Politics

Far fewer young Americans now want to study in China. Both countries are trying to fix that

These days, only about 700 American students are studying at Chinese universities, down from a peak of close to 25,000 a decade ago, while there are nearly 300,000 Chinese students at U.S. schools. Continue reading →

Nation

What makes tiny tardigrades nearly radiation proof

Tardigrades turn out to be masters of molecular repair, able to quickly reassemble piles of shattered DNA, according to a study published Friday and another from earlier this year. Continue reading →

Elections

Biden shrinks Trump’s edge in new poll

President Biden has nearly erased Donald Trump’s polling advantage, amid signs that the Democratic base is coalescing behind the president, according to a survey by The New York Times and Siena College. Continue reading →

World

West Bank sees biggest settler rampage since war in Gaza began as Israeli teen’s body is found

The disappearance of 14-year-old Binyamin Achimair sparked attacks by Israeli settlers on Palestinian villages on Friday and Saturday. Continue reading →

World

Ukraine’s military chief warns of ‘significantly’ worsening battlefield situation in the east

Ukraine’s military chief on Saturday warned that the battlefield situation in the country’s industrial east has “significantly worsened in recent days,” as warming weather has allowed Russian forces to launch a fresh push along several stretches of the more than 1,000-km long frontline Continue reading →

World

In Ukraine’s west, draft dodgers run, and swim, to avoid the war

Getting more men to enlist has been particularly difficult and politically fraught. Continue reading →

We asked 6,000 New Englanders: Is a college degree still worth the cost?

Emerson College Polling and the Globe Magazine partnered on a sweeping survey of adults around New England. Here’s what they had to say. Continue reading →

Why conservatives are turning against college, even in New England

A new Globe Magazine-Emerson College poll shows that opinions on higher education in this region fall along partisan lines. Continue reading →

The FAFSA aid debacle is like trying to get Taylor Swift tickets. My kid can’t go to college until it’s fixed.

As a parent going through the college aid process for the first time, everything related to this form has felt like an unmitigated disaster. Continue reading →

LETTERS

Declining enrollments, rising concerns for Mass. colleges

"Career management preparation ... is still viewed as a nice-to-have, not a must-have," writes one reader. Another writes, "Public colleges raise the economic and social mobility of their graduates." Continue reading →

LETTERS

Boston’s flood-control plan has a touch of ‘Sorcerer’s Apprentice’

The water has to go somewhere. If it doesn’t go on your property, it has to go somewhere else. Continue reading →

OPINION

A diss track, then a rapper’s unexpected apology, shake up hip-hop

The rapper J. Cole apologized to Kendrick Lamar for a diss track on his recent album. What happened next shook hip-hop — and was a good thing. Continue reading →

Health

What the EPA’s ban on ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water means for Massachusetts

Massachusetts has some of the strictest drinking water standards in the country but will still need to upgrade. Continue reading →

Weather

Marathoners are ‘obsessed’ with weather. These doctors have advice on how to cope with race-day conditions.

Dehydration, heat stroke, even hypothermia. The Boston Marathon has seen it all. So have doctors. Continue reading →

Politics

Fear not, women of America: The GOP loves you!

Republicans are seeking the votes of the women — especially the suburban white ones — whose bodies they're simultaneously trying to control. There's no way this could go wrong. Continue reading →

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Four-run first inning key as Red Sox beat Angels for first win at Fenway Park this year

The Sox pounced on Griffin Canning early, beginning with a Wilyer Abreu double and a Masataka Yoshida RBI single, followed by Triston Casas's two-run homer. Continue reading →

Dan Shaughnessy

These Celtics still have everything to prove, and other thoughts

Jaylen Brown (eight years in the NBA) and Jayson Tatum (seven) have the fame, money, and accolades that NBA stars covet. They don’t go up on the ceiling with Cowens, Russell, Cooz, Satch, Sam, KC, Larry, and Max until they put a banner up there. Continue reading →

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Four-goal second period helps propel Bruins past Penguins and back atop the Atlantic Division

Six different players scored and 13 skaters registered a point at Pittsburgh, as the home team lost a chance to move into one of the two wild-card positions. Continue reading →

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IDEAS

The best-case scenario for Trump’s foreign policy

The status quo has given us war and carnage. What if it's time for a reset? Continue reading →

IDEAS

The ‘dream and delusion’ of working for yourself

A new book examines the many downsides of America’s obsession with entrepreneurialism. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Trina Robbins, creator and historian of comic books, dies at 85

An artist, writer, and editor of comics, Trina Robbins, was a pioneering woman in a male-dominated field, and a historian who specialized in books about women cartoonists. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Eleanor Coppola, matriarch of a filmmaking family, dies at 87

Eleanor Coppola documented the making of some of her husband Francis Ford Coppola’s iconic films, including the infamously tortured production of “Apocalypse Now" and raised a family of filmmakers. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Robert MacNeil, earnest news anchor for PBS, dies at 93

A Canadian-born journalist who delivered sober evening newscasts for more than two decades on PBS, Robert MacNeil was the co-anchor of “The MacNeil/Lehrer Report,” later expanded as “The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour." Continue reading →

MATTHEW GILBERT | BUZZSAW

‘Ripley’ shows us that black and white has many hues

The Netflix miniseries starring Andrew Scott has arrived as a reminder of the glories of black and white, and how the absence of color is not an absence of beauty or visual complexity. Continue reading →

Arts

What’s wrong with this picture? Deepfake detectives want you to take a closer look.

While technology ‘can manipulate what we perceive as true or false,’ humans ‘have some agency here,’ says Lindsay Bartholomew, exhibit content and experience developer at the MIT Museum. Continue reading →

Books

Remember the boy who said ‘wow’ at Symphony Hall? Now he’s 14, and there’s a picture book about him.

Five years ago, Ronan Mattin warmed hearts with his exclamation of wonder at a Handel and Haydn concert. Poet Todd Boss thinks his story will resonate with children as well. Continue reading →

TRAVEL

Trailing Detective Gamache in the Eastern Townships

We couldn’t wait to finally visit the picturesque area in Quebec that inspired the setting for Louise Penny's book series. Suffice it to say, we’re big fans, but as it turned out, there are others more fervent than us, and they were on our tour. Continue reading →

CANADA

There are many bright spots along the Sunshine Coast Trail. Watching my kids conquer its 112 miles is one of them.

The route is Canada’s longest hut-to-hut hiking trail, with 16 huts and shelters along the way that are available for anyone to stay for free — no reservations needed. Here's what it was like for us over those eight days. Continue reading →

Real Estate

Proposed commission settlement could hurt veteran home buyers

“I don’t know where all the consumer advocates and veteran advocates are,” said Paul J. Cervone, a Lamacchia Realty agent who specializes in working with veterans. “But they should be screaming from the rooftops, because this is going to absolutely disadvantage VA buyers in the future.” Continue reading →

Real Estate

The South Coast Rail is on track. What could it mean for the housing market?

The MBTA anticipates service on the South Coast Rail will begin this summer, allowing passengers to take a one-seat trip from Southeast Massachusetts to Boston. Continue reading →