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Dressed in work clothes, mother and son walk slowly under the already scorching early morning sun along a dirt track running beside a chemical factory. The mother limps, her knee giving her trouble. When they spot a watchtower operated by Israeli soldiers, they slip out of view. Crouched in the open, the son scans the concrete structure, checking for movement. He sees none. ...

Since Charles Darwin used the Galapagos Islands’ finches as the basis of his theory of evolution, this archipelago in the Pacific has held a central role in conservation. In 2023, the islands were the focus of conservation headlines again when they were the subject of the largest “debt-for-nature swap” in history. The swap, widely reported as being worth $1.6 billion, would ...

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The coins are smaller than I expected. That's my first thought as the curator carefully places the velvet-lined tray on the table in the British Museum's study room. I've waited three weeks for this appointment, filling out forms, explaining my research interest, providing references. All to see a collection that once belonged to Alexander Burnes, a Scottish officer and dipl...

The agreement President Donald Trump has reached with Iran is not, strictly speaking, a nuclear deal. All the key elements of limiting Iran’s nuclear capabilities are to be negotiated over the next 60 days. But that period could be extended. It is possible that there will never be a completed agreement.

So it is difficult to say definitively how this new agreement ...