Damn the torpedoes! Trump ditches a crucial climate treaty as he moves to dismantle America’s climate protections
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Damn the torpedoes! Trump ditches a crucial climate treaty in latest move to dismantle America’s climate protections
At the same time, Americans have been facing worsening storms, wildfires and deadly heat waves.
Cruelty has been normalized in capitalism. But leaders can still center care and fairness and build profitable, resilient companies
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Taming the moral menace at capitalism’s core
Centuries of management practice were built on cruelty and exploitation. But history also offers a countercurrent – leaders who chose care, fairn...
“National interest” is ambiguous. Although it is often presented as an expression of sheer force, its effectiveness ultimately rests on something softer – the manner in which a government projects credibility to the world, explains the author of a biography of George Washington.
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George Washington’s foreign policy was built on respect for other nations and patient consideration of future burdens
For the nation’s first president, friendliness was strategy, not concession: the republic would treat other nations with civility in order to rem...
Chasing honor in battle can bring out our best, or our worst. From Aristotle to samurai Japan, philosophers have long warned that the pursuit of honor can inspire virtue or tip into brutality.
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Seeking honor is a double-edged sword – from ancient Greece to samurai Japan, thinkers have wrestled with whether it’s the way to virtue
Though they lived centuries apart, Aristotle and Tsunetomo both explored what it means to live virtuously, and the risks of wanting praise or recog...
A nutrition scientist who advised the government on dietary guidelines between 2022 and 2024 explains how her scientific committee’s recommendations were ignored in developing the guidelines released this week.
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New US dietary guidelines recommend more protein and whole milk, less ultraprocessed foods
Irregularities in how the government developed the updated guidelines raise questions about its conclusions.
Po'pay, a Tewa religious leader, led the Pueblo Revolt, the most successful Indigenous rebellion in what’s now the United States. A historian of early America explains why he is not surprised Po’pay will be excluded from Trump’s Garden of Heroes. https://buff.ly/ym5J6D5
Superheavy-lift rockets like SpaceX’s Starship could transform astronomy by making space telescopes cheaper. An astrophysicist explains:
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Superheavy-lift rockets like SpaceX’s Starship could transform astronomy by making space telescopes cheaper
NASA, SpaceX and Blue Origin have all successfully launched superheavy-lift rockets. These massive vehicles are designed to carry a much heavier load.
Methamphetamine triggers brain inflammation through the same immune mechanisms that make it addictive. Scientists found that blocking a key immune molecule could reduce meth's effects on dopamine neurons, potentially offering a new prospect for treatment.
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Meth inflames and stimulates your brain through similar pathways – new research offers potential avenue to treat meth addiction
Researchers identified a key molecule that highlights how the immune system is linked to the release of dopamine.
Federal health officials have moved 6 childhood vaccines off the routinely recommended schedule, framing it as expanding parental choice. A health policy researcher explains why the shift to "shared decision-making" could mean many children don’t get protected – especially in low-income families.
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‘Shared decision-making’ for childhood vaccines sounds empowering – but it may mean less access for families already stretched thin
Doctor’s visits are already rushed. Adding extra steps means some children, especially those from low-income families, simply won’t get the vac...
You can improve your home’s air quality this year with a few straightforward hanges—especially in how you cook, clean and use personal care products. An atmospheric chemist explains:
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Live healthier in 2026 by breathing cleaner air at home
An atmospheric chemist offers quick, easy and inexpensive suggestions to reduce indoor air pollution.