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The BA.3.2 variant of SARS-COV-2, nicknamed Cicada, is gaining ground across the U.S. and globally. Grafissimo/iStock via Getty Images Plus A variant of COVID-19 called BA.3.2, which has circulated under the radar since late 2024, is now spreading quickly across…
On Feb. 7, 2026, Iranian newspapers featured headlines on the resumption of nuclear talks between Iran and the United States, following their suspension after Israeli and U.S. attacks on Iran in June 2025. Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu via Getty Images Operation Epic…
The United States, alongside other countries, has a growing pro-democracy and nonviolent civil movement. Oliver Helbig/Getty Images On Feb. 24, The Conversation hosted a webinar titled, “What Americans can learn from other nonviolent civil activism movements.” Executive editor and general…
The Artemis II crew poses during a ground systems test ahead of launch. NASA/Frank Michaux The central premise of the blockbuster film “Project Hail Mary” is a long-shot mission with a familiar goal: Save humanity from extinction. While the details…
The Camelot crater in the Moon’s Taurus-Littrow Valley is where the sample containing trivalent titanium was found. NASA/Apollo 17: AS17-145-22159 The Earth and the Moon may look very different today, but they formed under similar conditions in space. In fact,…
This small drone is using sonar, similar to bats’ echolocation, to navigate through a grove of trees. Nitin Sanket To help small aerial robots navigate in the dark and other low-visibility environments, my colleagues and I developed an ultrasound-based perception…
Vivian, a university student in Hebei province, loves her Rokid AI glasses. When she heads out on a scooter, she puts them on for navigation. When she shops for clothes,…
Containers are stacked up in a cargo terminal in Frankfurt, Germany. AP Photo/Michael Probst U.S. companies stung by President Donald Trump’s emergency tariffs had hoped for relief when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in February 2026 in their favor. But…
The idea of overpopulation has been used to argue against immigration. Pandagolik/iStock/Getty Images Plus Paul Ehrlich opened his 1968 book “The Population Bomb” with a scene recounting returning to his hotel through a crowded Delhi neighborhood on a stifling night…
Attendees wearing MAGA merch stand next to an image of Trump at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Grapevine, Texas, on March 25, 2026. Leandro Lozada AFP/Getty Images There is a pall over the Make America Great Again, or MAGA,…