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Education Department is investigating whether Smith College’s admissions violate Title IX – but this law doesn’t actually apply to the case
Title IX’s language is clear that the 1972 law does not cover the admissions decisions private colleges and universities make.
Shutting down federal bee labs threatens bees, beekeepers and the US food system
When honey bees get sick, their beekeepers turn to the nation’s premier bee research and disease diagnosis lab for help. That crucial resource is now disappearing.
The ‘warrior ethos’ promises victory — history says it leads to defeat
Loyalty outranks expertise, and reality bends to the leader’s word. From Nazi Germany to Imperial Japan, fascist war machines collapse on the same contradictions.
New reading textbooks, same problem: Why children’s reading scores in the US aren’t rising
There are many literacy textbooks available but no clear way to determine which ones are the best – and most likely to turn kids into better readers.
DeepSeek is now a global force. But it’s just one player in China’s booming AI industry
Chinese AI companies have grown rapidly, despite several technological and political challenges. So what’s their secret?
China’s new underwater tool cuts deep, exposing vulnerability of vital network of subsea cables
Incidents of accidental and suspect breaches of submarine cables in northern Europe and around Taiwan concern security experts.
Digital imperialism: How US social media firms are using American law to challenge global tech regulation
Trump Media and Rumble joining X in legal fight against the Brazilian Supreme Court marks a new era of deregulation pushes.
Chinese barges and Taiwan Strait drills are about global power projection − not just a potential invasion
In World War II, ‘Mulberry Harbours’ were used by American and British soldiers in the D-Day landings; China today is using similar technology but for a different purpose.
China’s dwindling marriage rate is fuelling demand for brides trafficked from abroad
Bride trafficking has emerged as a growing issue in China as ‘leftover’ men struggle to find spouses.
‘I have to talk about it so that the world can know what happened to women and girls in Sudan’ – rape and terror sparks mass migration
Hundreds of returnees and forced migrants reported being terrorised by soldiers and armed militias on both sides of the Sudan civil war.