HealthDays of heavy downpours flooded Frankfort, Ky., and other communities across the Midwest in spring 2025. Leandro Lozada/AFP via Getty ImagesIn early July 2026, the Trump administration quietly tapped Matthew Wielicki to lead the U.S. Global Change Research Program. The move places a podcaster known for downplaying the threats of…
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World“They disappear from the camp one by one, usually at night.”Originally published on Global VoicesA Rohingya refugee woman stands outside the Women's Center in Balukhali camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. Image via Flickr by UN Women. CC BY-NC-ND 2.0. This post is part of Global Voices’ July 2026 Spotlight series,…
WorldSomalia’s long-running conflict has pushed thousands of people, including children, into the al-Shabaab militant groupOriginally published on Global VoicesMembers of the Al Qaeda-affiliated militant group Al Shabaab stand after giving themselves up to forces of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) in Garsale. Image by AMISOM Public Information via Wikimedia Commons.…
WorldFor Bidoon and stateless Gulf citizens, having no nationality means having no rights at allOriginally published on Global VoicesScreenshot from YouTube video, ‘Kuwait's stateless bedoun in limbo’ uploaded by Reuters. Fair use This article by Nazeeha Saaed was first published on Muwatin on October 2, 2025. This edited version is…
BusinessNine-year-old Eva was watching an episode of the children’s show Horrible Histories about the stone age recently when a question popped into her head. The cave men were speaking a broken form of English, but Eva thought that didn’t sound right and she wondered: how was the first language formed?…
Businesspikselstock/ShutterstockWhen an adult refuses to let an injustice pass – stands up to a bully, or asserts their rights – we call it principle. When a fifteen-year-old retaliates to an insult thrown in a school corridor, risking detention, we call it a failure to think ahead. It’s easy to ascribe…
BusinessTravelers to Death Valley are warned of the extreme heat conditions they may encounter. tobiasjo/iStock via Getty Images Plus Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to CuriousKidsUS@theconversation.com. How hot does it get in…
TechnologyAn illustration of the plan for the European Space Agency's ClearSpace mission, where a servicing spacecraft will deorbit an ESA satellite. ClearSpace/ESA, CC BY-NCA commercial robotic spacecraft called LINK launched on an emergency mission to save NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, which has been slowly falling toward Earth, on July…
TechnologyA closely watched legal battle over how AI systems use journalism intensified as a court process brought millions of de-identified chat records into view.
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SportsEvery summer, cities around the world host car-free days and temporarily pedestrianize streets. Following their success elsewhere in the world, temporary pedestrianized streets are becoming more common in North America, such as for large sporting events, cultural festivals and farmers’ markets. This year, as part of the FIFA World Cup,…
SportsAs President Donald Trump presented the World Cup trophy to Spain at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, the man in charge of world football’s governing body, Fifa, seemed untouched by the competition’s controversies. In a break with protocol, the final was staged with a glitzy Super Bowl-style half-time show…
SportsNearly two-thirds of Americans would like to stop changing the clocks twice a year, according to a 2026 poll. i-am-helen/iStock via Getty Images PlusIn the 108-year history of daylight saving time in the United States, the country has three times moved to institute it year-round: during each of the two…