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Texas A&M University told philosophy professor Martin Peterson in early January 2026 that he could not teach some of Greek philosopher Plato’s...
Donald Trump has flagged Venezuelan drug trafficking as a key reason for the U.S. military operation on Jan. 3, 2026, that captured President...
The Denver Broncos announced in early September 2025 their plan to build a privately financed football stadium. The proposal received a lot of...
Travel case in hand, dressed in fashionable clothing and wearing a practiced, coquettish smile, Hela Schüpper Rufeisen sat aboard the train to...
In 2026, astronauts will travel around the Moon for the first time since the Apollo era, powerful new space telescopes will prepare to survey...
The FBI search of a Washington Post reporter’s home on Jan. 14, 2026, was a rare and intimidating move by an administration focused on repressing...
Eighteen months ago, it was plausible that artificial intelligence might take a different path than social media. Back then, AI’s development...
President Donald Trump’s insistence that the U.S. will acquire Greenland “whether they like it or not” is just the latest chapter in a...
Climate change is already fueling dangerous heat waves, raising sea levels and transforming the oceans. Even if countries meet their pledges to...
When you think of tools for studying substance use and addiction, a social media site like Reddit, TikTok or YouTube probably isn’t the first thing...
Before Martin Luther King Jr. was killed, he asked several of his friends to continue his life’s work building what he called “beloved...
In 2018, high-speed passenger trains branded as Brightline started running along the formerly freight-only Florida East Coast Railway. Initial...
The night sky has long sparked wonder and curiosity. Early civilizations studied the stars and tracked celestial events, predicted eclipses and...
The most exciting landmark scientific achievements don’t happen without researchers sharing and collaborating with others outside their field. When...
Imagine a map that allows you to see what your neighborhood looked like a century ago in immense detail. What you’re thinking of is probably very...
When Iran’s ongoing protests began in Tehran’s Grand Bazaar on Dec. 28 2025, the government initially treated them as manageable and temporary....
In the wake of U.S. forces’ arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, U.S. President Donald Trump has said the U.S. is taking over Venezuelan...
Colorado is in the midst of a record-breaking flu season. In the week ending Dec. 27, 2025, 831 people were hospitalized with influenza – the most...
Despite public support in the U.S. for deposing Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, President Donald Trump is unlikely to find that level of support...
Heads of state, policymakers and international law scholars are among those who have labeled U.S. military actions against Venezuela and the Jan....
For Detroit homeowners over 65 who overwhelmingly live on fixed incomes, unexpected costs – increases in grocery prices, rising health care...
Small businesses are planning to hire fewer recent college graduates than they did in 2025, making it likely harder for this cohort to find entry-...
Each year on the holiday that bears his name, Martin Luther King Jr. is remembered for his immense contributions to the struggle for racial...
Virus. The word evokes images of illness and fears of outbreaks. Yet, in the oceans, not all viruses are bad news. Some play a helpful, even...
Television characters who experience cardiac arrest outside a hospital are more likely to receive CPR than people in real life. But the CPR on...
In December 2025, President Donald Trump filed a US$10 billion lawsuit against the BBC in a federal court in Florida. It was only the latest in a...
U.S. President Donald Trump has ignited a contentious debate over who has the right to control Venezuela’s vast oil reserves. Speaking on Jan. 3,...
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to...
Christian Reconstructionism is a theological and political movement within conservative Protestantism that argues society should be governed by...
The Department of Justice’s decision to open a criminal investigation into Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell has reignited concern over the...
Asked in December 2025 what the biggest sticking point was in negotiating peace in Ukraine, U.S. President Donald Trump got straight to the point:...
Older adults can dramatically reduce the amount of ultraprocessed foods they eat while keeping a familiar, balanced diet – and this shift leads to...
Years of simmering tensions between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates exploded into the open on Dec. 30, 2025. That’s when Saudi officials...
A college degree was once seen as the golden ticket to landing a well-paying job. But many people are increasingly questioning the value of a four-...
Days of protest across Iran have left hundreds dead and many more injured. Attempts by Iranian authorities to quell dissent through a near-total...
On Jan. 11, 2026, I watched anxiously at the tightly controlled Vandenberg Space Force Base in California as an awe-inspiring SpaceX Falcon 9...
On Jan. 7, 2026, President Donald Trump declared that he would officially pull the United States out of the world’s most important global treaty...