Why shadow tankers are the only ships still moving through the Strait of Hormuz
Many oil tankers aren't moving in the Middle East.DedMityay/iStock / Getty Images PlusThe Strait of Hormuz is effectively closed. ...
Amid a surge in energy prices, a windfall tax on gas profits could be the best way to protect households
The war in Iran has once again exposed how vulnerable the world’s energy markets are to geopolitical disruption. In wild swi...
Trump’s war against Iran is uniquely unpopular among US military actions of the past century
Fire breaks out at the Shahran oil depot after U.S. and Israeli attacks in Tehran on March 8, 2026.Hassan Ghaedi/Anadolu via Getty...
Astrophysicists trace the origin of valuable metals in space, from colliding stars to merging galaxies
This artist’s impression shows two tiny but very dense neutron stars at the point at which they merge and explode.ESO/L. Cal...
Gifts from top 50 US philanthropists jumped to $22.4B in 2025 − Mike Bloomberg, Bill Gates and the estate of…
Home Depot co-founder Arthur Blank, one of the top 50 donors of 2025, talks with his son Josh Blank.Kara Durrette/Getty …
Women of the Rosenstrasse protest challenged the Nazi regime for their detained Jewish husbands’ freedom – and won
A sculpture by Ingeborg Hunzinger commemorates the Rosenstrasse protest in Berlin.NikiSublime/Flickr via Wikimedia Commo…
Making good choices when life gets messy – practical wisdom relies on human judgment, not rules
This virtue helps you figure out when and how to apply the other virtues in real, varying situations.Cavan Images/Cavan …
Higher buprenorphine doses help patients stay in opioid use disorder treatment, new study finds
Patients who received 17 to 24 milligrams per day of buprenorphine stayed in treatment significantly longer than those w…
Just thinking about tequila, whiskey or wine shifts your mindset – new research
Most celebrations in the U.S. involve alcohol, in large part due to marketing and advertising.Arturo Peña Romano …
Why cloud service outages ripple across the internet – and the economy
A cloud outage in 2024 disrupted air travel around the world.AP Photo/Ross D. FranklinWhen most people think about the i…
Iran war: 4 big questions that help clarify the future of the Middle East
A plume of smoke rises from a warehouse in the industrial area of Sharjah City in the United Arab Emirates, following re…
This Sunshine Week, Florida reflects an alarming national trend of blocking the public’s access to information
By all measures, the ability to see what the government is up to in the United States has plummeted to new depths since …
47 years of deep mistrust and misperception paved the way to war between Iran and the US − and complicate…
Trust between Iran and the United States was shattered long ago.Sean Gladwell, Moment/Getty ImagesIt has been said that …
From bodice rippers to romantasy, romance novels are dominating the book market – and rewriting women’s sexual power
The Bible may be the bestselling book of all time, but annual sales of romance novels now outpace the Scriptures.drante/…
Mining the ocean floor: 5 deep-sea sources of critical minerals essential to technology, and the fragile marine life at risk
A mechanical claw holds a polymetallic nodule, one of several seafloor sources of critical minerals.ROV-Team/GEOMAR via …
Uncovering Trusted Buyers For Used Catalytic Converters In The United States
One of the junkyard workers once threw out a dusty catalytic converter, expecting that it would be worth nothing. It was…
As tonnes of illegal tobacco sneak in past our borders, we risk missing a threat that could cost us billions
Australia regularly makes global headlines for its strict biosecurity rules for international travellers. Failing to dec…
Iraq war’s aftermath was a disaster for the US – the Iran war is headed in the same direction
U.S. Marines crossing into Iraq from Kuwait on March 21, 2003. AP Photo/Laurent ReboursThe United States military achiev…