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What the backlash to student protests over Gaza is really about

The Columbia protests and the debate over pro-Palestinian college students, explained.

By Ellen Ioanes and Nicole Narea

Food delivery fees have soared. How much of it goes to workers?

Amid delivery discourse, a new report claims to shed some light on DoorDash’s delivery fees.

By Whizy Kim

How JoJo Siwa’s “rebrand” got so messy

Is the massive backlash against the former child star justified?

By Aja Romano

Student protests are testing US colleges’ commitment to free speech

The crackdown on protesters at Columbia and elsewhere lays bare the challenge of balancing academic freedom with student safety.

By Miranda Kennedy and Sean Rameswaram

The end of coral reefs as we know them

Years ago, scientists made a devastating prediction about the ocean. Now it’s unfolding.

By Benji Jones

Is Fallout a warning for our future? A global catastrophic risk expert weighs in.

What a post-nuclear aftermath could really look like.

By Sam Delgado

So you’ve found research fraud. Now what?

Harvard dishonesty researcher Francesca Gino faked her research. But she still has a lot to teach us.

By Kelsey Piper

Canada’s polite Trumpism

The rise of an unusually tame right-wing populist reveals how Canadian democracy stays strong — and why the world should take notes from Ottawa.

By Zack Beauchamp

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Millions of bees died because of colony collapse disorder over the past few decades, but America’s honeybee population has now rocketed to an all-time high. The Washington Post's Andrew Van Dam explains how.

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