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Photo: Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post/Getty Images Fresh from the narrow presidential-election victory that he has insisted on calling an “unprecedented and powerful mandate,” Donald Trump’s very first reminder that he is not the king of all he surveys is the necessity of securing Senate confirmation of his key executive-branch appointees, beginning with the Cabinet. The...
The Maghreb—spanning the Sahara’s edge and the Mediterranean’s vast environmental zone—has long served as a geographic crossroads. With its proximity to Europe and a climate fostering cultural development, it has been a critical site for intercontinental connections. While its significance during the Palaeolithic and later historic periods is well-documented, much...
Around 300,000 years ago, anatomically modern humans emerged in Africa, a pivotal moment in human history. Yet, the roots of this lineage stretch much further back, over six million years, when the human lineage separated from chimpanzees and bonobos. Despite significant progress in mapping human evolutionary history, understanding the ancient...
The world faces an uphill battle against methane emissions, a potent greenhouse gas driving climate change at unprecedented rates. While over 150 nations have pledged to reduce methane by 30% this decade, global emissions have risen faster than ever over the past five years. Methane’s impact on global warming is...
