America’s $3src.6 trillion economy is greater than China, Germany, and Japan combined, with real GDP set to rise 2% this year. In comparison, India’s economy is projected to grow 6.6%, among the fastest rates across the world’s largest economies. It is only surpassed by Ireland, as frontloading of exports is expected to expand GDP byContinue Reading

What makes the Great Smoky Mountains smoky?

The Great Smoky Mountains is the most visited national park in the United States. Located on the border of Tennessee and North Carolina and spanning more than 5srcsrc,srcsrcsrc acres, the vast landscape is in the heart of historic Cherokee homeland.  But how did this iconic landscape get its name…Continue Reading

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Terms of North American free trade deal set to be renegotiated in 2026 under shadow of US tariff policies., Terms of North American free trade deal set to be renegotiated in 2026 under shadow of US tariff policies. Canada has named former BlackRock executive Mark Wiseman as the new ambassadorContinue Reading

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The Justice Department failed to publish thousands of documents by last Friday’s congressionally imposed deadline to release all of its files related to the serial sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The delay drew criticism from Epstein’s survivors and members of Congress. Democracy Now! speaks with Democratic Congressmember Ro Khanna, who isContinue Reading

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Some ants thrive by choosing numbers over strength. Instead of heavily protecting each worker, they invest fewer resources in individual armor and produce far more ants. Larger colonies then compensate with collective behaviors like group defense and coordinated foraging. The strategy has been linked to evolutionary success and greater speciesContinue Reading

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Paul Stackhouse Senior Research Scientist, Climate Science Branch, Science Directorate, NASA Langley Research Center About Dr. Paul Stackhouse is the lead scientist of the NASA Surface Radiation Budget (SRB) Project, affliated with the World Climate Research Programme’s (WCRP) Global Energy and Water Exchanges (GEWEX), that produces and assesses long-term surfaceContinue Reading