The Scientific Return of Biodiversity Conservation: Evidence from Fishing Bans Along the Yangtze River

Generations of students in India have resigned themselves to the idea that the education system is primarily a sorting mechanism, which rewards compliance. But as recent protests showed, the system’s rigidity, together with insufficient rewards in the form of good jobs, has rendered this approach untenable. CAMBRIDGE—A reckoning has just played out on the streets…

SpaceX has lost more than $1 trillion in market value since its peak, briefly landing it below Meta on the market-cap leaderboards.

Oil tankers and cargo vessels remain anchored off Port Sultan Qaboos on June 21, 2026 in Muscat, Oman. The Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping route for the region’s oil and gas, was effectively blockaded since the outbreak of war between the United States and Iran in late February. On Sunday, U.S. Vice President JD…

A_Carina | iStock | Getty Images U.S. Treasury yields retreated on Friday after briefly hitting the highest level since January 2025 the day before, when Brent crude oil’s climb above $100 per barrel reignited inflationary fears. The yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury note — the key benchmark for mortgage and auto loans and credit…

Imagine that history made one small exception. For one evening only, time stopped separating generations. High above the noise of a packed World Cup final game, in a quiet corner of the grandstand untouched by television cameras, eight elderly gentlemen quietly took their seats. No one around them seemed to notice. The crowd had come…

We thank Joe Grainger, from Centre for Net Zero (CNZ), for his critical project management. We thank Simona Burchill, Aaron Cawte, Jessica Colleen, Francesca Corby, Alex Schoch, Kieron Stopforth, and many others at Octopus Energy Limited (OEL), who carried out OEL’s implementation of Demand Flexibility Service and our natural field experiment. Their commitment to these…