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  • SuburbsFinance

    Wealthy suburbs are crushing housing market supply and choking off affordability, say researchers who looked at nationwide data

    By Paul G. Lewis, Nicholas J. Marantz, and others
  • Left untreated, tuberculosis is a very contagious and dangerous disease that can result in death.Health

    Tuberculosis cases and deaths are on the rise for first time in decades after efforts to control it have ‘stalled, slowed or reversed’

    By Carlos Franco-Paredes and The Conversation
  • Ukrainian protesterEnvironment

    Russia’s detonation of Ukraine’s Kakhovka Dam didn’t just flood the city of Kherson—it will be an ecological disaster for decades, experts say

    By Susanne Wengle, Vitalii Dankevych, and others
  • Sebastian Pinera, right, and Chinese President Xi Jinping,

    ‘Global China’ is a big part of Latin America’s renewable energy boom, but homegrown industries and ‘frugal innovation’ are key

    By Zdenka Myslikova, Nathaniel Dolton-Thornton, and others
  • aging manHealth

    Anti-aging is a ‘double-edged sword,’ says a biologist who studies how your cells and molecules just get more tired as you get older

    By Ellen Quarles and The Conversation
  • Person ponders existence

    The ‘existential danger’ from AI isn’t like an atomic bomb, it will just make you question your humanity, says philosopher who’s studied tech ethics for years

    By Nir Eisikovits and The Conversation
  • Vladimir Putin and child

    The sad legacy of Russian orphans lies behind Putin’s troops kidnapping tens of thousands of Ukrainian children

    By Clementine Fujimura and The Conversation
  • Vladimir Putin

    Extremely isolated Putin had lifestyle to envy, says Obama intel chief: ‘He didn’t do anything much besides exercise and read till 1 o’clock in the afternoon’

    By Gregory F. Treverton and The Conversation
  • July 4 fireworksEnvironment

    July 4th is an explosive day—for starting wildfires

    By Mojtaba Sadegh and The Conversation
  • Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend the BRICS Summit in Brasilia

    The ‘Global South’ is emerging in the wake of the Russia/Ukraine war. Here’s how it took the place of ‘Third World’ in the language of economics

    By Jorge Heine and The Conversation
  • Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin

    China-Russia expert who studied in both countries says Xi had a subtle message for Putin about the Prigozhin revolt

    By Joseph Torigian and The Conversation
  • man eating sandwichHealth

    The only actual superfood is fiber—and you don’t have to cut carbs to get the benefits

    By Christopher Damman and The Conversation
  • Thompson twinsSuccess

    A disruptive startup backed by Jeff Bezos and Drake that pays high school basketball players at least $100,000 a year just sent identical twin phenoms to the NBA

    By Jabari M. Evans and The Conversation
  • Yevgeny Prigozhin

    The mercenary warlord who just marched on Moscow has been active in Africa for close to a decade. Here’s a look at his misdeeds

    By John F. Clark and The Conversation
  • OrangutanHealth

    I study orangutans and found that wildfires made them sound like heavy smokers. They also got lazier and started binge-eating

    By Wendy M. Erb and The Conversation