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The lessons from colleges that didn’t call the police

Deescalating conflict around protests was possible, but many colleges turned to law enforcement instead.

The longshot plan to end the war in Gaza and bring peace to the Middle East

The US and Saudi Arabia say they’re close to a historic mega-deal. There’s just one problem.

How the world wastes hundreds of billions of meals in a year, in three charts

Think twice before throwing out your leftovers.

Where billions of cicadas will emerge this spring (and over the next decade), in one map

Cicadas will hear the call of spring. And then you’ll hear their mating calls, too.

The Idea of You — and the idea of age gaps

From hit movies to viral essays, the discourse is rarely about the people inside the relationships.

The UK’s controversial Rwanda deportation plan, explained

There are already legal challenges to the new policy, but authorities detained some migrants this week.

What the backlash to student protests over Gaza is really about

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

No one wants to think about pandemics. But bird flu doesn’t care.

A pandemic response that amounts to hoping and praying isn’t nearly enough.