NYT

Recent studies show that certain feather pigments can help neutralize toxic pollution. It means darker, duller birds could have a survival advantage.

The move came as Vladimir Putin warned the West that allowing Ukraine to use long-range weapons would mean NATO countries were “at war with Russia.”

The increasingly bitter dispute has not just affected cease-fire talks but also destabilized a once-strong security partnership between Egypt and Israel.

Palestinians living with the daily fear of Israeli strikes see a level of absurdity in the international drive to vaccinate their children.

The move, made in the hope of addressing an aging population, was decidedly unpopular.

The long trip by a frail, 87-year-old pope was seen as a bold endeavor and a muscular step for a global church looking East.

As a United Nations-backed anti-polio campaign appears to be succeeding, some Gazans say it won’t make a difference because Israeli attacks are a more immediate threat.

The sports term refers to a time during a game when defeat becomes inevitable. Officialdom is warning against using it to take veiled jabs at the country’s political and economic system.

Prime Minister Robert Fico has purged prosecutors, cultural officials, journalists and others he believes fueled “hatred and aggression” against him.

In “The Last Dream,” the Spanish director offers insights into his complicated relationship with creativity and mortality.

An Australian researcher found that many areas that supposedly produce lots of centenarians also produce shoddy record-keeping.

During his decade in power, he revived the economy and crushed two violent leftist insurgencies. But he was forced out in a corruption scandal and later imprisoned for human rights abuses.

The resurgence is part of a global revival of a disease once close to being eradicated, but geographic and cultural factors magnify Pakistan’s challenge.

A forgery delayed the discovery of the theft of the photograph long enough for it to be sold at an auction in London.

Ethnic tensions have turned Manipur into an open war zone. Struggling to contain the unrest, the authorities have reimposed a curfew and internet blackout.

The missile production facility was destroyed in the attack, according to Western officials. Syrian state media reported that 18 people were killed in the strike.

Men in chat rooms have been victimizing women they know by putting their faces on pornographic clips. Some Korean women say the only thing new about it is the technology.

A sweeping change would have thousands of judges, from local courtrooms all the way up to the Supreme Court, elected instead of appointed.

The plan, championed by Mexico’s president, would have voters elect judges at every level, dramatically restructuring the third branch of government.

Israel said the former school had become a haven for militants and released a list of men it said were Hamas fighters targeted in the attack.