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A world on the brink. Regime change in Venezuela. Greenland under threat from Donald Trump. Shadow fleet tanker seized by the US and the Brits in…

In just one week Venezuela’s president was kidnapped by the US, Donald Trump talked of needing Greenland, the UK and France agreed to deploy troops in…

By 1934, it was entirely evident what Benito Mussolini was up to. Italy’s dictator had already consolidated power, colonized Libya and annexed the city of Rijeka.…

The household burning of plastic for heating and cooking is widespread in developing countries, suggests a global study that raises concerns about its health and environmental…

Biofuels, such as rapeseed, are not an ideal alternative to non-fossil carbon.Credit: Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg/GettyThere’s a relatively new word doing the rounds in sustainability research and policy:…

January 6, 20263 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmAt CES 2026, AI Leaves the Screen and Enters the Real WorldHumanoids, robotaxis and industrial bots dominate…

The Atlantic contributor and renowned foreign-policy scholar Robert Kagan will discus the Trump administration’s attack on Venezuela with the Atlantic staff writer Vivian Salama. In this…

A senior British cabinet minister had warned of the “disintegration” of the international rules-based system in the aftermath of the US capture of the Venezuelan president,…

European leaders emerged divided and torn as they tried to welcome the ejection of Venezuela’s authoritarian president, but still uphold the principles of international law that…

Happy New Year, baseball fans!As the calendar flips to 2026, what will the sport have in store coming off an epic 2025? We asked our MLB…