U.S.A.I.D. Workers Brace for the Worst

The thousands of people who work for the U.S. government’s main agency for humanitarian aid and…

In Greenland, the Ice Doesn’t Just Flow, It Quivers and Quakes

When Andreas Fichtner unspooled a fiber-optic cable into a deep hole in Greenland’s ice, he wasn’t…

Thursday Briefing: An Uproar Over Trump’s Gaza Plan

Trump’s aides tried to walk back his Gaza takeover plan Middle East leaders and key U.S.…

Ancient DNA Points to Origins of Indo-European Language

In 1786, a British judge named William Jones noticed striking similarities between certain words in languages,…

The Search for the Original Silly Goose in the Fossil Record

It’s taken decades, but scientists may have finally found Earth’s first fowl. It started in 1993…

Medical Experts Raise Grave Doubts Over Conviction of ‘Killer Nurse’ Lucy Letby

An international panel of 14 neonatal and pediatric specialists on Tuesday raised grave doubts about the…

Medical Experts Raise Grave Doubts Over Conviction of ‘Killer Nurse’ Lucy Letby

An international panel of 14 neonatal and pediatric specialists on Tuesday raised grave doubts about the…

Windsor, Ontario, Canadian Automotive Capital, Braces for Trump Tariffs

After about a week of conflicting signals, the new Trump administration announced that the long-threatened 25…

A Spotted Hyena Turns Up in Egypt After a 5,000 Absence

The animal killed two goats belonging to residents of Wadi Yahmib, a village within the sparsely…

Where the Taxis Are Motorcycles, and the Drivers Are Women

When her three children didn’t have enough to eat, Monica Atieno decided to apply for a…