I went to CPAC and found Trump supporters unhappy about Iran, Epstein files and the economy, even while the fans at the MAGA conference celebrate his immigration policies
Attendees wearing MAGA merch stand next to an image of Trump at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Grapevine, Texas, ...
Compulsory super is higher than ever at 12%. But cutting it would hurt low-paid workers most
Unsplash, Canva, The Conversation, CC BY-NCA central element of Australia’s superannuation system is the superannuation guar...
Mosquitoes carrying malaria are evolving more quickly than insecticides can kill them – researchers pinpoint how
_Anopheles darlingi_, a key carrier of malaria, is rapidly evolving resistance to insecticides.Romuald Carinci and Pascal Gaborit/...
Millions are protesting – but boycotts might be key to changing government policies
The 'No Kings' protests have drawn millions of Americans and may grow even larger.Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty ImagesThe organi...
The long shadow of Paul Ehrlich’s ‘Population Bomb’ is evident in anti-immigration efforts today
The idea of overpopulation has been used to argue against immigration.Pandagolik/iStock/Getty Images PlusPaul Ehrlich op…
Why do basketball players miss shots they’ve made a thousand times before? Neuroscience has an answer
Every March Madness it happens. A player steps to the line, takes the shot and misses. And just like that, there goes yo…
NASA’s Artemis II mission will take an astronaut crew around the Moon – a space policy expert describes the long…
NASA's Space Launch System rocket will launch a crewed capsule into orbit and then on a mission around the Moon. AP Phot…
Vagus nerve stimulation shows promise as a way to counter Alzheimer’s disease- and age-related memory loss
The vagus nerve, which carries information between the brain and heart, lungs and other organs, might regulate the activ…
College students are writing with AI – but a pilot study finds they’re not simply letting it write for them
Debates about generative AI in higher education have been informed by studies of completed student papers, or self-repor…
Scientists may be overestimating the amount of microplastics in the environment – and the culprit is lab gloves
Gloves used in the laboratory that led to microplastic overestimation.Madeline CloughIt seems like every day a new study…
Supreme Court’s tariff decision still leaves a ‘mess’ for companies trying to grab refunds
Containers are stacked up in a cargo terminal in Frankfurt, Germany. AP Photo/Michael ProbstU.S. companies stung by Pres…
Gold is meant to be a ‘safe haven’ in uncertain times. Why is it crashing amid a war?
Gold has long enjoyed a reputation as a financial “safe haven” during stormy times. But over the past few mo…
A crucial meeting aims to remake the WTO to fit the new global order
Getty ImagesWith the global rules-based order collapsing, the United Nations faces an existential crisis as the United S…
This is how the 1970s oil shock played out. There are lessons for the economy today
Cars lined up at a US gas station during the oil shock of 1979.Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group via Gett…
Soaring gas prices and disrupted supply chains will ripple out to increase costs in every store and sector of the…
Americans are already seeing higher gas prices, but that's just the beginning.AP Photo/Carolyn KasterThe disruptions fro…
What the historic snow drought means for water, wildfires and the future of the West
The snow drought was evident in Park City, Utah, on Feb. 9, 2026. This golf course is normally used for cross-country sk…
2026’s historic snow drought brings worries about water, wildfires and the future in the West
The snow drought was evident in Park City, Utah, on Feb. 9, 2026. This golf course is normally used for cross-country sk…
On Passover, some Sephardic Jews revisit not only the story of their ancestors, but also their Ladino language
Decorated 'guevos haminados,' or slow-cooked eggs, are a common Passover food for Sephardic Jewish families.sbossert/iSt…