What the normalisation between two regional powers means and does not mean. By Marwan Bishara On March 10, Saudi Arabia and Iran announced an agreement to restore bilateral relations. That’s…

Excessive use of phosphorus is depleting reserves vital to global food production, while also adding to the climate crisis Our planet faces “phosphogeddon”, scientists have warned. They fear our misuse…

As the world marked International Women's Day, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said that progress for women is "vanishing before our very eyes." Margaret Brennan takes a look at that…

Liam Reilly and Kia Fatahi, CNN A monument honoring famed abolitionist Harriet Tubman was unveiled in Newark, New Jersey, this week, replacing a statue of Christopher Columbus removed in 2020…

EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) — Heather Bable speaks rapidly, recalling the terror of the night when a train loaded with hazardous chemicals derailed less than a half-mile from her home in East…

As the financial system shifts from a primarily voluntary to a more regulated disclosure paradigm, TCFD has proven to be one of the most important means by which data is…

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The parents of a ninth grade South Carolina student who said she was accosted by a teacher for walking to class instead of stopping and reciting…

Here’s a state-by-state tally of the leaders and laggards for wind, solar and other renewable energy in 2022. A new batch of data about the country’s electricity generation shows the…

Older adults who take vitamin D may be 40% less likely to develop dementia compared with those who do not, according to a study published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia.“Vitamin D deficiency may be…

A culture of obsessive student achievement and long schoolwork hours can make kids depressed. By Derek Thompson This is Work in Progress, a newsletter by Derek Thompson about work, technology,…