Politics & Society

Illegal gold mining causes surges in malaria in the Amazon, and the association is far worse than we suspected

14 May 2026
Baloch insurgency: Suicide bombs and uptick in violence threaten Pakistan, regional security

14 May 2026
Love, quest, adventure: the storytelling behind Xi Jinping’s speeches and China’s grand strategy

14 May 2026
‘Poverty porn’: the moral dilemma behind MrBeast’s billion-dollar empire

13 May 2026
Is your AI chatbot manipulating you? Subtly reshaping your opinions?

13 May 2026
Why Trump’s call to pull 5,000 US troops from Germany will hurt America

13 May 2026
Falling space debris poses an escalating risk as spacecraft get stronger and more heat resistant

13 May 2026
100 million African children are not in school. What’s driving the trend and how to reverse it

13 May 2026
Instagram can now read all users’ private messages. Will this make kids safer or just boost ad targeting?

13 May 2026
The women’s rights crisis in Afghanistan is an ongoing humanitarian calamity

13 May 2026