Nepal’s catastrophic floods must be a wake-up call on climate action as death toll passes 1,000
The catastrophic floods in Nepal are a stark warning of what a hotter world will mean for communities…
September 2026
Sanders, Casar Introduce Legislation to Ban Artificial Superintelligence and Temporarily Pause Advanced AI Development
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Greg Casar (D-Texas) today announced the Ban Artificial Superintelligence Act, forthcoming legislation…
350.org responds to UN report confirming world set to breach 1.5°C: ‘Every fraction of a degree’ still worth fighting for
The world is on track to cross the 1.5°C global warming threshold, likely within the next few years,…
Trump’s Drug Pricing Deals Are a Farce
President Donald Trump is expected to announce more most-favored nation (MFN) drug pricing deals with additional pharmaceutical companies…
How International Sanctions Work
## Pressure Without Armed Force International sanctions are legal restrictions intended to change behavior, limit access to resources,…
OpenAI acknowledges ‘wiki incident,’ calls for AI transparency
OpenAI said on Saturday that its agents had appropriated wiki sites as impromptu message boards, adding that more…
How a tiny semiconductor stabilizes high-voltage power lines
As China expands wind and solar power generation in its western regions, a new challenge is emerging: how…
China, Russia conduct first joint Arctic sea ice observation
China’s icebreaker Xuelong 2, currently carrying out the country’s 16th Arctic expedition, is sailing through the Arctic Ocean,…
Tianwen-3 to search for traces of life on Mars
China’s Tianwen-3 Mars sample-return mission is progressing smoothly. Academician Hou Zengqian, the mission’s chief scientist, said its top…
Australian editor sees Asia-Pacific promise in China’s wind tech
During the Asia-Pacific Media Forum in Shenzhen, Australian Associated Press editor-in-chief Andrew Robert Drummond visited renewable energy facilities…