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In a global economy, passing laws to conserve forests, fisheries or other natural resources can simply shift demand for…
It will be hard and complicated to replace Venezuela's heavy sour crude.
The causes of most inherited forms of blindness are unknown. Now more than 260 genes never before linked to eye development…
Iraq beat the Islamic State. Now, its Shia government is jailing and even executing all suspected terrorists – most of…
The majority of US state legislatures are controlled by Republicans because legislative districts are drawn to favor them.…
It's easier than ever to create a fake image and spread it far and wide online. But there are steps that you can take…
US cities were designed and engineered around cars. Now some are working to increase walking and biking, but the shift isn't…
More people than ever are living with HIV, but people may overlook the fact that many of these long-term survivors are African-American…
African-American women aging with HIV often have histories of abuse and trauma, in addition to other medical conditions.…
Britain's Prince Philip recently announced he will stop driving, in the aftermath of a crash he caused after being blinded…
Ukraine's Orthodox Church recently broke off from Russia. This dispute has a history that goes back to medieval Christianity,…
China has reneged on past promises it has made to the US. With the deadline for a deal fast approaching, the solution may…
Hernán Cortés owed his conquest of the Aztecs to his expedition's unknown, unseen secret weapon: the smallpox virus.…
The National Death Penalty Archive collects documents and paraphernalia behind the thousands of executions that have taken…