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2026-10-07 Kenya’s First Ebola Case Tests Public Health TrustOfficials are tracing contacts after one death, while communities weigh safety measures against fear, disruption, and mistrust.
2026-10-06 Spain’s Rent Crisis Turns One Eviction Into a National FightProtesters want stronger tenant protections, while lawmakers remain split over how far the government should go in the housing market.
2026-10-05 Extreme Heat Is Becoming a Pregnancy RiskA UN climate warning puts mothers and newborns at the center of a debate over climate responsibility, health care and urgent adaptation.
2026-10-02 Underwater Shades Offer Corals a Temporary ShieldA Florida Keys study suggests reef “umbrellas” can reduce bleaching, but only on a small scale and not without hard choices.
2026-10-01 Dutch Rice Tests a New Future for Sinking PeatlandsA small harvest asks whether wet farming can protect land and climate without creating new problems.
2026-09-30 The UN’s Next Leader Faces a Job Built on LimitsThe search for a new secretary-general raises a hard question: what kind of leader can guide an organization that cannot simply order countries around?
2026-09-29 New Car Rules Reopen a Fight Over Cost, Gas and ClimateThe administration says looser fuel standards could lower car prices, but critics warn drivers may pay more at the pump.
2026-09-28 Atlanta’s new pandas carry more than bambooTwo giant pandas arrived under a U.S.-China agreement, showing how animals can become symbols in international diplomacy.
2026-09-25 Deportation Fight Reaches the Supreme CourtA court order has paused some removals to third countries while judges weigh what process migrants must receive first.
2026-09-24 When Fitness Posts Send Mixed MessagesA new study asks who should carry the burden when online wellness content motivates some users and pressures others.
2026-09-23 At the UN, Trump tests pressure against cooperationA speech on Iran, Greenland and AI showed a U.S. strategy built on leverage—and the worries it raises for global rules.
2026-09-22 A Study Finds a Money Gap Behind Movie-Making DecisionsFilms with women screenwriters often earned more, but the biggest budgets still mostly went to male-only creative teams.
2026-09-21 Britain’s Food Story Was Never Just Roast BeefNew research on 18th-century royal meals shows cuisine shaped by migration, empire, fashion and wartime nationalism.
2026-09-18 Would More Nuclear Weapons Make the U.S. Safer?A new report challenges the idea that expanding the arsenal is the best answer to China’s buildup.
2026-09-17 Canada and Europe Consider a Closer AllianceA new EU proposal could pull Canada nearer to Europe, but it also risks angering the United States.
2026-09-16 Supreme Court Leaves Mail Voting Rules in Place for MidtermsElection officials say the ruling avoids a last-minute scramble, while the administration says it will keep pursuing voting investigations.
2026-09-15 Court Keeps Mail Voting Rules in Place for MidtermsThe Supreme Court blocked last-minute Postal Service limits, but the larger fight over who controls mail voting is not over.
2026-09-14 Japan’s Wood-Fired Energy Push Raises Forest FearsA renewable energy source meant to cut emissions may be helping drive deforestation in Indonesia.
2026-09-11 Cobalt Exports May Be Carrying Hidden UraniumA new study says a key mineral supply chain may also be moving unreported uranium, raising questions about oversight and responsibility.
2026-09-10 AI Researcher Quits, Warning Safety Is Losing to SpeedA resignation at Anthropic puts a sharp question in public: how fast should the most powerful AI systems be built?
2026-09-09 U.S.-Canada Trade Fight Widens Into New BansThe dispute shows the hard choice between pushing back against pressure and protecting people from economic pain.
2026-09-08 Beavers Return as Unlikely Drought HelpersWetlands made by beavers can store water and slow fires, but they can also flood land and require careful management.
2026-09-07 Study Links Teen Isolation to Later Work and School StrugglesNew research suggests being cut off from peers may shape young people's futures, not just their feelings.
2026-09-04 Supreme Court Asked to Weigh Mail Ballot RulesA fight over postal rules pits election uniformity against state control and deadlines already underway.
2026-09-03 When Classroom Tech Looks Like Learning but Isn’tA new psychology report warns that clicks, rewards and even better AI-assisted essays may not prove students are learning.
2026-09-02 U.N. Says World Will Pass Key Climate LimitThe new question is whether countries can limit the damage, then cool the planet back below the danger line.
2026-09-01 Hormuz Clash Tests U.S. Strategy on IranA brief exchange of fire raised oil prices and sharpened the risk of protecting shipping while trying to avoid a wider war.
2026-08-31 U.S. Turns Up Financial Pressure on IranA planned bank sanction shows how foreign policy can move through the global financial system instead of, or alongside, military force.
2026-08-27 Meta Settlement Puts Teen Safety Into App DesignA $17 billion deal would change Facebook and Instagram defaults, raising questions about safety, choice and who designs teens’ online lives.
2026-08-26 Bill Gates Warns AI’s Guardrails Are Falling BehindThe former Microsoft CEO says AI is moving faster than society’s plans for safety, work, and public oversight.