MAY 14. 2026

DOJ Escalates War on Trans Youth Healthcare With Criminal Subpoenas

NYU Langone, among other insitutions, was hit with a subpoena out of Texas related to gender-affirming care for young people.

The Doomsday Organism

Scientists working on synthetic “mirror life” have come to realize that, if created, it could pose an existential threat to life on Earth.

Richard Glossip Set For Release From Jail After Three Decades Behind Bars

After nine execution dates, three last meals, and a Supreme Court ruling in his favor, Richard Glossip should soon walk free.

Counterterrorism Czar’s Blueprint Targets Leftists, Ignores Far-Right Violence and Heaps Praise on Trump

Sebastian Gorka’s anti-terror plan makes no mention of long-established threats posed by far-right militants and instead villainizes the president’s political enemies. “This administration is not paying attention to the data, ” one expert said.

Why Keir Starmer Will Fall

The British prime minister’s timid reign will serve as a how-not-to guide in the exercise of power.

Empires of Flow Control

In September 1507 the Portuguese conquistador Afonso de Albuquerque sailed his small fleet to a point off the coast of Hormuz Island, in the narrow

Restoring the Flow: A Milestone in the Revival of the Everglades

The campaign to restore the Everglades has received a boost with completion of a key project that returns the flow of water to 55,000 acres that had once been drained for development. Experts see it as a major step forward in bringing back South Florida’s River of Grass.

As tick bites surge, conspiracy theories follow

Where experts see climate change, others see the designs of a global cabal.

Scott Wiener Opposes a California Billionaire Tax. So Do His Tech CEO Backers.

Crypto executive Chris Larsen has spent millions fighting billionaire tax measures and funds a PAC backing Wiener.

First crypto, now data centers: How tech is reshaping this North Carolina community

Cryptocurrency mines are being repurposed as data centers to power the AI boom, sparking a regional backlash.

The Brazilian government keeps giving out mining licenses in the Amazon – in spite of evidence of gold ‘laundering’

An InfoAmazonia investigation found patterns of illegal gold laundering in the Tapajós River basin in Pará state, where Indigenous communities like the Munduruku people face mercury contamination from mining activity.

A Unique Oregon Law Allows It to Block Healthcare Deals. In Five Years, the State Hasn’t Done So Once.

Lawmakers said that giving the state oversight would stop multibillion-dollar deals from reducing care and increasing costs. Some who supported the law say it hasn’t been nearly as effective as they hoped.

The power of fungal networks

Fungal networks underpin ecosystems, regulate carbon flows and shape the health of soils worldwide.

MAY 13. 2026

Where Does Madagascar’s Gen Z-Led Movement Stand Now?

The country has announced a constitutional referendum and elections. Can that bring democratic change?

Both Trump and Xi Overestimate Themselves

Elites in both China and the U. S. are too easily tempted to buy into their own myths.

Trump Has One Major Focus While in China: Trade

The U. S. president is expected to downplay other issues to secure new trade deals.

Trump, Xi Prepare for High-Stakes Summit in Beijing

The U. S. president is expected to downplay other issues to secure new trade deals.

India Still Stands By BRICS

The group’s foreign ministers convene in New Delhi amid global tensions.

Immigrants Detained in Chicago Military-Style Raid Seek Millions in Damages

New accounts from 17 men, women and children taken in a midnight raid paint a violent, terrifying portrait of the federal agents’ alleged actions. These descriptions form the basis of claims filed this week against DHS and other federal agencies.

There’s No Need to Fear China’s Economy

Beijing can’t easily afford to escalate any economic struggle with Washington.