From a US$300 billion climate finance deal to global carbon trading, here’s what was – and wasn’t – achieved at the COP29 climate talks
Expectations were low for the latest UN climate summit. But climate law expert Jacqueline Peel – who was at the talks – ...
Dogecoin is a joke − so what’s behind its rally?
Dogecoin’s rebound – after several years of devaluation and disrepute – reveals the extent to which community, attention and ...
US House passes measure that could punish nonprofits Treasury Department decides are ‘terrorist’
Organizations representing nonprofits have condemned this bill, which critics see as a threat to President-elect Donald Trump ...
Presidents often claim mandates − especially when they want to expand their power or are on the defensive
Donald Trump claims the 2024 election gave him a mandate. Scholars who study the presidency are skeptical about the entire ...
Donald Trump will put America first: what does that mean for Africa?
Trump’s America-first policy orientation means that interests and commitments to other countries and international affairs ...
Activism on foot: When Indigenous activists walk the land to honor their past and reshape their future
Movements like the Journey of Nishiyuu walk the land to reclaim culture and push for Indigenous nations’ rights.
Who were Caracalla and Geta, the cruel and unhinged Roman brother emperors depicted in Gladiator II?
It’s clear Caracalla and Geta had an intense rivalry. This was kept in check while their father Septimius Severus was emperor ...
AI harm is often behind the scenes and builds over time – a legal scholar explains how the law can adapt to respond
The damage AI algorithms cause is not easily remedied. Breaking algorithmic harms into four categories results in pieces that ...
COVID caused cancer tumours to shrink in mice – new study
Few would have thought that the COVID pandemic would have a silver lining, but scientists in Chicago may just have found one.
Awkwardness can hit in any social situation – here are a philosopher’s 5 strategies to navigate it with grace
Awkwardness is what happens in social interactions when you suddenly find yourself without a script to guide you through.
Researchers claim Tutankhamun’s burial mask may have originally been made for a woman – but there is reason to doubt
Tutankhamun’s resting place in the Valley of the Kings is relatively small. This has led to speculation that it was ...
Denmark’s uprooting of settled residents from ‘ghettos’ forms part of aggressive plan to assimilate nonwhite inhabitants
The Danish government wants to end so-called parallel societies. But residents of immigrant-majority areas say they’re ...