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Empires, historic regions, the continents and modern countries
Is It Ever OK To Euthanize a Baby?
In Holland, some doctors and parents say the answer is yes
May 03, 2013 |
By Rachel Nuwer
African-Americans Sent Thousands of Anti-Slavery Petitions in the 18th and 19th Century
The petitions lend insight into the lives of African Americans during this tumultuous period in U.S. history, and now they're being digitized for all to see
May 03, 2013 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Game Wardens Helped Poachers Kill the Last of Mozambique’s Rhinos
Mozambique's rhinos have been living on the edge of extinction for more than a century, but now they're finally gone for good
May 02, 2013 |
By Rachel Nuwer
What’s Better at the New Orleans Jazz Fest: The Food or the Music?
From oyster patties to po'boys, crawfish to étouffée, the caterers and restaurants offer strong competition to the legends on the big stage
May 02, 2013 |
By Leah Binkovitz
Some Shoppers Actively Avoid ‘Green’ Products
While energy efficiency and green labeling is a popular marketing strategy today, this strategy can polarize some conservative customers
May 02, 2013 |
By Rachel Nuwer
The Only Clouded Leopard Left in Taiwan Is Stuffed on a Museum Shelf
Zoologists call the results of a 13-year-long hunt to find any remaining clouded leopards "disappointing"
May 01, 2013 |
By Rachel Nuwer
How Much Do Americans Know About Science?
An exclusive poll shows Americans crave stronger mathematics, science schooling for U.S. kids
May 2013 |
By Terence Monmaney
Our Battle Against Extinction, 100 Recipes and More Recent Books Reviewed
Growing up as a poor Astor and the roots of psychiatry
May 2013 |
By Chloë Schama
The History of the Short-Lived Independent Republic of Florida
For a brief period in 1810, Florida was truly a country of its own
May 2013 |
By William C. Davis
Egypt’s Murals Are More Than Just Art, They Are a Form of Revolution
Cairo’s artists have turned their city’s walls into a vast social network
May 2013 |
By Waleed Rashed
Mona Eltahawy on Egypt’s Next Revolution
The Egyptian-American activist speaks out on the dangers women still face in a changing Mideast
May 2013 |
By Ron Rosenbaum
What is Causing Iran’s Spike in MS Cases?
Vitamin D deficiency from lack of sunlight could be an unexpected long-term consequence of the Iranian revolution
May 2013 |
By Libby Copeland
The True Story of the Battle of Bunker Hill
Nathaniel Philbrick takes on one of the Revolutionary War’s most famous and least understood battles
May 2013 |
By Tony Horwitz
To Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Order Your Groceries Online
Ordering groceries online for delivery cuts carbon emissions by half when compared with traveling to the store by car
April 30, 2013 |
By Rachel Nuwer
How the Ford Motor Company Won a Battle and Lost Ground
Corporate violence against union organizers might have gone unrecorded—if it not for an enterprising news photographer
April 30, 2013 |
By Gilbert King
We’re Just 35 Devil’s Hole Pupfish Away From the World’s Best-Documented Extinction
If the species does go extinct, it will join Florida's Dusky seaside sparrow as an endangered species that has died out while under federal protection
April 30, 2013 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Oslo Runs on Garbage, And Now It’s Running Out
When you burn garbage for as fuel, you can find yourself in a tricky spot
April 30, 2013 |
By Colin Schultz
Saturn’s Mysterious Hexagon Is a Raging Hurricane
At the heart of Saturn's hexagon, a giant hurricane
April 30, 2013 |
By Colin Schultz
Why Every State Should Be More Like Texas
Reporter Erica Grieder sees wisdom in the Lone Star State’s economic model. No verdict on if it has the best barbecue, however
April 30, 2013 |
By Amy Crawford
