US debt default could trigger dollar’s collapse – and severely erode America’s political and economic might
It's a case of deja vu all over again on the debt ceiling debate.
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Calls for Pope Benedict’s sainthood make canonizing popes seem like the norm – but it’s a long and politically fraught process
In the early church, Christianity was illegal in the Roman Empire. Those who were executed after refusing to renounce their faith were venerated immediately after their deaths.
Even bivalent updated COVID-19 boosters struggle to prevent omicron subvariant transmission
y almost any measure, the vaccination campaign against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, has been a global success.
US will give military tanks to Ukraine, signaling Western powers’ long-term commitment to thwarting Russia
President Joe Biden announced on Jan. 25, 2023, that the U.S. would send 31 M1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine - following Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's repeated requests for more military tanks to help wage its war against Russia.
Climate change trauma has real impacts on cognition and the brain, wildfire survivors study shows
Psychological trauma from extreme weather and climate events, such as wildfires, can have long-term impacts on survivors' brains and cognitive functioning, especially how they process distractions, my team's new research shows.
Why China’s shrinking population is a big deal – counting the social, economic and political costs of an aging, smaller society
Throughout much of recorded human history, China has boasted the largest population in the world - and until recently, by some margin.
New bill would ban certain foreign entities from purchasing land in Texas
A bill has been filed in the Texas legislature that would ban citizens, governments and entities of China, Iran, North Korea and Russia from purchasing land in Texas.
Researcher: most glaciers gone by 2100
A study co-authored by a University of New England researcher finds the majority of the world's glaciers could disappear by the end of the century.
As North Carolina warms, one farm turns to a tropical crop: taro
As temperatures rise and rainfall grows erratic, planting different crops is one way farmers can adapt to climate change.
Lowering your pet's carbon pawprint with insect-based food
(California News Service) Cats and dogs eat a lot of meat. In the U.S., they gobble up about a quarter of the calories derived from livestock. If they were counted as a country, America's pets would rank fifth in global meat consumption. Producing all that food generates about 64 million tons of carbon dioxide a year, not to mention the land, water, and other resources required to farm animals.
