Wednesday, July 29, 2026 11:09 AM ET
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Voices - Cholera is far from history in places without clean water - While cholera has nearly disappeared from wealthy countries, it remains one of the world's deadliest waterborne diseases.44 minutes ago
The 5,000 year old ideology behind unification44 minutes ago
Cyclosporiasis sickens some worse -- diarrhea could be more explosive19 hours ago
Vietnam's trust gap: Independent analysis matters in South China Sea1 day ago
It's getting hotter in classrooms and on playgrounds -- Retrofitting old classrooms with air conditioners, even when necessary to maintain a cool classroom, isn't always financially possible.44 minutes ago
The real question isn't why North Koreans don't resist -- People believe the first world they encounter is the normal one. For North Koreans, dictatorship is that kind of presence -- they way things are.1 day ago
Should paper checks be abolished like the penny? -- Germany is getting rid of paper checks at the end of 2027. Australia is bidding them farewell by 2030.1 day ago
Replacing gas stoves with electric greatly reduces asthma symptoms -- Cooking on natural gas stoves is an under-recognized and important source of indoor air pollution, creating nitrogen dioxide and other compounds.1 day ago
Rescuing satellites is harder than it looks -- A commercial satellite is the key to a difficult mission that aims to rescue NASA's Swift telescope in orbit.2 days ago
The U.S. is controlling global access to the world's most powerful AI -- The U.S. ordered Anthropic to prevent all foreign nationals from using the artificial intelligence company's two most advanced large language models.5 days ago
American marine science and conservation support national security -- A former NOAA official explains the overwhelming benefit of marine science and conservation to the national security of the United States.5 days ago
Amid grinding war, protesting Ukrainians still want their voices heard -- Ukraine is experiencing its largest domestic protests since Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022. The spark to the unrest was the summary dismissal on July 15, 2026, of the country's youthful defense minister, Mykhailo Fedorov, appointed just six months ago.6 days ago
Latin America's real crisis is ethical, not political -- Latin America's persistent corruption scandals and weak systems of accountability are part of a broader decline.7 days ago
Wildfire smoke can harm your health -- here's what you can do -- Wildfire smoke from fires burning in Canada and northern Minnesota has been pouring across the Great Lakes and northeastern U.S. states.8 days ago
When can a power company take land for data center infrastructure? -- Meeting data center power demands will mean building more transmission lines and acquiring more land to put them on.8 days ago
Latin America's economic saga: How to escape the low-growth trap -- Latin America has abundant natural resources and a young population. Its economies, however, have grown at disappointing rates for decades.9 days ago
Building a long‑term base on the Moon will require extensive planning -- NASA officials announced their goal of constructing a permanent lunar outpost by 2030, outlining a set of goals for getting humans to the surface.9 days ago
Large language models prioritize Western morals, overlook other cultures -- Large language artificial intelligence models, such as ChatGPT, often misjudge what people outside the West might value as a moral priority.12 days ago
Tô Lâm at Shangri-La: The gap between the speech and the system -- On May 29, Vietnamese Communist Party General Secretary and President Tô Lâm delivered the keynote address at the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue.13 days ago
Despite the growth of AI schools, AI tutors aren't better than humans -- Over the past decade, the AI-focused, for-profit Alpha School has grown from one campus in Austin, Texas, to a growing list of more than 15 schools.13 days ago