Introduction: The Promise of De-Extinction Imagine hearing a wolf’s howl never heard for 12,000 years. In 2024, biotech firm Colossal Biosciences announced that three dire wolf pups—namesake of Game of Thrones lore—had been brought back via CRISPR-based gene editing(sify.com). This “de-extinction level event”(sify.com) shows the astonishing potential of genetic engineering. By reconstructing a dire wolf

Introduction: A Nation Shaken to Its Core Afghanistan, a country already struggling with decades of conflict and economic hardship, has been struck by yet another tragedy. A powerful earthquake has devastated entire communities, leaving hundreds feared dead and thousands injured. For many Afghans, the ground beneath them—already unstable from years of turmoil—has now literally collapsed,

A Growing Financial Burden For many American families, debt is as common as rent, groceries, or utility bills. From mortgages to car loans, student loans to credit cards, debt has become woven into everyday life. But in the latest quarter, total U.S. household debt hit $18.39 trillion, a new all-time high. This number is not