Conflict, sanctions and shifting Gulf wealth reshape food security, justice and human rights from Iran to Myanmar.
Midterm maps, AI cash and infrastructure fights roil an already polarized US politics.
War-driven oil shocks, a naval blockade and AI demand test markets and energy systems.
Physics dreams, faculty stress and medical AI raise hopes and worries about science's direction.
Public health leaders question Trump's surgeon general nominee and its signal for health policy.
New films, books, music and museums probe power, fame and community in American culture.
Postseason disappointment and costly failure haunt once-ambitious franchises in basketball and baseball.
New 3D mapping links Earth's crust from ocean basins to planetary surfaces.