Just Plant Trees? It’s Not So Simple

With the many converging crises, we are looking for a quick fix to our problems. Too much carbon dioxide in the air? Plant more trees. I hear that constantly. Yes, of course we need the trees. But planting trees is no longer the solution to the enormous level of emissions in our air.

Taiwan condemns China for conducting shooting drills off its coast

In this image taken off a video released by the Taiwan Ministry of National Defense, a member of Taiwan Navy reacts on the intercom to Chinese war ships conducting drills about 40 nautical miles off the coast of western Taiwan's Kaohsiung and Pingtung cities on Feb.

Colorado Natural Medicine Health Act: The Come-Down, the Level-Up

The psychedelic frontier of healing is peaking. Unicorn start-ups rank on the Psychedelic Stock Index, local decriminalization is real, and Anderson Cooper’s out here co-signing psilocybin and MDMA treatment implications for veterans with P

Ukraine's Zelenskyy will meet Trump Friday to finish a minerals deal

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks to journalists during press conference in Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday. Evgeniy Maloletka/AP hide caption KYIV, Ukraine, and WASHINGTON, D.C.

Israel and Hamas agree on a new exchange, leaving a fragile ceasefire intact

People line the street to watch the funeral procession carrying the caskets of Shiri Bibas, Kfir Bibas and Ariel Bibas with family in minibuses pass by on Feb. 26, 2025 in Rishon LeZion, Israel. Alexi J.

The view from Greenland: 'We don't want to be Americans' : Consider This from NPR

Naaja Nathanielsen poses for a portrait in her office in Nuuk, Greenland on Feb. 20, 2025. Grace Widyatmadja/NPR hide caption President Trump's calls for the U.S.

How the CCP infiltrates American media and academia

The Chinese Communist Party (“CCP”) is using disinformation and lawfare to target Americans, particularly Falun Dafa practitioners, as part of a whole-of-government strategy. Leaked communications and whistle-blowers have revealed the CCP’s plans.

Trump’s Second Act: Power, Resistance, and the Limits of Governance

In my 2021 book, Power: Limits and Prospects for Human Survival, I traced how social power arose among humans and how it has been used in societies large and small, ancient and modern. Whatever insights that book contains, now is a good time to put them to the test.

The Gauntlet. Where is Thrutopia?

COP27 at Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, 2022. Sean Kidney steps onto’ stage and prepares to deliver his opening remarks. He is the CEO and co-founder of the Climate Bonds Initiative, a climate finance NGO dedicated to turning bond markets and other financial sectors ‘green’.

The FDA Bans Popular Food Coloring Red Dye No. 3

Walking down the various grocery aisles, you've undoubtedly noticed bright red candies, colorful sodas and even pink-tinted medicines on store shelves for years. Many of these products owe their eye-catching color to a substance called Red Dye No.

Huge crowds gather in Lebanon for funeral of slain Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah

A trailer carrying the coffins containing the bodies of Hezbollah's former leader Hassan Nasrallah and his cousin and successor Hashem Safieddine drives through the crowd during a funeral procession at the Sports City Stadium in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, Feb.

Dr. Guy Hatchard submits a report to New Zealand’s Covid Inquiry

The submission highlights several key points, including the failure to consider the risks of novel genetic interventions, the suppression of concerns and questions about vaccine safety and the failure to take account of a hierarchy of evidence in scientific publishing.

Here's what to know about Germany's election this Sunday

People walk past a truck with an election campaign poster featuring Friedrich Merz, leader of conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU), in Oberhausen, Germany, on Feb.

Hamas releases Israeli hostages, returns remains of Shiri Bibas

Israeli hostages Averu Mengistu (4th-R) and Tal Shoham (L) are flanked by Hamas fighters as they stand on a stage during their release in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on Saturday. Omar Al-Qattaa/AFP via Getty Images hide caption TEL AVIV — Hamas released six Israeli hostages early Saturday in

Arab leaders huddle in Saudi Arabia in pushback to Trump's Gaza plans

This handout picture shows (from L) Bahrain's Crown Prince and Prime Minister Salman bin Hamad al-Khalifa, Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed al-Nahyan, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Meshal al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah, Jordan's King Abdullah II, Egypt's President Abdel