On Sept. 10, the U.S. National Science Foundation announced that the agency is terminating the lease for Nathaniel B. Palmer Icebreaker, the sole U.S. icebreaker dedicated to Antarctic research. This ...

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Indian firms have yet to match the global scale of U.S., Chinese or even European champions. The global order is no longer unipolar. The United States remains the world’s military power, financial ...

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President Donald Trump announced in a social media post on Wednesday night that he is "designating ANTIFA, A SICK, DANGEROUS, RADICAL LEFT DISASTER, AS A MAJOR TERRORIST ORGANIZATION." He made the ...

Black holes are so strange that physicists have long wondered if they are quite what they seem. Now we are set to find out if ...

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What does recognizing a Palestinian state mean in reality; is it just a gesture? In reality, the recognition of a Palestinian state is a diplomatic declaration aimed at rescuing the vision of a ...

Deciding what to do with Planet Fitness stock can feel like standing at the gym entrance on a January morning, trying to figure out the best routine. If you’re watching the stock’s moves lately and ...