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This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. In the biblical text Book of Proverbs, King Solomon describes the harvester ant as a model of wisdom and industriousness: “Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise!” Almost 3,000 years later, the thriving international parallel market for a distinct species of the ant native to East Africa has been thrust into the global spotl

There’s a lot going right at universities, if you're only willing to see it.

A poem

A lot of humans are feeling very down on humanity these days. Maybe you’ve met them. Or maybe you’re one of them.    I’m talking about those who look around and say: Humans are destroying the planet — causing climate change, making other species go extinct. Soon enough we’ll be mucking up the cosmos, too — […]

A new exhibition makes George Washington seem like anything but a saint. That’s a good thing.

It often feels like we’re on the brink of disaster: Diseases lurk behind every corner and global instability threatens the economy. But beyond the doomsday scenarios, it’s important to be prepared for more practical reasons: Extreme weather events, for example, have become a fact of life. It can all be a lot to worry about […]

WASHINGTON —  In addition to articles already covered by Native News Online, here is a roundup of other news released from Washington, D.C. that impacts Indian Country recently. USDA Announces $12 Million to Combat Chronic Wasting Disease The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) will provide approximately $12 million to support efforts by states, Tribal governments, research institutions, and universities to combat chronic wasting disease (CWD

Guest Opinion Generations of Cherokee leaders built strong communities not only through government services and infrastructure, but through investments that bring people together. Parks, trails and community spaces are more than amenities; they are investments in wellness, culture, connection and quality of life. That belief guided the Cherokee Nation’s creation of the new Wilma P. Mankiller Cherokee Capitol Park in Tahlequah, which officially opened this week as a nearly 15-acre

Sen. Ron Wyden, longtime Oregon Democrat and ranking member of the Senate Finance Commitee, has never been a fan of President Donald Trump. But I’ve never seen him quite this worked up. The administration, Wyden declared in a statement on Friday, “is dripping with corruption from top to bottom” and is now plotting “among the most corrupt acts in American political history.” What we are witnessing, he said, is nothing less “than a shakedown of the America

On Friday afternoon, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis issued 35 pardons. He also commuted the sentences of nine prisoners, allowing them to be released years before they otherwise would be. Some of these acts of clemency were deeply controversial. Polis, a Democrat, shortened the sentences of multiple convicted murderers. He is also setting free Brandin Kreuzer, who shot Douglas County Sheriff’s Deputy Todd Tucker in 2008 and has served 15 years of a 50-year sentence. “I had numerous surgeries

The U.S. Department of the Interior is beginning a new effort to streamline permitting for oil and gas infrastructure development in the roughly 23-million-acre National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska. The initiative follows a petition for rulemaking submitted by the Alaska Oil and Gas Association requesting that the Bureau of Land Management create a new development permit program for projects within the petroleum reserve. According to the Interior Department, the proposal would simplify per

As voters in Louisiana head to the polls for Saturday’s primary elections, President Donald Trump is doing all he can to ensure that incumbent Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy gets the boot.  Cassidy was one of seven GOP senators who voted to convict Trump in his impeachment trial after the January 6 insurrection, and the president hasn’t forgotten. Cassidy is facing two primary challengers: State Treasurer John Fleming and Congresswoman Julia Letlow, whom Trump has endorsed. If no candidat

It’s hard to make a story about data centers interesting. I know this because that was the goal I gave myself recently: Report a data center story that wasn’t totally soporific. And honestly, it was a challenge. Whether I succeeded remains to be seen—breaking news, I did!—but what I learned during my reporting has been the subject of every dinner party discussion I’ve had for months.  You’ve probably heard that data centers are sprouting all over America like weeds in an empty field. You may

Panelists joined to discuss what the summit in Beijing may mean for the U.S. and China.

These stories can restore a sense of wonder adults quietly lose.

The Venice Biennale is excessive, at times preposterous. But it can still yield moments of profundity.

The success of Michael suggests that audiences are nostalgic for a universal kind of fame that’s rare today.

For a lifetime, I dismissed my body’s complaints. Then came ovarian cancer.