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A man claimed he survived a secret cartel sports tournament where losers were executed. A journalist flew to Mexico City to verify it. What he found instead says more about us than about him.

A global experiment with 4,000 humans and 16 animal species reveals a surprising overlap in aesthetic preferences across hundreds of millions of years of evolution.

Copper demand from AI data centers, EVs, and emerging economies is outpacing supply. By 2050, the world faces a 7-million-ton annual shortfall. Here's why higher prices aren't enough to fix it.

Iran's closure of the Strait of Hormuz has sent oil past $100 a barrel. With the US economy already flashing warning signs, how close are we to a recession—and who wins and loses in a world of $150 oil?

The Trump administration suspended the Jones Act for 60 days to fight soaring gas prices. But can a century-old shipping law really fix a geopolitical fuel crisis—and at what cost?

73% of ChatGPT conversations are now personal. Replika has 40 million users. As AI companions go mainstream, the real question isn't whether they work—it's what they reveal about us.

Trump's war on Iran and the Strait of Hormuz crisis expose the real cost of dismantling alliances. What happens when the world's strongest nation discovers strength isn't enough?

As Iran choked the Strait of Hormuz and drones struck within 500 yards of his hotel, one journalist chartered a dhow and went snorkeling. What that tells us about war, distance, and the world's most important waterway.

From Seoul to Warsaw to Ottawa, U.S. allies are openly debating nuclear weapons for the first time in decades. What's driving the shift—and what does it mean for global security?

When U.S. forces apparently bombed a school in Iran, Trump's instinct was to deny. History shows that's exactly the wrong call — and why it matters far beyond one news cycle.

One in four adults snore regularly. From CPAP machines to tongue-licking apps, the world of sleep treatment is stranger and more effective than you'd think.

When students bring up the Iran war in class, most teachers shut it down. A Penn State initiative trained 3,000+ educators to do the opposite — and the results reveal something urgent about how we prepare young people to think.