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It Was on Your Table Every Morning Growing Up. It’s Dying Before Our Eyes. No One Wants to Face It.

The powerhouse of American citrus is suffering a brutal decline. Everyone has a theory about why.

A Political Earthquake Just Hit Hungary. Could Israel Be Next? | New Israel Fund of Canada

Center for Bioethics & Human Dignity

AI doom warnings are getting louder. Are they realistic?

Researchers are increasingly sounding the alarm that artificial intelligence could end humanity. But such doomsday warnings carry their own risks.

Rectal cancer rates rising rapidly among people in their 30s and 40s: 'A medical crisis'

Deaths from rectal cancer are rising rapidly among younger adults, an alarming trend that is confounding scientists trying to understand why millennials are so hard-hit.

The 2026 Secretary-General Race: Too Many Candidacies without Political Backing - IPI Global Observatory

The selection of a secretary-general ranks among the most consequential decisions the United Nations makes. If, as some have argued, the secretary-general is a secular pope, then this is the conclave. While the General Assembly has made progress in improving the transparency of the process, much of it remains opaque. It is therefore important to […]