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A boat on cracked ground at Lake Guija during drought conditions in Metapan, El Salvador, on Sept. 1, 2026. —Camilo Freedman—Getty Images

With fall slowly creeping up, experts are warning of a record strong El Niño, colloquially dubbed “super El Niño.”...

—Edwin Tan—Getty Images

For most of human history, night has been dark. Very, very dark—no hall light on, no streetlights streaming through the windows, no TV casting ambient light in the next room. Now, however, it’s rare to find yourself in total darkness. 

Recent research has found that might be a problem. Light exposure at night has been

A journalist reports from the venue of the upcoming BRICS Summit at the Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi on September 11, 2026. —Arun SANKAR-AFP via Getty Images

When the leaders of BRICS, the bloc of emerging economies, gather in New Delhi on Saturday for 

Andrew Garfield in The Uprising —Courtesy of Focus Features

The wind reaches the fens of eastern England before the light does, moving over the marshes in long gray sweeps. Andrew Garfield, muddied and short of breath, labors through it: a farmer with...

An American flag and the 9/11 Memorial & Museum in front of One World Trade Center on September 7, 2026, in New York City. —Gary Hershorn—Getty Images

I’m almost certain I’ve heard more 9/11 stories than anyone else on earth.

For almost 12 years, I served as the foundin...