Now the Iran war has put that ambition’s greatest vulnerability front and center. The scorching, oil-rich desert sands have precluded the development of much, if any, agriculture, forcing governments ...

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Associate Professor of English Sarah Kersh will deliver Dickinson’s 2026 Commencement address. This is the second year in a ...

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Today, most of the salmon consumed in Japan is imported from countries like Chile and Norway, according to the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. But just two decades ago, Japanese chum ...

Elmer Brown was following two friends on his four-wheeler last November, hunting caribou across a frozen channel in northern Alaska when the ice gave way. All three plunged into the frigid water. One ...

Scientists spent the first weeks of the year on an expedition to Antarctica to study Thwaites Glacier, which is melting at an alarming rate. If it breaks apart entirely, it could push up global sea ...

While March is normally a volatile month for weather across the U.S., this month seems to be especially off the rails, ...

With Iran threatening to attack, points of entry to the strait are ready to turn into sprawling maritime parking lots, filled ...