Why science needs debates
Knowledge can only move forward through the confrontation of ideas, so let’s stop dragging our feet
Firefighters in Canada: ‘They are gigantic blazes and they will burn all summer’
European volunteers sent to Quebec province are facing ‘monsters of fire’ greater than anything they ever experienced back home
French police, protesters clash in multiple towns after 17-year-old killed by police
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The killing of Nael Tuesday during a traffic check in Nanterre, captured on video, shocked the country and stirred up long-simmering tensions between young people and police in housing projects
Migrants in Mexico fall victim to rampant scams on their way to the US
Migrants can lose anywhere from $1 to $20,000 per person overall in the scams, according to social media posts monitored during May and June and testimonies collected from migrants in early June
Recruitment of children by armed groups in Syria is on the rise, even as fighting subsides
The number of children recruited by armed groups in Syria has risen steadily over the past three years — from 813 in 2020 to 1,296 in 2021 and 1,696 in 2022, the U.N. says
ChatGPT lies better than humans
A new study finds that it is more difficult to detect misinformation in tweets written by artificial intelligence
Women have always hunted as much as men
A review of dozens of traditional societies shows that the sexual division of labor in these communities is a myth
How to identify and prevent heat stroke in dogs and cats
Heavy panting, warm ears and redder gums are some signs that your pet’s body temperature is higher than it should. Detecting it on time and cooling the animal down can be key to its survival
Madonna, admitted to the ICU for an infection, suspends her world tour
The 64-year-old singer is hospitalized in New York due to a bacterium, as confirmed by her agent. Her tour was set to begin in two weeks and was going to take her to 35 cities
‘Bidenomics’: The US president tries to sell his economic performance to skeptical voters
In a speech in Chicago, Joe Biden presented himself as a defender of workers and the middle class
The number of Kansas residents changing their gender jumped 300% before a new law began
The surge reported this week came ahead of a new state law that defines male and female on birth certificates and driver’s licenses based on a person’s sex assigned at birth
Smoke from Canada wildfires increasing health risks in Black and poorer US communities
Detroit had the worst air quality in the U.S. on Wednesday. The Environmental Protection Agency warned residents of the mostly Black city that ‘everyone should stay indoors’
US Coast Guard says ‘presumed human remains’ found in wreckage of Titan submersible
The return of the debris to port in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, is a key piece of the investigation into why the submersible imploded, killing all five on board