Not all mindfulness is the same – here’s why it matters for health and happiness
Mindfulness practices can take many forms, depending on tradition and intention.Dingzeyu Li dingzeyuli via Wikimedia Commons, CC B...
It’s easy making green: Muppets continue to make a profit 50 years into their run
A variety show that’s still revered for its absurdist, slapstick humor debuted 50 years ago. It starred an irreverent band o...
Should medical marijuana be less stringently regulated? A drug policy expert explains what’s at stake
Reclassifying marijuana to a Schedule III drug would put it in a category with prescription drugs like ketamine. LPETTET/iStock vi...
Innovations in asthma care can improve the health of Detroiters living with this chronic disease
Detroiters are hospitalized for asthma up to four times more often than residents across Michigan. Elaine Cromie/Getty Images Rese...
Trump’s framing of Nigeria insurgency as a war on Christians risks undermining interfaith peacebuilding
Mosques, as well as churches, in Nigeria are targets of insurgent groups. Kola Sulaimon/AFP via Getty ImagesNigeria &ldq…
Russia’s drone pipeline: How Iran helps Moscow produce an ever-evolving unmanned fleet
Ukrainian firefighters extinguish a fire in a house after it was hit by a Russian drone on Jan. 15, 2026.Diego Herrera C…
The end of ‘Pax Americana’ and start of a ‘post-American’ era doesn’t necessarily mean the world will be less safe
President Donald Trump's America First policies have reshaped the nation's stance regarding global security and trade.AP…
PFAS are turning up in the Great Lakes, putting fish and water supplies at risk – here’s how they get…
PFAS are now found in all of the Great Lakes, including Lake Superior, pictured.Mario Dias/iStock/Getty Images PlusNo ma…
There are long-lasting, negative effects for children like Liam Ramos who are detained, or watch their parents be deported
Children hold signs on the porch of a house as protesters march in Minneapolis against Immigration and Customs Enforceme…
Australian inflation jumps, adding to chances of an RBA interest rate hike
Inflation has risen further above the Reserve Bank of Australia’s 2–3% target. There is now a very real pros…
How government killings and kidnappings in Argentina drove mothers to resist and revolt − and eventually win
A series of shootings by federal immigration agents, including two deaths in Minneapolis, have galvanized intense local …
A new company tax mix has been proposed. We need to be careful how we assess it
Steven Wei/UnsplashAustralia has a problem. Across the economy, business investment has been sluggish for the past decad…
Greenland’s Inuit have spent decades fighting for self-determination
People walk along a street in Nuuk, the capital of Greenland.Ina Fassbender/AFP via Getty ImagesAmid the discussion betw…
The pioneering path of Augustus Tolton, the first Black Catholic priest in the US – born into slavery, he’s now…
Attendees at the 1892 Colored Catholic Congress included the nation's first openly Black priest, Augustus Tolton, who st…
Gifts of gym memberships and Botox treatments can lead to hurt feelings – and bad reviews for the businesses
Oh, you really shouldn't have.ljubaphoto/E+ via Getty ImagesHow would you feel if someone gave you a gym membership as a…
White men held less than half the board seats on the top 50 Fortune list for the third straight year…
Who gets a seat at the table?AP Photo/Kiichiro SatoHistorically, corporate board rooms have been mostly white and mostly…
Colorado ski resorts got some welcome snowfall from Winter Storm Fern, but not enough to turn a dry and warm…
Colorado ski resorts faced sparse snow conditions in early 2025.Hyoung Chang/Getty ImagesWinter Storm Fern brought Color…
How fire, people and history shaped the South’s iconic longleaf pine forests
A land manager examines young longleaf pines, some in their grassy phase, in a private forest in South Carolina.AP Photo…