JULY 29. 2026

Touch and Flow

The sensual fluidity of dolphins

The Wildberries Theory of Russian Defeat

After oil refineries and cargo ships, Ukraine is now taking out Russian e-commerce.

Anthropic’s New AI Model Can Identify More Software Bugs Than Ever. Microsoft Is Struggling to Fix Them Fast Enough.

Anthropic’s Mythos has flagged bugs faster than Microsoft can fix them. Documents reviewed by ProPublica reveal the tech giant's “mad dash” behind the scenes to patch holes before hackers can find and exploit them.

It’s official: Data centers are slowing America’s shift away from coal

New federal data shows that AI demand helped push U. S. power sector emissions up last year.

The EU might weaken its landmark climate law — the ‘most impactful’ in the world

The European Union’s cap-and-trade system has long been considered the gold standard for market-based emissions-reduction policies, and it’s influenced similar efforts from California to South Korea. Since 2005, it’s helped reduce the EU’s industrial carbon emissions by about 50 percent, and a recent working paper called it the “most impactful climate policy in the world.

Is it getting too hot for summer school?

Scorching temperatures are testing the limits of programs meant to help students catch up academically.

China’s solar industry is losing money. The country is doubling down anyway.

Brutal price wars among manufacturers have caused solar panel prices to plummet, making renewable energy cheaper than ever.

Social media driving wild animal pet trade

The trade of wild animals as pets is now playing out on our phones.

An ASEAN Summit Consumed by Middle East Worries

The South China Sea ran a distant second.

Social Democrats Cannot Sit Out the Culture War Any Longer

As the far right reshapes democracy, progressives from Berlin to Washington must decide whether cultural struggle beats technocratic caution.

Coral reefs are tougher than we thought

Coral reefs are small but mighty: covering less than 1% of the ocean floor, they support a quarter of all marine species.

JULY 28. 2026

Scandal Exposes Limits of China’s Scientific Rise

The death of a child during an experimental gene-editing trial renews questions about biotech ethics and ambitions.

Washington’s Reset With Serbia Is a Mistake

Trump is bolstering an aspiring autocrat’s political fortunes.

Trump’s Diplomatic Doubleheader

The leaders of Ukraine and Israel both came to Washington to curry U. S. favor.

Iran Has Figured Out How to Overwhelm U. S. Air Defenses

As the U. S. runs short of interceptor missiles, Iran is carrying out strikes with a mix of attack drones and advanced ballistic missiles.

Compromised Candidates

How backroom deals shape the race for secretary-general and prevent U. N. reform.

What a Powerful El Niño Means for the World

Governments are bracing for the fallout of the intense weather phenomenon.

Washington Can’t Keep Ignoring Minab

A human rights-centered foreign policy is both a moral imperative and a geopolitical necessity.

Inside The Lab Growing Mutant Bacteria To Terraform Earth

Increasing desertification now means large parts of Earth are becoming inhospitable. Can gene-edited bacteria save our planet from drying out?

Close Calls

In the Supreme Court’s recently concluded term, it showed that it is willing to constrain Trump but less willing to accept limits on its own authority.