Why does chocolate cost so much this Easter, when cocoa’s price is at a 3-year low?
Consumer group Choice found some chocolate treats, like these Easter eggs, have become smaller and more expensive since last year...
NASA wants to build a base on the Moon by the 2030s – how and why it plans to build up to a long-term lunar presence
NASA's Space Launch System rocket that will take an astronaut crew around the Moon rolls out to the launchpad. Joel Kowsky/NASA vi...
Basic income’s appeal today is similar to its roots in 18th-century England – it’s a way to compensate people for a common good taken for private gain
The first basic income proposals were a reaction to the seizure of common fields by English landlords.George Stubbs/The Yorck Proj...
Panicking scientists, canceled experiments – federal funding cuts turned my work as a research dean into crisis management
Cuts to federally funded research slow the progress of scientific innovations and new treatments.Michigan State University College...
Shiite grief over attacks on Iran’s sacred cities has deep historical roots
Several Shiite communities in South Asia recently refrained from celebrating Eid as they mourned the death of Iran&rsquo…
Are multiverses real? An astrophysicist explains why it depends on how you define ‘real’
Physics has multiple theories and interpretations of the existence of a multiverse.Yana Iskayeva/Moment via Getty Images…
Sex test used in IOC’s new transgender ban more likely to exclude from Olympics intersex women who were assigned female…
Sex testing in elite sports has had a long, inconsistent history.anton5146/iStock via Getty Images PlusThe International…
We analyzed Philly street scenes and identified signs of gentrification using machine learning trained on longtime residents’ observations
Researchers used Google Street View to pull images of gentrifying neighborhoods.@2021 Google Street View, CC BY-NCWhat d…
Halving the fuel excise is smart politics, but flawed policy
With fuel prices staying high, the federal government has announced a halving of the fuel excise for three months. This …
War could add an extra 5% to prices in Australia – but there’s one sector that shields the economy
A drawn-out war in the Middle East could add an extra 5% to existing inflation in Australia, our new modelling shows.We …
Trump’s ‘God Squad’ pits energy vs. endangered species, but it’s a false choice – protecting wildlife can be good for…
Boat strikes can harm or kill whales and are one concern about the oil industry's environmental impact.Robyn Beck/AFP vi…
COVID-19 variant BA.3.2 is spreading quickly across US – a doctor explains what you need to know
The BA.3.2 variant of SARS-COV-2, nicknamed Cicada, is gaining ground across the U.S. and globally. Grafissimo/iStock vi…
Ultralightweight sonar plus AI lets tiny drones navigate like bats
This small drone is using sonar, similar to bats' echolocation, to navigate through a grove of trees.Nitin SanketTo help…
What Americans can learn from other civil activism movements against authoritarian regimes
The United States, alongside other countries, has a growing pro-democracy and nonviolent civil movement.Oliver Helbig/Ge…
War on Iran during nuclear negotiations undermines the US’s ability to talk peace around the world − and the effects…
On Feb. 7, 2026, Iranian newspapers featured headlines on the resumption of nuclear talks between Iran and the United St…
From ‘Project Hail Mary’ to Artemis II, spaceflight captures audiences when it centers on people because human space travel is…
The Artemis II crew poses during a ground systems test ahead of launch. NASA/Frank MichauxThe central premise of the blo…
New study measures titanium in Apollo rock to uncover Moon’s early chemistry
The Camelot crater in the Moon's Taurus-Littrow Valley is where the sample containing trivalent titanium was found.NASA/…
How a diplomatic snub evokes the complicated US-Brazil relationship in the second Trump era
U.S. President Donald Trump holds a bilateral meeting with Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Oct. 2…