Burgstedt/Science Photo Library via Getty Images

Education

RNA is key to the dark matter of the genome −...

Staff Writer - February 10, 2026

Thomas Begley, University at Albany, State University of New York and Marlene Belfort, University at Albany, State University of New York

A farmer near Quemado, Texas, prepares to take hay to cattle amid the drought in June 2022. Brandon Bell/Getty Images

Sixth year of drought in Texas and Oklahoma leaves ranchers bracing...

February 9, 2026

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

New technologies are stepping up the global fight against wildlife trafficking

February 8, 2026

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