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Going ‘beyond GDP’ should not mean sidelining the SDGs 0
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- March 4, 2026
You have full access to this article via your institution. Global engagement in highlighting and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals is crucial to their success.Credit: Veronique de Viguerie/Getty Towards the end of next month, the United Nations will publish one of its most important reports this year. Its High-Level Expert Group on Beyond GDP, appointed
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What Trump’s war on Iran means for the US energy crunch 0
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- March 4, 2026
Fuel prices surged after the Trump administration launched strikes against Iran on Saturday, immediately raising questions about whether the war would increase energy costs for Americans, put more pressure on power grids, and push companies to pump out more oil and gas in the US. If conflict drags on, that could potentially play into Donald
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Does Ticketmaster have a stranglehold on concert ticketing — or is it just ‘bringing joy’?0
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- March 4, 2026
In a downtown Manhattan courtroom on Monday, lawyers for the US Justice Department and 40 state and district attorneys general warned a jury that the concert industry was being squeezed by a monopolist: Live Nation-Tickemaster. After amassing dominance over ticketing and artists’ use of large amphitheaters, lead DOJ counsel David Dahlquist alleged, Live Nation constructed
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Washington state moves to ban forced employee microchips 0

Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. It’s a common trope in dystopian sci-fi stories: an evil corporation requires its employees to receive microchip implants in order to constantly monitor their whereabouts. While there aren’t any known instances of the scenario (so far), a pair of