Warfare

I watched United Nations delegates debate AI-based weapons that can fire without human initiation. Humans cannot be taken out of that decision-making

We are living through a terrible time in humanity. Here’s why we tend to stick our heads in the sand and why we need to pull them out, fast

The first two years of Russia’s war in Ukraine have produced 175 million tons of carbon dioxide

Nations aren't required to report their military climate pollution under the Paris Agreement. Experts say that should change

Famine is affecting an increasing number of people in Gaza, Sudan, Haiti and elsewhere around the globe, and its development follows a clear pattern

Large numbers of people in Gaza are experiencing malnutrition. Studies of famines in other countries show they can have long-lasting impacts on people’s health and even that of their descendants

Lost in today’s misinformation fights is the recognition that modern conspiracy theories spring from excesses of state secrecy

The Israel Defense Forces has confirmed it is dumping seawater into the web of tunnels beneath Gaza, which scientists say may contaminate the aquifer that supplies most of Gaza’s water

A toxic mix of dust, ash and other material from 15 million tons of rubble now blankets Gaza and all who live there, posing major health concerns

Worried Pentagon officials are resetting U.S. Arctic policy and training in response to China and Russia’s plans

The Israel-Hamas war has disrupted hospitals’ access to electricity, fuel and medicine. A physician from Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières explains why health care is so vulnerable during war

Research on morality shows that it can counterintuitively impede peace and progress