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Difference Maker鈥楾he tools to imagine solutions鈥�: Science educator inspires Pakistani childrenScience Fuse, a social enterprise, primarily teaches children in impoverished areas, including the Machar Colony slum area in Karachi.
Trump sees a 鈥榗on鈥� in climate change. Xi sees cash.While President Trump decries climate change as a 鈥渃on,鈥� China鈥檚 Xi Jinping is going all-in on green tech. The latter approach is providing some hope as the COP30 climate conference gathers in Brazil.
Cover StoryMake Oil Great Again? Even California drills as global climate action stalls.Gov. Gavin Newsom made green energy a priority. But as President Donald Trump makes oil the focus of U.S. energy policy, even California considers 鈥淒rill, baby, drill.鈥�
The ExplainerClimate money is flowing around the globe. Sometimes, corruption makes it disappear.Protesters accuse the Philippine government of misusing billions in climate money. One issue concerns whether such spending reaches the most vulnerable.
The ExplainerWhat China鈥檚 landmark climate pledge means for the fight against global warmingIn a first, China has set an absolute target for cutting emissions. Its pledge also covers greenhouse gas emissions and economic sectors.
In Mexico鈥檚 mangroves, protecting bees and trees is part of this family鈥檚 identityThe matriarch of the Cab family knows that its work alone cannot 鈥渃hange the world.鈥� But she remains a passionate beekeeper and advocate for bees.
How Jane Goodall inspired my daughter: It started with chickens.With the world remembering Jane Goodall, here鈥檚 how one child sees her legacy: 鈥淪he realized something true that nobody else recognized.鈥�
Can resource-rich countries go green? Colombia鈥檚 trying to find out.President Gustavo Petro is rushing to make Colombia green. But his energy agenda highlights the messy trade-offs called for when fossil fuels remain key to the economy.
A year after Hurricane Helene, a region still awaits help, but marks recoverySaturday marks the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Helene, which caused widespread destruction in North Carolina. How getting federal aid has become more quixotic.
鈥楢 spectrum of hope鈥�: A science writer puts life under a microscopeIn 鈥淪uper Natural,鈥� Alex Riley explores how species evolved to thrive in the most extreme climates on Earth.
A writer schools himself on the plight and might of birdsAdam Nicolson, a self-described 鈥渂eginner in the wood,鈥� unfolds singular facts and compelling anecdotes about birds that fire the imagination.
FocusGod in the machine? People use chatbots as spiritual advisers.Could your next spiritual guide be artificial intelligence? AI is offering 海角大神s, Jews, and others an alternative to priests, rabbis, and faith leaders.
From retail to the military, 鈥榠ntelligent connectivity鈥� raises ethical dilemmasArtificial intelligence, 5G networks, and the Internet of Things are used increasingly often in spaces from retail to the military, raising privacy and ethical considerations.聽
The world鈥檚 bananas are at risk. A volcanic island might protect them.Cavendish bananas are under threat from a fungus that has wiped out other varieties. The island of La Palma may have the conditions to protect them.
NASA astronauts鈥� return is near. Their long, unlikely trip puts focus on resilience.An eight-day mission for two astronauts to the International Space Station turned into nine months. NASA crews work to prepare for unforeseen events like this.
US science funding was a bipartisan priority. Now it鈥檚 a target of federal cuts.The Trump administration aims to overhaul publicly funded science. Critics say cuts could undermine U.S. leadership that has fueled significant advancements.
Earth鈥檚 green evolution gave rise to everything from dinosaurs to dandelionsPaleontologist Riley Black traces the cooperation among plants, animals, and ecosystems in 鈥淲hen the Earth Was Green.鈥�
How four women physicists escaped the Nazis, but lost their life鈥檚 work鈥淪isters in Science鈥� tells of the rise of female scientists in 1930s Germany 鈥� some of whom were Jewish 鈥� whose careers were ended by Adolf Hitler.
China鈥檚 DeepSeek impresses. But is a 鈥榝ast follow鈥� good enough in AI?China鈥檚 success with AI tool DeepSeek is giving U.S. markets a reality check. But it鈥檚 too early to say that American AI leaders will be eclipsed.
First LookNvidia unveils new products from supercharged graphics chip to AI that trains robotsChipmaker and AI leader Nvidia revealed its most advanced consumer graphics processor unit, its first desktop computer, and artificial intelligence to better train robots and cars.