How the keffiyeh – a practical garment used for protection against the desert sun – became a symbol
The keffiyeh’s prominence soared in the 1970s when Yasser Arafat, leader of the Palestinian Liberation Organization, adopted…
The keffiyeh’s prominence soared in the 1970s when Yasser Arafat, leader of the Palestinian Liberation Organization, adopted…
Proportionality requires that lives of civilians on both sides of a conflict must be treated with the same degree of respect.
A centuries-old experiment shows the differences between classical and modern physics. Physicists use thought experiments…
Inclusive postsecondary education programs help students with intellectual disabilities make friends and become independent…
Two-thirds of new HIV infections are among gay and bisexual men. Although cases have decreased among white men, they have…
Fewer than a quarter of once-colonized countries make official government-to-government requests for an apology or reparations.
Without much scrutiny or fanfare, Edward Blum has led the attack against federal minority voter protection laws and the…
A newly discovered planet that should be too big to have formed around a tiny star is throwing into question what researchers…
Putin’s worldview echoes Russian phrase, ‘Who is not with us, is against us.’
The diversity of Israel’s Jewish population has been a source of tensions, but also strength, over the decades.
A central question remains unresolved in the draft treaty: Is plastic pollution basically a waste management problem, or…
The board is supposed to stop OpenAI from veering from its mission of building technology that benefits humanity.
For years, the biggest video game publishers have operated under the assumption that compelling stories and captivating…
A veteran of UN climate talks lays out the top themes and their sticking points, including concerns about the host country’s…
Both Israelis and Palestinians are accusing each other of genocide. In this episode of The Conversation Weekly podcast,…
A Cambodian scholar who fled the Khmer Rouge as a child writes about the legacy of Henry Kissinger, who died at the age…
Industry is a leading climate polluter: Our road map shows what’s needed to cut industrial emissions in fast-growing countries.
ChatGPT’s interface fueled the technology’s phenomenal rise to prominence. By being good at talking with us, it spoke…