Managing wildfire risk isn’t just about regulations — it’s about neighborliness: the choices people make on their own property that help keep the people around them safe. #LAFires
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LA fires showed how much neighborliness matters for wildfire safety
Managing fire risk is about more than regulations and rules. It’s also about caring for neighbors and taking steps on your own property and in yo...
The U.S. military action in Venezuela marks a turning point. An international human rights and democracy scholar warns it reflects a shift toward unilateral, autocratic power, unconstrained by law and balance of power, and using force to impose the Trump administration’s will on other nations.
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2026 begins with an increasingly autocratic United States rising on the global stage
The US attack on Venezuela highlights a shifting American foreign policy that dismisses a rules-based global order and focuses on economic interest...
Maduro’s removal has not stabilized Venezuela. A fragile civil military alliance is under growing strain, and if it breaks, colectivos, gangs and guerrilla groups could be drawn into a chaotic conflict to control the country’s future.
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Venezuela’s civil-military alliance is being stretched — if it breaks, numerous armed groups may be drawn into messy split
How various factions respond to the Trump administration’s threat to be the de facto ruler of the country could quickly inflame domestic tensions...
Most Americans actually like wolves, no matter their politics. But when researchers reminded people of their political identities, Democrats became more friendly to wolves and Republicans far more opposed. It’s an interesting study in how politics and social identity can fuel partisan polarization.
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Americans generally like wolves − except when we’re reminded of our politics
New research shows how identity-driven assumptions can turn common ground into conflict.
Iranian protesters are calling on their government to prioritize lowering prices and creating jobs, instead of international issues.
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‘Neither Gaza nor Lebanon!’ Iranian unrest is about more than the economy − protesters reject the Islamic Republic’s whole rationale
Angered not just by social crises, Iranians are asking fundamental questions about the costs and sacrifices demanded by the Islamic Republic’s ru...
The clean energy transition is turning into a power struggle. Countries built on fossil fuels are pushing back, while others are racing ahead on renewables.
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The battle over a global energy transition is on between petro-states and electro-states – here’s what to watch for in 2026
While wind and solar energy led in investments globally, liquefied natural gas is also booming. A former climate envoy for Germany explains what...
Trump keeps eyeing Greenland’s oil and minerals. A geoscientist explains why melting ice, unstable fjords and climate-driven hazards make mining and drilling there extraordinarily risky, expensive and potentially deadly ⬇️
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Greenland’s melting ice and landslide-prone fjords make the oil and minerals Trump is eyeing dangerous to extract
Melting ice, thawing permafrost and crumbling fjord walls are just a few of the risks climate change poses for those living and working in Greenland.
“Regime change” ≠ just removing a leader. The U.S. seizure of Nicolás Maduro has revived the term, often as shorthand for ending Venezuela’s crisis. But in foreign policy, the term ‘regime change’ means an outside power remaking a country’s political system — not simply replacing one person with another. That distinction matters and history shows it’s where real instability often begins.
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Regime change means different things to different people. Either way, it hasn’t happened in Venezuela … yet
Talk of regime change brings up uncomfortable memories of the chaos after the overthrow of Iraq’s Saddam Hussein.
The U.S. childhood vaccine schedule is not a list doctors randomly decided on. It evolved over decades in response to deadly outbreaks, hard lessons and rigorous research. Rolling it back, says infectious disease specialist Dr. Jake Scott, risks relearning those lessons the hard way.
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RFK Jr. guts the US childhood vaccine schedule despite its decades-long safety record
In an unprecedented move, health officials cut the number of vaccines routinely recommended for children from 17 to 11.
What makes your clean, minty mouth taste so gross when it meets OJ? A psychologist who has spent more than 40 years researching the science of how people experience taste and flavor explains what happens:
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Why does orange juice taste bad after you brush your teeth?
Sour acidic tastes turn bitter after you brush your teeth with toothpaste.