Talk about a reaction function: It took less than 10 minutes after the S&P 500 closed in the red for President Donald Trump to declare a cease-fire extension. Granted that cease-fire still has the ...

A few weeks ago, timed with Oracle AI World London, Oracle announced 22 new agentic apps. My diginomica colleague Derek du Preez issued his on-the-ground review/analysis. I later shared more context, ...

In 50 or so years, snow could virtually disappear from the Southwest, wiping out trees and making life there exceedingly difficult. By Gary Ferguson Kirsten Beyer was assessing the benefits of ...

Floral induction in tropical fruit trees is orchestrated by a complex interplay of environmental cues and endogenous signals. Many species require a period of low temperature to perceive a floral ...

A growing share of U.S. adults say religion is gaining influence, but most still want churches to stay out of politics, a 2026 survey finds. Economic issues continue to dominate Americans’ ranking of ...

Elm trees (Ulmus spp.) have endured repeated assaults by fungal pathogens, most notably those causing Dutch elm disease (DED). Infection typically initiates with bark beetle vectors introducing cerato ...

Anna Nordseth is an ecology writer and Duke University Ph.D. candidate specializing in tropical forest ecology, conservation research, and biodiversity. Boreal forests, or taiga, are found between 50 ...