“Crazy, crazy, crazy!” were the words of an Israeli friend on the phone, describing the massive, Hamas attack on Saturday, Oct. 8, that is still playing out as I write. A...
Russia's war against Ukraine continues to cause unspeakable, unimaginable suffering. By now, the word “tragedy” is firmly installed in the lexicon of the war and has beco...
A group of three researchers earned the 2023 Nobel Prize in physics for work that has revolutionized how scientists study the electron — by illuminating molecules with at...
With the U.S. presidential election a little more than a year away, candidates and voters are bracing themselves for an “explosion” of AI-generated misinformation. Adding...
In today's electronic age, rechargeable lithium-ion batteries are ubiquitous. Compared with the lead-acid versions that have dominated the battery market for decades, lit...
The House of Representatives on Tuesday, Oct. 3, did something that had never been done before in the nation's history: It ousted the speaker of the House. Kevin McCarthy...
After weeks of finger-pointing, rhetorical gamesmanship and intra-GOP high jinks, Congress managed to avoid a federal government shutdown by passing a 45-day stopgap fund...
My grandparents used to know their banker on a personal level; my grandma brought him a casserole every time his wife had a baby. My grandpa was on a first-name basis wit...
Elections around the world are facing an evolving threat from foreign actors, one that involves artificial intelligence.
Countries trying to influence each other's electi...
As perverse as it may sound, state-sponsored assassinations overseas are nothing new in the dirty world of international relations.
Israel has conducted targeted killings...
